On Monday, July 28, 2025, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, mocked former Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai on X, quipping “Internally Displaced Again!” following the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) announcement of a 30-year ban on El-Rufai, effective until July 28, 2055. The SDP’s National Working […]
On Saturday, July 26, 2025, the purported removal of HRH Chief Ododo Francis Timi (Ike VIII), the third-class Paramount Ruler of Ikebiri 1 Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, sparked tension and controversy. Community sources allege that Chief Joshua Maciver, Coordinator of Tantita Security Services and an ex-militant leader, was implicated in […]
On Monday, July 28, 2025, Dr. Usman Haruna, Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Jigawa State, expressed concern over the departure of 300 medical doctors from the state’s health service since February 2025, attributing the exodus to poor remuneration. Speaking at a press conference in Dutse, Haruna warned that Jigawa is losing talent […]
On Monday, July 28, 2025, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria issued a warning via its official X handle (@USinNigeria) to Nigerians against traveling to the United States primarily to give birth to secure U.S. citizenship for their children, a practice known as “birth tourism.” The statement clarified that such intent violates U.S. immigration policy, stating, […]
On Monday, July 28, 2025, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) unveiled the Best XI for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), with Nigeria’s Super Falcons securing four spots—more than any other nation—following their 3-2 victory over Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses in the final on July 26 in Rabat, marking their record-extending 10th title. […]
On Monday, July 28, 2025, Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, took to X to criticize President Bola Tinubu for allegedly using inaccurate statistics to mask Nigeria’s worsening economic conditions. Recalling a November 2022 campaign event in Delta State where Tinubu, then the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, mocked Obi’s reliance on […]
On Monday, July 28, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to receive Nigeria’s Super Falcons, the senior women’s national football team, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, following their 3-2 victory over Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses in the final of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on Saturday, July 26, at the Stade […]
On Monday, July 28, 2025, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) announced a 30-year ban on former Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, effective until July 28, 2055, for falsely claiming SDP membership and promoting rival party activities. In a statement by National Publicity Secretary Mr. Araba Rufus Aiyenigba […]