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FIVE KILLED, 15 INJURED AS BOMB EXPLODES IN KANO A bomb explosion in Kano has reportedly killed no fewer than five people and injured 15. The explosion happened on Saturday morning at a scrap collection company located on the Eastern bypass in the state. Ibrahim Bakosri, state police commissioner, who visited the scene, said the bomb was a military model. …

FRESH INSIGHT INTO BENUE KILLINGS, IDP CRISIS A Benue youth leader, Magagi Mike Alidu, Alidu, in this interview with DAILY POST, decries the massacre of Benue people and the state of the displaced people in the state. Alidu, who is the President of Ochetoha K’Idoma Youth Wing Worldwide, also spoke on the causes of the recent gruesome murder of over …

RIVERS LG SOLE ADMINISTRATOR RESIGNS Mr. Goodluck Iheamnacho, the Sole Administrator for Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State appointed by Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), the state’s Sole Administrator, has resigned his appointment less than three months into the office. Ibas was appointed after the suspension of Governor Siminalaye Fubara by President Bola Tinubu on March 18, 2025 …

UK COURT RULES AGAINST SHELL OVER NIGERIAN OIL SPILL The UK High Court trial finds that Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary can be held legally responsible for legacy oil pollution in Nigeria. The High Court has ruled that Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary can be held legally responsible for legacy, or historic, oil pollution which has …

INSIDE NIGERIA’S POLITICAL DYNASTIES More children of past and present political leaders in the country are getting actively involved in politics, Weekend Trust can authoritatively reveal. Checks by our correspondents reveal that an increasing number of children of political icons from the 1st Republic to the current dispensation are either contesting various elective positions or are using their privileged backgrounds …

IDENTITY OF MAN WHO RAN AT TINUBU IN KADUNA REVEALED The Kaduna State Police Command has identified the individual who attempted to breach protocol and approach President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his official visit to the state as Umar Mohammed, a resident of Anguwan Muazu, Kaduna. According to a statement by the Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, …

CATHOLIC CHURCH MEMBERS IN BENUE HOLD PRAYER WALK FOR VICTIMS OF GUNMEN ATTACKS, CALL FOR PEACE Members of the Catholic Church in Benue State, on Thursday morning, staged a solemn prayer walk in Gboko, calling for the restoration of peace and justice in the state amid ongoing violent attacks by suspected herdsmen. The peaceful procession, led by the Catholic Diocese …

GOVERNOR PETER MBAH APPOINTS COMMANDER FOR ENUGU FOREST GUARD Governor of Enugu State, Peter MbahGovernor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Olamitisoji Akinbamilayo as the Commander of the Enugu State Forest Guard. This is contained in an announcement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Chidiebere Onyia, on Friday. Gov Mbah, in …

TINUBU, AGF, NASS DRAGGED TO COURT OVER APPOINTMENT OF RIVERS ELECTORAL OFFICERS An Abuja based advocacy group, Center for Reform and Public Advocacy has dragged President Bola Tinubu, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and the National Assembly before the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging their powers to appoint officers for the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission …

OPPOSITION COALITION: ATIKU, EL-RUFAI SEEK INEC REGISTRATION FOR ALL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE The National Opposition Coalition Group, has formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the registration of a new political party, the All Democratic Alliance, ADA. The opposition coalition is led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The coalition’s application dated …