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Aso-Ebi Festival holds on 11 October
The 2024 edition of the Aso-Ebi Festival - Cultural Heritage, Gala Night and Awards holds on Friday 11 October 2024 in London Read more
4 Oct 2024
11:47
Drug runners jailed after caught using guest house as base
Two drug runners who used a Southend guest house as a base for selling heroin and crack cocaine have been jailed. Officers from Essex Police’s Operation Raptor unit, which is dedicated to tackling county lines drug dealing, secured the sentences Read more
2 Oct 2024
11:53
Nigeria recalled all its ambassadors a year ago and has not replaced them – international isolation looms
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has yet to replace the ambassadors he recalled a year ago, leaving only the country’s UN permanent representative. Nigeria has 109 diplomatic missions worldwide, comprising 76 embassies, 22 high commissions and 11 Read more
3 Oct 2024
13:22
Remembering Mrs. Remi Oyo
Today in Lagos, the Oyo family - husband, children, grandchildren, in-laws and the extended families from Ekitiland, Urhoboland and elsewhere as well as friends and former colleagues would be holding a remembrance and thanksgiving service in honour Read more
1 Oct 2024
11:13
The Battle of Edo State 2024: A Review
A battle on the electoral turf has just been won and lost in Edo State, Nigeria. Governor Godwin Obaseki was elected as Governor in 2016 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in that State. By 2019, he had fallen out of favour with Read more
24 Sep 2024
16:32
This time next year!
In the midst of Nigeria's complex economic and political landscape, meaningful conversations become crucial catalysts for change. My recent discussion with Bolade Agbola, a distinguished Agricultural Economist, stockbroker, banker and Business Read more
30 Sep 2024
11:22
Politics, governance and the value of time
Governance requires effective time management to thrive. Unfortunately, political systems often waste this precious resource, compromising citizens' well-being and national prosperity. As a universal currency, time is equally distributed but Read more
23 Sep 2024
09:11
GAB Awards 2024 - Call for Nominations
You can nominate yourself or be nominated by someone else for a honour at the 26th Annual GAB Awards which takes place on: Sunday December 1 2024 in London. Read more
21 Aug 2024
22:39
GAB Awards 2024 - Call for Nominations extended till October 4
The Call for Nominations for GAB Awards has been extended till Friday October 4! Read more
27 Sep 2024
15:25
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 632 (September 18 - October 1 2024)
Africa on the UN Security Council: Why the Continent should have two permanent seats Read more
18 Sep 2024
11:24