On Thursday, June 26, 2025, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, announced an end to their prolonged political feud, declaring peace restored in Rivers State following a reconciliation meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Speaking to journalists after the […]
On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, a violent clash broke out at the Social Democratic Party (SDP) national secretariat in Abuja’s Wuse 2, at 16 Nairobi Street, during a National Working Committee (NWC) meeting, pitting supporters of National Chairman Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam against those loyal to the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo. The conflict, […]
On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, President Bola Tinubu extended congratulations to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on his 60th birthday, praising his alignment with the transformative master plan initiated during Tinubu’s governorship from 1999 to 2007. In a statement issued by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga in Abuja, Tinubu commended Sanwo-Olu, the sixth democratically elected […]
In an interview on June 25, 2025, Adewole Adebayo, a lawyer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader, attributed Nigeria’s wave of political defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to a lack of good governance, arguing that addressing poverty, insecurity, and corruption would eliminate the incentive for politicians to “jump ship.” He described […]
On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, warned during an interview on Arise Television that he may abandon the All Progressives Congress (APC) if President Bola Tinubu fails to address Nigeria’s pressing issues. Ndume, who has recently criticized Tinubu’s administration, revealed he has attended meetings with opposition coalitions aiming to unseat […]
Mrs. Medina Isah, mother of Mustapha Isah, the immediate past President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Auchi General Hospital in Edo State, where she was receiving treatment for an illness. She was 80 years old. A devout Muslim and philanthropist, Mrs. Isah was known for […]
Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, disclosed on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, during an interview on Arise Television that the rift between President Bola Tinubu and former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi stemmed from Tinubu’s failure to honor a promised meeting after the 2023 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary. Ndume, who served as Amaechi’s […]
On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Kebbi State Governor Nasiru Idris announced plans to amend existing laws to impose the death penalty or life imprisonment on informants aiding bandits, following deadly attacks in Tadurga village, Zuru Local Government Area, and Kyebu, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, which killed 30 people on June 17–18, 2025. Speaking during condolence […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has extended the implementation timeline for the capital component of its 2024 national budget of ₦14.1 trillion by an additional six months, from June 30, 2025, to December 31, 2025, marking the second extension for the 2024 budget and reinforcing the practice of running multiple budgets concurrently. On Tuesday, June […]
On Friday, June 20, 2025, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi firmly rejected negotiations with the United States while Israel’s ongoing military attacks on Iran persist, as stated in an interview on state television. Araghchi noted that the U.S. had sent multiple messages urging serious talks, but he emphasized, “As long as the aggression does not […]