On Monday, July 14, 2025, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced the removal of over 10 million fake profiles and approximately 500,000 spam accounts in the first half of 2025 as part of a robust campaign to combat inauthentic behavior on its platforms. The initiative targets impersonation, fake engagement, and content duplication, aiming to […]
On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, Israel intensified its warnings to Syria, threatening to escalate military strikes unless the Syrian government withdraws its forces from the southern Sweida province, where deadly clashes between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes have killed over 200 people since Sunday. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz demanded that Damascus “leave the Druze […]
On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, a Federal High Court in Lagos discharged and acquitted Mr. Ayodele Fayose, former Governor of Ekiti State, of all charges in a prolonged money laundering and fraud case initiated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court upheld Fayose’s no-case submission, ruling that the EFCC failed to present […]
On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, Dr. Alex Otti, Governor of Abia State, urged the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, a pan-Igbo socio-cultural organization, to reduce reliance on government patronage and instead engage the wider Igbo community to foster collective ownership and ensure the organization’s sustainability. Speaking during a meeting with the Abia State chapter’s executive committee […]
On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, President Bola Tinubu, President Umaru Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau, Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine of Niger, and former Niger President Issoufou Mahamadou joined Vice President Kashim Shettima, former Vice Presidents Atiku Abubakar and Yemi Osinbajo, governors, former governors, ministers, and industrialist Alhaji Aliko Dangote in Daura, Katsina State, for […]
On Friday, July 11, 2025, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber stunned fans with the unannounced release of his seventh studio album, Swag, a 21-track project and his first full-length work since 2021’s Justice. The drop came just hours after cryptic billboards appeared in Reykjavik, Iceland, and Los Angeles on Thursday, with Bieber confirming the release […]
On Thursday, July 10, 2025, citizens of Benue State gathered in Makurdi for a News Central Town Hall to address the escalating security crisis marked by relentless attacks, particularly by Fulani militia, which have claimed thousands of lives and displaced over 2 million people since 2009. The event, attended by traditional rulers, security officials, civil […]
On Saturday, July 5, 2025, residents of Umuezenevu Village in Ibute-Egede Autonomous Community, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, staged a protest against alleged land grabbing on their ancestral land, registered as Phoenix Layout Phases One to Four along the 9th Mile–Obollo Afor highway. Joined by men, women, and youth organizations, including the community’s […]
On Thursday, July 10, 2025, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled plans to raise N1.76 trillion through the issuance of Nigerian Treasury Bills (TBs) in the third quarter of 2025 to finance the Federal Government’s 2025 budget. This marks a 12.8 percent increase from the N1.56 trillion raised in the same period of 2024. […]
On Thursday, July 10, 2025, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, declared that Nigeria’s state-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna, despite an estimated $18 billion spent on their rehabilitation, are unlikely to ever operate effectively due to outdated technology and mismanagement. Speaking during a visit by members of the Global CEO […]