Politics

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 …

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 …

YOUTH GROUP DEMANDS PEACEFUL DISINTEGRATION OF NIGERIA Following the killing of over 200 persons in Benue State, a youth-led movement, The Concerned Awakened New Generation Youths (CANG-YOUTHS), has called for a total re-evaluation of Nigeria’s continued existence as one country. The group described the massacre as yet another example of the Nigerian state’s failure to protect its citizens.Travel guides for …

TINUBU HANDING RIVERS STRUCTURE FOR 2027 – POLITICAL ACTIVISTS Political activists and the people of Rivers State have expressed disappointment over the refusal or failure of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to see June 12, 2025, a day Nigeria celebrated its 26th year of uninterrupted democracy, as an opportunity to restore democratic governance in Rivers State. There were expectations, fueled by …

TINUBU HANDING WIKE RIVERS STRUCTURE FOR 2027 – POLITICAL ACTIVISTS Political activists and the people of Rivers State have expressed disappointment over the refusal or failure of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to see June 12, 2025, a day Nigeria celebrated its 26th year of uninterrupted democracy, as an opportunity to restore democratic governance in Rivers State. There were expectations, fueled …

U.S. COURT STOPS TRUMP FROM DEPORTING NIGERIAN PHD STUDENT MATTHEW ARIWOOLA Irrespective of Donald Trump’s renewed immigration crackdown, a U.S. federal court has temporarily blocked the deportation of Matthew Ariwoola, a Nigerian PhD student in chemistry at the University of South Carolina. The court ruling follows a controversial decision by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to revoke Ariwoola’s student …

The United States government has clarified that a proposed visa review affecting 36 countries is not a blanket travel ban on Africa or Nigeria. The announcement came during a press briefing on Monday, where US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce addressed concerns raised by journalists about the status of the plan. Bruce, in a June 17 press briefing in Washington, …

ITS INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS TO SPEAK UNDER TINUBU — DELE FAROTIMI Nigerian lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi has raised the alarm that it is becoming increasingly dangerous to speak under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Farotimi stated this on Thursday in an interview during Channels Television’s Morning Brief. The former spokesperson for the 2023 presidential campaign of the Labour …