On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, the Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement and the South-West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA) publicly disagreed over President Bola Tinubu’s re-election prospects for the 2027 general elections, highlighting contrasting visions for Nigeria’s political future. The Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement, led by South-West Coordinator Alhaji Abass Olaniyi, declared that the Peoples Democratic Party […]
On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, the Southwest Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) announced the appointment of a three-member interim administrative team to manage the party’s affairs in Ekiti State, as stated by Zonal Secretary Barr. Olumuyiwa Obanewa following a zonal meeting, in accordance with Part VII, Section 26(2) of the PDP Constitution. The […]
On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, staff members of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) in Anambra State called on Governor Chukwuma Soludo to appoint a substantive Vice-Chancellor (VC) to end the ongoing leadership vacuum, as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The statement, signed by Professors Peter Okonkwo, Stephen Unachukwu, and Mbanefo Odum, follows […]
On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, Mr. Cletus Obun Mbia, a former lawmaker and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, criticized Mr. Peter Obi’s pledge to serve a single four-year term if elected president in 2027, calling it an unconvincing political stunt during an interview on Trust TV’s Daily Politics. Mbia, a Cross River APC leader, rejected […]
According to a Swiss Re report released on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, natural disasters in the first half of 2025 resulted in $135 billion in global economic losses, a 9.8% increase from $123 billion in the first half of 2024, with insured losses reaching $80 billion, the second-highest for any first half since 1980. The […]
On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, dozens of civil society organizations (CSOs) supportive of the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) staged a peaceful protest at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja, demanding the inclusion of LP candidates in the August 16, 2025, bye-elections across 12 states and the Federal Capital […]
On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) announced it has severed all ties with the Church in Wales following the appointment of Bishop Cherry Vann, an openly lesbian cleric, as the 15th Archbishop of Wales on July 7, 2025. The decision, declared by Primate Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba during the opening […]
On Monday, August 4, 2025, tensions flared between the Igede-speaking communities of Oju and Obi Local Government Areas (LGAs) and their Tiv neighbors in Gwer East and Konshisha LGAs in Benue State, following the killing of two Igede youths, Jonathan Ogah and Gabriel Ogodo, on the Oju-Awajir road. The duo, one recently married, were ambushed […]
On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Mr. Peter Obi reiterated his commitment to serve only one four-year term if elected president in 2027, sparking widespread debate across Nigeria’s political landscape. Responding to critics on X, Obi argued that a sincere leader could transform Nigeria in 48 […]