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The organised Labour and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have differed on the mid-term scorecard of President Bola Tinubu’s two years in office as the country marks the second anniversary of the administration.In his assessment of the two years of Tinubu’s government, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, said the last two years have been far from renewing hope, except to recycle the same failed neoliberal experiments of the past from the IMF and others. He said the government promised bold economic reforms that would reshape the economy and set it on a path to prosperity,…

As Nigerians await the official nod from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for political activities to commence ahead the 2027 general elections, no less than 1O state chapters of the major political parties in the country appear not ready for primary elections.State chapters of political like the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; Labour Party, LP; and New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in many states are embroiled in deep crises that appear intractable. The cracks which started shortly after the 2023 elections have defied efforts of being  cemented and the parties have continued to act along…

The suspended Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has urged his supporters, Rivers people and Nigerians to thank President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his swift intervention to salvage the state from looming anarchy arising from the festering political crisis.He also said that the peace and reconciliation process, which was a precursor to restoring all executive and legislative institutions and offices, was already underway, and assured that democracy and good governance would soon return in the state, with both arms of government working together for the good of the people. Governor Fubara’s spokesman, Nelson Chukwudi, in a statement on Thursday, quoted…

The number of deaths recorded from the Thursday devastating flood in Niger State has risen to 115, official sources have confirmed.The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba Arah, who confirmed the latest figures to our correspondent on Friday, said over 300 houses were destroyed. The flood, which ravaged Mokwa, the headquarters of Mokwa Local Government Area, on Thursday, was reported to have caused the death of about 20 persons.SPONSOR AD However, Arah said the latest casualty figure was confirmed around 5pm on Friday, adding that search and rescue operations were still ongoing as more people…

The Special Adviser on Policy Coordination to the President, Hadiza Bala Usman, has accused the chairman of BUA Group, Alhaji Abdul Samad Rabiu of “persistently violating his contractual obligations” to Nigeria.Usman, a one-time managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), spoke in response to Rabiu’s article titled, “Two years of President Tinubu: A business perspective.” Rabiu had in the article made reference to how a concession agreement on the operation of Rivers port was terminated by Usman during her tenure as the NPA managing director in a renewed battle between her and the group between 2016 and 2021.SPONSOR AD…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is holding onto the application of 104 groups and associations seeking to be registered as political parties.Weekend Trust gathered that the104 applications were filed after the 2023 elections to enable more groups take part in future electoral activities as political parties. This newspaper reported last week that one of the ways the National Opposition Coalition Group which is bent on challenging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, was planning to do so, was to register a new political party to be known as All Democratic Alliance (ADA).SPONSOR AD The option, according…

The insertion of N6.93 trillion in the 2025 budget for 11,122 purported projects for National Assembly members was concealed from the public until a recent scrutiny of the approved budget by a civil society organisation, BudgIT.The 18-page report exposed the connivance between the Executive and Legislature that saw to the insertion of numerous projects whose total values superseded the individual sectorial budgetary allocations to security, health and education. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his speech, claimed that the 2025 budget was for “securing peace” and “rebuilding prosperity.” The allocation to the security sector was N4.39 trillion, education, N2.48 trillion and…

Today Saturday May 31, 2025 is the 4th day of Dhul Hijjah, the 12th and last month in the Islamic lunar calendar of 1446AH. The first ten days of Dhul-Hijjahhave been described by the Prophet (SAW) as virtuous. The 9th day of Dhul Hijjah is Arafat day upon which Muslims (who are not on pilgrimage to Makkah) are encouraged to observe voluntary fast. The 10th day is the Dahiyyah day upon which Muslims (whether as residents in their home countries or pilgrims in Makkah) are required to offer sacrifices by slaughtering animals (ram, goat, cow or camel). All the six…

By Peter Moses & Gbenga Adabayo  (Lagos), Adam Umar (Abuja), Datti Ahmad (Kano), Mumini AbdulKareem (Ilorin) & Abubakar Awal (Sokoto)  As Eid-el-Kabir approaches, many Muslims across Lagos and other cities are abandoning the tradition of slaughtering rams and are instead turning to more affordable options such as goats and chickens. Some are even skipping the sacrifice entirely. This shift is largely driven by the sharp rise in ram prices and the prevailing economic hardship.SPONSOR AD In Ikorodu, Lagos, Eniola, a middle-aged woman and mother of seven, said her household had no plans to slaughter ram or any substitute.“We’re not slaughtering…

The Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland has commenced the trial of Biafra separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, on charges bordering on terrorism and incitement to violence, in a case that has drawn significant attention from Nigerian and international observers. Ekpa, a dual Nigerian-Finnish national, appeared in court on Friday to face multiple charges, including public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent and participation in a terrorist group. According to Finnish public broadcaster, Yle, the controversial figure could face a minimum sentence of six years in prison if convicted. During the proceedings, the state prosecutor, Sampsa Hakala, presented posts from…