On Monday, June 16, 2025, the House of Representatives’ Committee on Constitution Review, in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), will convene a high-level Legislative Dialogue on National Security Architecture at the National Counter Terrorism Centre in Abuja. Themed “Nigeria’s Peace and Security: The Constitutional Imperatives,” the event aims to address […]
The Israel-Iran conflict, escalating since June 13, 2025, has triggered an 8.8% surge in global crude oil prices, from $68 to $74 per barrel, prompting ten Nigerian oil marketers to adjust depot prices upward, with fears of further increases if Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for over 20% of global oil […]
On Sunday, June 15, 2025, a commercial tricycle operator was fatally injured in a head-on collision with a Mercedes-Benz 4MATIC SUV driven against traffic on the Badagry Expressway at Origan, Oko-Afo, Lagos State. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), through General Manager Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed the incident in a statement by Director of Public […]
On Sunday, June 15, 2025, Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was arrested in Sibley County, Minnesota, following a 43-hour manhunt—the largest in the state’s history—for the targeted shootings of two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses. Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman, 55, former House Speaker (2019–2025), and her husband Mark, 58, were fatally shot at their Brooklyn […]
On Sunday, June 15, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump called for Israel and Iran to “make a deal” to end their intensifying military conflict, while suggesting they might need to “fight it out” first, speaking to reporters at the White House before departing for the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada. The remarks come as the […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is grappling with significant integration challenges, exacerbated by the 2024 withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, as highlighted by Commission President Dr. Omar Touray during the 37th ordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Administration and Finance Committee (AFC) on Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Abuja. Represented by […]
On Sunday, June 15, 2025, thousands of youths in Benue State blocked major roads, including the Wurukum Roundabout in Makurdi, to protest the massacre of over 200 people, including women, children, and internally displaced persons (IDPs), by armed herders in Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area, on Saturday, June 14, 2025. The protesters, chanting solidarity songs […]