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[ad_1] Unbeknown to many Nigerians, some governance circumstances of June 12, 2025 may have set the tone for the establishment of diarchy system of government in the country, courtesy of the megalomanic tendencies of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.Diarchy is a system of government in which two lines of authority rule a single political entity. For Nigeria, the two lines of authority are the constitutionally elected civilian authority and the military high command. Led by either self-interest or shortsightedness, President Bola Tinubu may be wittingly or otherwise returning Nigeria to another stint of military intervention in the governance of the country,…

[ad_1] As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark this year’s World Blood Donor Day, donors and medical experts have lamented gaps in voluntary donation in the country.The theme of this year’s World Blood Donor Day is: ‘Give blood, give hope, together we save lives.’  Weekend Trust findings reveal that voluntary unpaid blood donation remains abysmally low in Nigeria despite concerns on the safety of blood units collected from commercial and family replacement donors.SPONSOR AD The gaps in voluntary blood donation have further led to shortage in meeting the country’s blood need with attendant negative outcomes, such as…

[ad_1] Professor Tonnie Osa Iredia made his name as a broadcaster. He rose from the post of a news manager in the Midwest Television, to become the director-general of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) in 2003. The professor of Media Studies is the owner of a brand new university of communication. As you will read in this interview, he has done many other things in life.  How would you describe your early life?SPONSOR AD Like every young Nigerian of my generation, early life could have been very rough and difficult, especially for those of us who did not come from…

[ad_1] The persistent violence across Benue State has been traced to a complex mix of unresolved boundary disputes, competition over mineral-rich lands, activities of armed herders and militia groups, politics and cult clashes.Our correspondent reports that at least 270 people were killed by armed invaders between April 1 and June 1, 2025 across 10 local government areas of the state, mostly in rural communities. While the deaths have long been attributed to attacks by armed herders and criminal gangs, the fresh political angle was introduced by the governor, who alleged during a live appearance on Politics Today on Channels Television…

[ad_1] Fourteen months after the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja was shut down for renovation, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, alongside the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, inaugurated the rehabilitated facility on Tuesday, with pomp and circumstance as the minister renamed the national asset after the president.Tinubu hailed the rehabilitation of the “very dirty, disorganised and uninhabitable” centre as a part of Nigeria’s larger vision to become “a hub for regional diplomacy, continental trade discussions, global partnerships, and many more thoughtful, well-outlined goals that reflect our Nigerian First philosophy.” However, there are concerns over the cost of renovating the edifice, which…

[ad_1] The management of the Media Trust Group, owners of Daily Trust, Trust TV, Trust Radio and other platforms, has paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, to strengthen relationship with the emirate. The Kaduna regional head of the conglomerate, Yusuf Jidda Jama’are, who led the delegation, said the media organisation was known for fair and unbiased reportage and would continue to represent all parts of the society without prejudice. Jama’are, who conveyed the goodwill of the chairman of the group, Malam Kabir A. Yusuf, assured of their commitment to promoting balanced and unbiased reportage…

[ad_1] The Lagos State Government yesterday lamented that the state lost an estimated N4 trillion annually due to traffic congestion.The special adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, disclosed this during an interview on TVC News, where he highlighted government’s plan to tackle gridlock by enforcing an electronic call-up (e-call-up) system for tankers and articulated vehicles operating along the Lekki-Epe corridor. Giwa explained that under the new policy, which takes effect from Monday, June 16, 2025, all tanker and truck drivers entering Lagos to load or offload goods must register and schedule their movement via the digital…

 Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has slammed critics of the recent renaming of the Abuja International Conference Centre (ICC) after President Bola Tinubu, declaring that he has “no regrets” over the decision. Speaking on Friday at the commissioning of the newly completed 15-kilometre left-hand service carriageway of the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) Stage II, from Ring Road I to Wassa Junction, Wike accused detractors of misplacing priorities and lacking an understanding of national honour. The renaming of the iconic ICC, following its N39 billion rehabilitation, sparked public outrage earlier this week, with many questioning both the rationale…

The Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CFTPI) has issued a fresh call to the National Assembly to revive and conclude over 377 corruption-related legislative investigations that have been either abandoned or kept from public scrutiny since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999. This call comes amid growing public concern over a trend where high-profile probes—launched ostensibly to hold government officials accountable—are quietly shelved without outcomes or published reports. In a statement issued on Friday, the Centre’s Head of Public Relations, Victor Agi, disclosed that the Centre’s flagship platform, the Probes Monitor Portal, has tracked these inconclusive investigations, warning…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has admitted into evidence a radio transmitter allegedly smuggled into Nigeria by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in what the Department of State Services (DSS) described as a grand plan to incite violence and destabilise the Nigerian state. The transmitter, which was said to have been hidden inside a 20-foot container and illegally imported from the United Kingdom, was recovered from the compound of Kanu’s associate, Benjamin Madubugu, in Ubuluisiuzor, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court admitted…