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Why I quit PDP - Fani-Kayode (Video)
Former Minister in Nigeria - Femi Fani-Kayode speaks on why he quit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Read more
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Why children are prime targets of armed groups in northern Nigeria
Due to growing insecurity, Nigeria is gradually becoming one of the most dangerous places to live. The 2020 Global Terrorism Index identified the country as the third most affected by terrorism. There was a sharp increase in Boko Haram’s targeting of Read more
Tinubu re-jigs security architecture
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service; as well the appointment of their replacements - with Read more
This day belongs to you, the people of Nigeria
I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people, unwavering. And my faith in God Almighty, absolute. I know that His hand shall provide the needed moral Read more
Tinubu assumes office as Nigeria’s President
Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assumed office as Nigeria’s President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, after taking the Oath of Office amid tight security at Eagle Square in the nation’s capital – Abuja. Read more
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Nigeria’s election was nearly derailed by technology - but biometric devices weren’t the problem
In 2022, it introduced the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, which is an electronic device designed to read permanent voter cards and authenticate voters – using the voters’ fingerprints – to prove that they are eligible to vote at a particular Read more
Bola Ahmed Tinubu: The kingmaker is now Nigeria’s president-elect
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Nigeria, has been declared winner of the country’s keenly contested presidential election. Read more
Tinubu emerges as Nigeria's President-elect
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) – Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has won Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential election. According to official figures released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), he polled a total of Read more
Nigeria Elections 2023 - APC, PDP and LP hit minimum spread requirement in 25, 18 and 9 States respectively
Analysis of the results of Presidential elections in 29 of 37 States (including the Federal Capital Territory) released by INEC shows that the APC has recorded 7.851m votes spread across 25 States excluding the FCT while the PDP has recorded 6.206m Read more
Election violence in Nigeria’s south east is threatening to derail voting in the region
Violence is a perennial feature of elections in Nigeria. It happens across the three stages of the electoral cycle – before, on and after election day. Read more
Nigerian legislator and wife arrested for organ harvesting
Serving Senator and former Deputy President of Nigeria’s upper legislative arm: The Senate – Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife - Lady Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, have been charged with conspiring to arrange the travel of a child into the UK in Read more
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) in a Zoom rage, calls Journalist 'Femi Okutubo stupid!
Nigerian politician and lawyer - Chief Femi Fani-Kayode stormed out of a Zoom Conversation organised by BEN Television London after calling Publisher of Trumpet Media Group - 'Femi Okutubo, stupid! Read more
22,000 Nigerians missing after northeast conflict
Nearly 22,000 Nigerians have been reported as missing to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) during a decade of conflict in northeast Nigeria, the highest number of missing persons registered with the ICRC in any country. Read more
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Terrorism Survivors: ‘The terrorists killed many people in front of us’
Hawa Abdu, a 38-year old Nigerian mother of two was abducted by Boko Haram in 2014 and spent four years with the outlawed terrorist group moving around the north-east of Nigeria. She has been living in Minawao, a camp for Nigerian refugees in the Read more
Survivors of Lagos building collapse
The General Hospital Marina earlier released a list of the Lagos Island building collapse survivors who have been stabilised. Read more
Death and injury tolls of Lagos building collapse rise
A three-storey residential building which also housed a nursery and primary school on its top floor, has collapsed in Lagos Island - killing mostly school children. Read more
Buhari re-elected President
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the 2019 Presidential election with a poll of 15,191,847 votes. Read more
Nigeria Decides 2019: The gap widens between APC and PDP
The gap widens between APC and PDP Read more
Nigeria's Presidential election - How they stand
22 of 37 States & FCT results declared Read more
INEC postpones elections to Feb 23
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for today to Saturday February 23 2019. Read more
Countdown to Nigeria Decides 2019
In a few hours, Nigerians go to the polls for elections to choose a President and National Assembly legislators for the Senate and the Federal House of Representatives. Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 622 (May 1 - 14 2024)
How the Mandela myth helped win the battle for democracy in South Africa Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 621 (April 17 - 30 2024)
30 years after genocide: Rwanda's older generations fear a return of ethnic tensions Read more
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Young middle-class Nigerians are desperate to leave the country: insights into why
Since the 1980s, migration has been a part of the Nigerian middle-class psyche, catalysed by the usual suspects: high unemployment, security concerns, infrastructure gaps, and poor governance. Migrants tends to be middle-class since one needs Read more
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How the Mandela myth helped win the battle for democracy in South Africa
To begin with, Winnie and Nelson mythologised themselves. Both intuitively understood that their greatest talent lay in public performance. Not just any public performance, but the sort that is exemplary, that embodies a collective spirit, a set of Read more
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The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again – another sign of a global trend eroding women’s rights
The Gambia’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) since 2015 is under threat. Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalised female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults. Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 620 (April 3 - 16 2024)
The Gambia may allow Female Genital Mutilation again Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 619 (March 20 - April 2 2024)
Why children are prime targets of armed groups in Northern Nigeria. Read more
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Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) in a Zoom rage, calls Journalist 'Femi Okutubo stupid!
Nigerian politician and lawyer - Chief Femi Fani-Kayode stormed out of a Zoom Conversation organised by BEN Television London after calling Publisher of Trumpet Media Group - 'Femi Okutubo, stupid! Read more
Dr Titus Odedun speaks about his GAB Award
Nana Ofori-Atta Oguntola interviews former Surgery tutor and examiner - Dr Titus Odedun on his recent Award from the Gathering of Africa's Best. Titus Odedun bagged a Gathering of Africa's Best (GAB) Award for outstanding contributions to the Read more
Why Nigeria must celebrate - Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida, Nigeria High Commissioner to the UK
Nigeria High Commissioner to the Court of St. James' - Dr. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, CFR speaks to Trumpet TV about the giant strides being taken at the Mission, efforts to combat corruption at the Mission, why Nigeria must celebrate, and more. Read more
You can't compare Nigeria with the UK - Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida
Nigeria High Commissioner to the Court of St. James' - Dr. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, CFR tells Trumpet TV that you can not compare Nigeria with the United Kingdom. Read more
