On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed a merciless response against Israel, posting on X, “We must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime. We will show the Zionists no mercy.” This came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” on Tuesday, June 17, claiming […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the All Progressives Congress (APC) following a disruptive brawl at the APC’s North-East Consultative Meeting in Gombe State on Saturday, June 14, 2025. The incident highlighted deep divisions within the ruling party, particularly over speculations that President Bola Tinubu may not retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his […]
Survivors of the Yelewata massacre recounted their anguish as Tinubu prepared to visit Benue on June 18, 2025. Michael Ajah lost 20 family members and his store, escaping narrowly as Fulani attackers burned his home during a 10:20 p.m. assault amid heavy rain. Bature Bartholomew lost his brother, sister-in-law, and mother, along with millions in […]
On Sunday, June 15, 2025, a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) North-East chapter in Gombe State ended in chaos when National Vice Chairman (North-East) Comrade Mustapha Salihu endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in 2027 without mentioning Vice President Kashim Shettima, prompting outrage among delegates. The omission, echoed by APC […]
On Monday, June 16, 2025, the House of Representatives’ Committee on Constitution Review, in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), will convene a high-level Legislative Dialogue on National Security Architecture at the National Counter Terrorism Centre in Abuja. Themed “Nigeria’s Peace and Security: The Constitutional Imperatives,” the event aims to address […]
The Israel-Iran conflict, escalating since June 13, 2025, has triggered an 8.8% surge in global crude oil prices, from $68 to $74 per barrel, prompting ten Nigerian oil marketers to adjust depot prices upward, with fears of further increases if Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for over 20% of global oil […]
On Sunday, June 15, 2025, a commercial tricycle operator was fatally injured in a head-on collision with a Mercedes-Benz 4MATIC SUV driven against traffic on the Badagry Expressway at Origan, Oko-Afo, Lagos State. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), through General Manager Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed the incident in a statement by Director of Public […]
On Sunday, June 15, 2025, Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was arrested in Sibley County, Minnesota, following a 43-hour manhunt—the largest in the state’s history—for the targeted shootings of two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses. Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman, 55, former House Speaker (2019–2025), and her husband Mark, 58, were fatally shot at their Brooklyn […]
On Sunday, June 15, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump called for Israel and Iran to “make a deal” to end their intensifying military conflict, while suggesting they might need to “fight it out” first, speaking to reporters at the White House before departing for the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada. The remarks come as the […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is grappling with significant integration challenges, exacerbated by the 2024 withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, as highlighted by Commission President Dr. Omar Touray during the 37th ordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Administration and Finance Committee (AFC) on Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Abuja. Represented by […]