BENIN CITY – On Sunday, August 10, 2025, with five days until the Edo State Senatorial and House of Representatives by-elections on August 16, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Edo Central Senatorial candidate, Prince Joe Okojie, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to maintain professionalism during the polls, […]
On Sunday, August 10, 2025, the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) endorsed Mr. Peter Obi’s promise to serve a single four-year term if elected president in 2027, calling the former Labour Party (LP) candidate and Anambra governor a “man of honour” with a proven record of keeping promises. MBF National President Dr. Bitrus Pogu, speaking to […]
On Sunday, August 10, 2025, Chief Akin Oshintokun, a former political adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo and director-general of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council in 2023, warned that without a united opposition, President Bola Tinubu is likely to secure re-election in 2027, as stated in an interview with Vanguard. Oshintokun, 63, attributed Nigeria’s political instability […]
On Monday, August 11, 2025, Financial Vanguard reported a 328% increase in Nigeria’s sugar and sugarcane imports, rising from ₦516.61 billion (2015–2019) to ₦2.21 trillion (2020–2024), highlighting the failure of the National Sugar Master Plan (NSMP), launched in 2010 and renewed in 2020, to achieve self-sufficiency. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s […]
On Thursday, August 7, 2025, UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office in Kano, Mr. Rahma Farah, revealed that 51.9% of children in Kano State are stunted due to chronic malnutrition, meaning one in every two children suffers from impaired growth and development, as stated during the handover of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in Takai Local Government […]
On Thursday, August 7, 2025, President John Mahama announced a full and transparent investigation into the military helicopter crash that killed eight people, including Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah, Environment, Science and Technology Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and senior officials like Deputy National Security Coordinator Alhaji Mohammad Muniru Limuna and National Democratic Congress (NDC) Vice […]
On Friday, August 8, 2025, Mr. Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, called for the immediate release of activist and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore or for him to be formally charged, condemning his detention by the Nigerian Police Force as an abuse of power. In a statement on his X handle (@PeterObi, […]
On Friday, August 8, 2025, Israel’s security cabinet approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to take military control of Gaza City, a move aimed at defeating Hamas but drawing sharp international criticism and warnings of worsened humanitarian crises and risks to hostages, per Sky News and BBC News. The plan, which includes establishing a “security […]
On Thursday, August 7, 2025, OpenAI released GPT-5, the latest iteration of its ChatGPT platform, describing it as a “generally intelligent” model with significant advancements in coding, writing, healthcare, and other domains, available free to all 700 million weekly users, with premium tiers (Plus, Pro) offering enhanced capabilities, per CNBC and Reuters. CEO Sam Altman, […]
On Thursday, August 7, 2025, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) issued a flood alert warning of heavy flooding risks in 198 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across 31 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from August 7 to August 21, 2025, due to rising river levels and persistent rainfall, as reported by SolaceBase and […]