On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reported that U.S. crude oil exports to Nigeria and other African nations fell for the fifth consecutive month to 3.3 million barrels per day (bpd) in July 2025, the lowest since March 2022, according to its August 2025 Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR), […]
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on the Smithsonian Institution, labeling it “OUT OF CONTROL” for its focus on “how bad Slavery was” and neglecting “Success, Brightness, and the Future,” in a Truth Social post, as reported by CNN and ABC News. Trump’s remarks, part of a broader campaign […]
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, a senior Israeli official reaffirmed the government’s demand for the release of all 49 remaining hostages—27 believed dead—in any Gaza ceasefire deal, following Hamas’s acceptance of a new 60-day truce proposal mediated by Qatar and Egypt, as reported by AFP and France 24. The proposal, described by Qatar’s Majed al-Ansari […]
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Fluminense goalkeeper Fabio, aged 44, set a new record for the most competitive appearances in men’s football with his 1,391st match during a 2-0 win against Colombia’s America de Cali in the Copa Sudamericana last 16 second leg at the Maracana, surpassing former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton’s mark of 1,390, […]
As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, President Bola Tinubu’s path to re-election is strengthened not only by his political acumen and the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s incumbency advantage but also by deep divisions within the opposition, particularly in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as reported by Vanguard and The […]
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) strongly condemned the assault of a female Corps Member, identified as Elohor from Delta State, by operatives of the Anambra State Vigilante Group in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area, describing it as “unacceptable and dehumanising,” in a statement by Acting Director of Information […]
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz approved a military plan to conquer Gaza City and authorized the call-up of approximately 60,000 reservists, with a military official clarifying that 50,000 would be drafted starting in September, as confirmed by the Defence Ministry to AFP and reported by Hindustan Times and Daily Mail. […]
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike dismissed the 2027 presidential ambition of former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi as “dead on arrival,” asserting that Amaechi lacks the political strength to secure the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ticket or challenge President Bola Tinubu, during an interview on Channels Television’s […]
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, the spokesperson for the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Mr. Moses Olafare, rejected a 48-hour ultimatum from the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, to revoke the alleged conferment of the “Oluomo of Yorubaland” title on Ibadan-based businessman Chief Dotun Sanusi, calling it an “empty threat from a dead […]
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, the United States government expressed concerns over Nigeria’s security and justice delivery, highlighting enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, and lengthy pre-trial delays in its 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, released by the Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, as reported by Naijanews.com and Peoples Gazette. […]