The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin, died in the early hours of Monday, July 7, 2025, at the age of 90, just two days after celebrating his 90th birthday and one year after ascending the throne on July 12, 2024. Born on July 5, 1935, in Okugbaja village, Oyo State, Oba Olakulehin was […]
On June 30, 2025, at approximately 6:30 PM, gunmen in two Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) attacked a community meeting in Ogboji, Orumba South Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State, killing at least 10 people and injuring nine others. The Anambra State Police Command, through Public Relations Officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga, condemned the “indiscriminate shooting” […]
On July 1, 2025, the G7 foreign ministers, alongside the European Union’s High Representative, issued a joint statement from The Hague, reaffirming that “the Islamic Republic of Iran can never have nuclear weapons” and urging Iran to halt its unjustified uranium enrichment activities. The G7—comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the […]
On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, Nigerian music icon Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, issued a heartfelt apology on Instagram for controversial comments made during an appearance on the 234 Mzansi podcast, hosted by Nedu and others. 2Baba had claimed it was “nearly impossible” for a man to remain sexually faithful to one woman, even […]
On June 27, 2025, former Senate President David Mark announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing its deepening leadership crisis and irreconcilable differences that have reduced the party to a “shadow of its former self.” In a statement from Otukpo Ward 1, Benue State, Mark, a founding PDP member who served as […]
On July 1, 2025, Real Madrid secured a 1-0 victory over Juventus in the FIFA Club World Cup round of 16 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, with 21-year-old Gonzalo García scoring his third tournament goal via a header from a Trent Alexander-Arnold cross in the 54th minute. This win, under new coach Xabi Alonso, […]
On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, during the 24th Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Energy Week in Abuja, themed “Accelerating Energy Progress Through Investment, Partnerships, and Innovation,” Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, issued a stern directive to oil operators to unlock dormant licenses and re-enter shut-in wells to boost Nigeria’s crude […]
The political maxim “Power is not given, but taken” resonates deeply in Nigeria’s democracy, where electoral manipulation by influential “godfathers” often overshadows the will of the people, as highlighted in a July 2, 2025, opinion piece. Unlike many Nigerian politicians who rely on money and godfathers to secure power through backdoor tactics, former President Goodluck […]
On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at the Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Energy Week in Abuja, themed “Accelerating Energy Progress Through Investment, Partnerships, and Innovation,” Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, announced the Federal Government’s resolve to end the practice of oil companies holding dormant field licenses. Lokpobiri warned that licenses […]
On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola was appointed Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), alongside former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who reportedly joined the party in March 2025. In his acceptance speech, Aregbesola lamented Nigeria’s political landscape, describing most parties as “empty shells” driven by power […]