On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, a U.S. District Court sentenced Oba Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, to 56 months in prison for orchestrating a $4.2 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme, as reported by Sahara Reporters and TheCable. Oloyede, a 62-year-old dual U.S.-Nigerian citizen residing in Medina, Ohio, was convicted alongside Edward […]
On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, announced that Trump will host a high-level meeting at the White House on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, to discuss a “comprehensive plan” for post-war Gaza, as stated in a Fox News interview (Web:0, Web:5, Web:23). Witkoff described the plan as “robust” […]
On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory called on Nigerians to actively participate in the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, as reported by Vanguard and The Sun. Northern CAN Chairman Rev. John Joseph Hayab emphasized that […]
On Monday, August 25, 2025, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria, announced during its 102nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, ignited controversy, particularly among northern stakeholders, as reported by Vanguard and The Sun. With President Bola Tinubu, a southerner, backed by key All Progressives Congress (APC) […]
On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) staged protests across Nigeria’s federal universities, calling on stakeholders, including the National Assembly and traditional leaders, to urge President Bola Tinubu to address their demands or risk a nationwide strike, as reported by Vanguard and AllAfrica.com. The protests, spanning institutions like the Universities […]
On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, Omobolanle Agboola, a US-based Nigerian nurse researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota, highlighted income insecurity, transportation challenges, and social isolation as major drivers of poor health in Nigerian communities, based on a whole-person health study conducted in Lagos, as reported by Vanguard. The study, involving 180 participants […]
On Monday, August 25, 2025, the second day of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference at the International Conference Centre in Enugu was marked by protests demanding the release of Hon. Bright Ngene, a Labour Party member of the Enugu State House of Assembly and NBA member, currently serving a seven-year sentence, as […]
On Monday, August 25, 2025, the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) announced the closure of 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating without government accreditation, following a nationwide crackdown, as reported by Vanguard and Punch. The NCCE also conducted personnel audits and financial monitoring across all 21 federal colleges of education to ensure compliance, […]
On Monday, August 25, 2025, the Anambra State Police Command launched an investigation into the disturbing case of a young man, Chigbo (alias Agudo), allegedly chained by his father for five years in Igboukwu, Aguata Local Government Area, as reported by Vanguard and Punch. Commissioner of Police Ikioye Orutugu, commending community youths for exposing the […]
On Monday, August 25, 2025, President Bola Tinubu’s decision to withhold assent to a bill proposing to extend the service years of National Assembly and state legislative officers from 35 to 40 years and retirement age from 60 to 65 was hailed by public servants as a commitment to upholding Public Service Rules, per Vanguard […]