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In the gilded halls of the Abuja summit last June 21-22, where West Africa’s power brokers gathered to chart ECOWAS’s future, Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu quietly rewrote the script. What was expected to be a coronation for Senegal’s reformist president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, turned into a calculated snub; a betrayal that may reshape ECOWAS’s […]Read More

Armed policemen on Monday morning took over the Wadata Plaza, the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, amid tension over the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting expected to hold today.   The police disallowed members of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) including Maina Chiroma from entrance into the premises of […]

 A Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ali Bukar Dalori, has replaced Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the party.   This followed the resignation of ex-Kano governor Ganduje as the party chairman on Thursday. “His resignation, which is effective immediately, was offered to enable him attend to urgent and […]

Nigeria has lost one of its most influential businessmen and philanthropists, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, who passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2025, just 43 days after celebrating his 94th birthday.   The sad news was confirmed by his long-time aide, Mustapha Abdullahi Junaid, who announced the passing of the Kano-based billionaire in a heartfelt message […]

The All Progressive Congress (APC) governors under the aegis of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) have unanimously welcomed the resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje, saying it aligns with the party’s “continued evolution”. The resolution was taken as the PGF concluded a two-day strategic regional meeting in Benin City on Saturday, […]

Indications have emerged that Abdullahi Umar Ganduje was compelled to resign as national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).   Ganduje, a former governor of Kano State, reportedly tendered his resignation letter yesterday, citing health reasons.     However, reliable sources, who spoke to Weekend Trust, linked Ganduje’s resignation to permutations ahead of […]

The National Judicial Council (NJC) at its 109th Meeting presided over by the Honourable, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat M. O. Kekere-Ekun, GCON, held on 25 June 2025 has recommended two Hon. Judges for appointment as Heads of Court for Ekiti and Yobe States, respectively.   The Heads of Court are: Hon. […]