On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) held a strategic meeting at its National Secretariat in Abuja with Zonal Vice-Chairmen and State Chairmen to reposition the party as Nigeria’s most credible alternative political platform ahead of the 2027 general elections, as reported by Vanguard and Leadership.ng. […]
On Thursday, August 21, 2025, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) announced a profit after tax of N185 billion for July 2025, as detailed in its Monthly Report Summary, released Thursday night, per Vanguard and Nairametrics. The report recorded a revenue of N4.4 trillion for the month and disclosed that NNPCL remitted N7.9 trillion […]
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Alhaji Jamiu Olawumi, a former aide to Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola during his tenure as Osun State governor, urged All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders to adopt Senator Iyiola Omisore as the consensus candidate for the 2026 Osun gubernatorial election to unseat incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke […]
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) expressed deep concern over the worsening scourge of banditry, kidnappings, and other criminal activities devastating Northern Nigeria, as stated by ACF Chairman Chief Mamman Osuman, SAN, during the 78th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the Forum’s Kaduna secretariat, per Vanguard and New National Star. […]
On Thursday, August 21, 2025, a fresh crisis erupted within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as southern stakeholders, including state chairmen, former governors, and National Assembly members, rejected a PDP Southern Zoning Consultative Summit held in Lagos, labeling it “illegal” and “exclusionary,” as reported by Vanguard and Leadership.ng. The group, led by state chairmen from […]
On Friday, August 22, 2025, health and climate experts warned of a growing public health emergency in Nigeria driven by climate change, with floods, rising temperatures, and erratic weather patterns intensifying diseases like malaria, cholera, respiratory infections, and malnutrition, particularly impacting vulnerable women and children, as reported by Vanguard and ThisDay. Recent floods in Mokwa, […]
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, […]