On Friday, June 20, 2025, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi firmly rejected negotiations with the United States while Israel’s ongoing military attacks on Iran persist, as stated in an interview on state television. Araghchi noted that the U.S. had sent multiple messages urging serious talks, but he emphasized, “As long as the aggression does not […]
Technical Advice Connect (TAConnect), a non-governmental organization funded by the Pfizer Foundation, announced on Thursday, June 19, 2025, that it vaccinated 11,348 children under two years old against childhood killer diseases in Kano State over the past 12 months. The disclosure was made by TAConnect’s Technical Director, Dr. Layi Jaiyeola, during a project dissemination meeting […]
Nigeria’s Super Eagles B, silver medalists in 2018 and bronze medalists in 2014, will compete in Group B of the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Zanzibar, Tanzania, from August 2 to August 30, 2025. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Thursday, June 19, 2025, that Nigeria will face defending champions Senegal, Congo, […]
On Friday, June 20, 2025, Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was named among six nominees for the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Men’s Player of the Year award, following a standout 2024/25 Premier League season where he scored 29 goals and provided 18 assists, instrumental in Liverpool’s title triumph. The 33-year-old Egyptian, who secured the Football Writers’ […]
On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal declared that the ongoing crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stems from the egos of all its members, not solely former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate. Speaking at a media parley with journalists in Zamfara, Lawal emphasized that the internal […]
Ben Murray-Bruce, founder of the Silverbird Group and former Bayelsa East Senator, warned on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, during an interview with global affairs expert Dane Waters, that World War III is inevitable due to escalating global violence, nuclear proliferation, and the rise of “trigger-happy” leaders. He predicted the conflict would devastate much of the […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, through his Media Adviser Paul Ibe, sharply criticized President Bola Tinubu’s condolence visit to Benue State on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as a “political spectacle” devoid of genuine empathy for victims of the Yelewata massacre, where over 200 people were killed by suspected armed herders on June 13–14. Speaking in […]
On Thursday, June 19, 2025, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa disclosed at a media briefing at Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in Abuja that faulty intelligence misled troops deployed to prevent attacks in Benue State, allowing armed herders to massacre over 200 people in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area, on June 13–14. Musa revealed […]
On Thursday, June 19, 2025, Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), informed the Federal High Court in Abuja that he has no case to answer after the Federal Government closed its terrorism and treasonable felony case against him. The prosecution, led by Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, concluded its case […]
Hundreds of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area, Benue State, staged a peaceful protest in Makurdi on Thursday, June 19, 2025, decrying severe hunger, inadequate relief materials, and poor living conditions at their temporary shelter in the Makurdi International Ultra Modern Market. The IDPs, displaced by deadly attacks by suspected armed […]