At the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, called for forgiveness, dialogue, and unity to resolve the PDP’s ongoing internal crisis. Wabara emphasized that no personal ambitions or grievances should supersede the party’s […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held its 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, expressing deep concern over Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, economic hardship, and alleged corruption under President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. In a communique read by Acting National Chairman Ambassador Iliya Damagum, the PDP accused […]
On May 27, 2025, Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, issued a directive to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), West African Examinations Council (WAEC), National Examinations Council (NECO), and National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) to blacklist Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres and candidates involved in examination malpractice. The directive, detailed in […]
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered a suspension of student visa processing, escalating the Trump administration’s campaign against foreign students involved in pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. universities, particularly targeting those accused of supporting Hamas. A cable signed by Rubio, reported by AFP, directed U.S. embassies and consulates to halt […]
Felix Agu, a 25-year-old full-back for Werder Bremen, has switched his international allegiance to Nigeria, driven by a desire to connect with his Nigerian heritage through his father’s lineage. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in London on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, Agu expressed his excitement, describing the opportunity to represent […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed a three-way summit with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to push for an end to Russia’s three-year invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Zelensky expressed flexibility, stating, “If Putin is not comfortable with a bilateral […]
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, a two-storey building under construction collapsed at Otta-Ona Junction, near the Mobil Filling Station bus stop in Ikorodu, Lagos State, resulting in the deaths of three individuals and the rescue of nine others. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), led by Permanent Secretary Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the recovery […]
Nigeria’s public debt is projected to exceed N180 trillion following President Bola Tinubu’s request to the National Assembly for approval of N34.15 trillion in additional external and domestic loans, as reported on May 1, 2025. The borrowing plan includes $21.5 billion (N33.39 trillion at N1,590 per dollar) in external loans, comprising USD 21,543,647,912, EUR 2,193,856,324.54, […]