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 […]
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, issued a strongly worded statement on June 26, 2025, expressing deep concern over escalating abductions, killings, ethnic violence, and the resurgence of Boko Haram in Nigeria, particularly highlighting the June 20, 2025, attack in Mangu, Plateau State, where 12 Muslim […]
On Thursday, June 26, 2025, the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, chaired by Senator Aliyu Wadada (SDP, Nasarawa West), issued a 10-day ultimatum to the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, to appear before it on July 10, 2025, to address discrepancies amounting to over N210 trillion […]
On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at approximately 2:30 PM, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated at Eke Ubaheze Market Square in Awo-Idemili, Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, resulting in the death of one woman, Ngozi Umeh, and injuries to five others. The Imo State Police Command, through spokesperson DSP Henry Okoye, confirmed that […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is embroiled in a deepening internal crisis following Acting National Chairman Umar Damagum’s decision on June 25, 2025, to reinstate Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary and cancel the 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for June 30, 2025, replacing it with an expanded caucus meeting. The move, announced […]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) announced on Thursday, June 26, 2025, that 27,316 of the 41,668 Nigerian pilgrims who participated in the 2025 Hajj have been transported back to Nigeria, with the final inbound airlift now extended to July 2, 2025, due to unforeseen disruptions. In a statement by Assistant Director of Information […]
On Thursday, June 26, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed four landmark tax reform bills into law at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, a move described as a bold step toward Nigeria’s economic independence. The bills—the Nigeria Tax Bill, Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, and Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill—aim to […]
Retired police officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), led by the Kaduna State chapter of the Union of Retired Police Officers, have announced a nationwide “Mother of All Peaceful Protests” scheduled for July 21, 2025, to demand the Nigeria Police Force’s exit from the CPS. In a statement issued on June 25, 2025, by […]