On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, the African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security Council rejected the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) declaration of a “parallel government” in Sudan, announced on July 26, 2025, with Mohamed Hassan al-Ta’ayshi as prime minister and a presidential council led by RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo. The AU condemned the move […]
On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, Bayern Munich announced the signing of Colombian forward Luis Diaz from Premier League champions Liverpool for a transfer fee potentially reaching €75 million ($86.5 million), as reported by Sky Germany. The 28-year-old, who won the Premier League, FA Cup, and League Cup during his three-year stint at Anfield, signed a […]
On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, the Nigerian Army’s Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), led by Theatre Commander Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, reported the neutralization of nine Boko Haram terrorists in Konduga, Bama, and Gwoza Local Government Areas of Borno State, as part of sustained offensive operations, including ambushes and fighting patrols supported by the Air Component. […]
On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, President Bola Tinubu, represented by Secretary to the Government of the Federation Senator George Akume, assured equitable development across Nigeria’s regions at a two-day government-citizens’ engagement in Kaduna, organized by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation. Tinubu highlighted achievements under his Renewed Hope Agenda, including economic reforms like exchange rate […]
On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Mr. Salihu Lukman, a former APC National Vice Chairman (North-West) and key ADC coalition promoter, warned of emerging “godfathers” within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) who could undermine its democratic aspirations ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement titled “ADC and the Prospect of Internal Democracy,” Lukman cautioned that […]
On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised Nigeria’s economic growth forecast for 2025 to 3.4%, up 0.4 percentage points from its April 2025 projection of 3.0%, according to the July 2025 World Economic Outlook (WEO). The IMF also raised Nigeria’s 2026 forecast to 3.2%, a 0.5 percentage point increase from 2.7%. […]
On Monday, July 28, 2025, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, mocked former Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai on X, quipping “Internally Displaced Again!” following the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) announcement of a 30-year ban on El-Rufai, effective until July 28, 2055. The SDP’s National Working […]
On Saturday, July 26, 2025, the purported removal of HRH Chief Ododo Francis Timi (Ike VIII), the third-class Paramount Ruler of Ikebiri 1 Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, sparked tension and controversy. Community sources allege that Chief Joshua Maciver, Coordinator of Tantita Security Services and an ex-militant leader, was implicated in […]
On Monday, July 28, 2025, Dr. Usman Haruna, Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Jigawa State, expressed concern over the departure of 300 medical doctors from the state’s health service since February 2025, attributing the exodus to poor remuneration. Speaking at a press conference in Dutse, Haruna warned that Jigawa is losing talent […]
On Monday, July 28, 2025, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria issued a warning via its official X handle (@USinNigeria) to Nigerians against traveling to the United States primarily to give birth to secure U.S. citizenship for their children, a practice known as “birth tourism.” The statement clarified that such intent violates U.S. immigration policy, stating, […]