Politics

SENATE TO REVIEW REQUEST FOR CREATION OF 31 STATES The Nigerian Senate is set to review 31 state creation proposals as part of its latest constitutional review effort. From Lagos to Maiduguri, a nationwide public hearing will take place July 4–5, reflecting growing calls for equity, representation, and local control.Hearings will be held across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.Proposals include creating …

DELTA APC IN SHOW OF MIGHT AS OKOWA, NWAOBOSHI, NWOKO SIZE EACH OTHER Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, aka Oracle, a former chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, made a challenging decision when he decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2021. However, as a politician, he had to do so because of the indications that the …

SULE LAMIDO SABOTAGED ABIOLA’S MANDATE – DELE ALAKE Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, has accused former Jigawa Governor Sule Lamido of playing a key role in the sabotage of the June 12, 1993, presidential mandate won by the late Moshood Kashimawo Abiola. Alake made the allegation during a television appearance on Sunday night while reacting to Lamido’s recent …

TINUBU BOWS OUT AS ECOWAS CHAIR, URGES UNITY, VIGILANCE, INCLUSIVE GROWTH President Bola Tinubu on Sunday formally concluded his tenure as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, expressing deep gratitude and calling on regional leaders to remain steadfast in their commitment to peace, security, and inclusive development. …

TINUBU, MOTHER SUPPORTED ANNULMENT OF JUNE 12 – SULE LAMIDO Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu threw his weight behind Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida’s decision to annul the June 12, 1993, election won by the late Moshood Abiola. In an exclusive interview with AriseNews on Sunday morning, Lamido stated that he feels …

NORTHERN POWER BLOCS EYE VP SHETTIMA S SEAT Vice President Kashim Shettima’s political future may be hanging in the balance as signs from within the All Progressives Congress point to his exclusion from the 2027 presidential ticket. Credible sources in the Presidency and the APC told Sunday PUNCH that there are ongoing political permutations that could compel President Bola Tinubu …

WE ATTACKED THREE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN – US, NUCLEAR SITES EVACUATED BEFORE US STRIKES – IRAN The United States of America says she had attacked three nuclear sites in Iran, but the Iranian authorities claimed that they had evacuated the sites before the US strikes. In a statement posted in X, President Donald Trump says, “we have completed our …

WE ATTACKED THREE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN – US, NUCLEAR SITES EVACUATED BEFORE US STRIKES – IRAN The United States of America says she had attacked three nuclear sites in Iran, but the Iranian authorities claimed that they had evacuated the sites before the US strikes. In a statement posted in X, President Donald Trump says, “we have completed our …

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 …

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 …