On Monday, July 21, 2025, renewed attention focused on U.S. President Donald Trump’s historical relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, a disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, following Trump’s dismissal of a Wall Street Journal report as “fake news.” The report alleged that in 2003, Trump sent Epstein a lewd 50th birthday letter featuring a drawing of […]
On Monday, July 21, 2025, Russia launched a barrage of 450 drones and missiles targeting Ukraine, striking apartment blocks, a nursery, and the Lukyanivka metro station in Kyiv, as well as regions like Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, and Sumy, killing at least two people and injuring 15, including a 12-year-old boy, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. […]
On Friday, July 18, 2025, the Kano State Judicial Service Commission (JSC), during its 84th meeting, approved the demotion of Mr. Adamu Salisu, a court registrar at High Court No. 13, from Grade Level 13 to Grade Level 12 for forgery and falsification of affidavits of service. Mr. Baba Jibo-Ibrahim, spokesperson for the Kano State […]
On Monday, July 21, 2025, Alhaji Armaya’u Abdulkadir, Katsina State Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), refuted claims that the party’s 34 local government chairmen defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a statement issued in Katsina, Abdulkadir dismissed media and social media reports alleging the defections were facilitated by Dr. Mustapha […]
On Sunday, July 20, 2025, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) sharply criticized President Bola Tinubu for failing to appoint ambassadors to Nigeria’s 109 foreign missions, including 76 embassies, 22 high commissions, and one consulate, more than two years after recalling all ambassadors in September 2023. In a statement by Interim National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji […]
On Sunday, July 20, 2025, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, Governor of Katsina State, escaped unhurt following a minor road accident on the Daura-Katsina highway while traveling for official duties. Mr. Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, confirmed in a statement that Governor Radda sustained no serious injuries and remains in good health and […]
On Sunday, July 20, 2025, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) addressed the delay in the full membership of Mr. Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, and Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, former Kaduna State governor, during a media briefing in Abuja. Interim National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi clarified that both leaders were granted permission […]
On Friday, July 18, 2025, Elder Emma Ogidi, caretaker chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-South geopolitical zone and Delta State, expressed confidence in the party’s resilience despite the April 28 defection of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, former Governor Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and other PDP members to the All Progressives Congress […]
On Friday, July 18, 2025, Mr. Larry Ellison, Oracle’s co-founder and chairman, overtook Mr. Mark Zuckerberg to become the world’s second-richest person, with a net worth of $251 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The 80-year-old’s wealth, primarily from his 40% stake in Oracle, surged by nearly $60 billion in 2025, fueled by a […]
On Thursday, July 17, 2025, Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu, former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2023 election, sharply criticized former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, accusing him and his coalition of attempting to hijack the ADC for the 2027 presidential election. Speaking to journalists in Abuja, Kachikwu alleged that Atiku’s ambition to […]