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 […]
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 Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal declared that the ongoing crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stems from the egos of all its members, not solely former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate. Speaking at a media parley with journalists in Zamfara, Lawal emphasized that the internal […]
Ben Murray-Bruce, founder of the Silverbird Group and former Bayelsa East Senator, warned on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, during an interview with global affairs expert Dane Waters, that World War III is inevitable due to escalating global violence, nuclear proliferation, and the rise of “trigger-happy” leaders. He predicted the conflict would devastate much of the […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, through his Media Adviser Paul Ibe, sharply criticized President Bola Tinubu’s condolence visit to Benue State on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as a “political spectacle” devoid of genuine empathy for victims of the Yelewata massacre, where over 200 people were killed by suspected armed herders on June 13–14. Speaking in […]
On Thursday, June 19, 2025, Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), informed the Federal High Court in Abuja that he has no case to answer after the Federal Government closed its terrorism and treasonable felony case against him. The prosecution, led by Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, concluded its case […]