On August 29, 2025, former Zamfara Central Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, who served as the Zamfara State Coordinator for the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign in the 2023 presidential election, announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing President Bola Tinubu of a “use-and-dump” leadership style and neglecting Zamfara’s security and developmental needs (Web:0, Web:14). The […]
On August 29, 2025, Mohamed Malick Fall, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, issued a dire warning about the country’s worsening malnutrition and food insecurity crisis, spotlighting the plight of children like two-year-old Musa, who is battling severe acute malnutrition (SAM) at a therapeutic feeding center in Katsina (Web:0). The March 2025 Cadre […]
On Friday, August 29, 2025, the Israeli military declared Gaza City a “dangerous combat zone,” ending tactical pauses for humanitarian aid distribution as it prepares to seize the city, home to nearly one million Palestinians, after nearly two years of war (Web:1, Web:7, Web:16). The announcement, effective at 10:00 AM (0700 GMT), follows Defence Minister […]
On Friday, August 29, 2025, the United States terminated tariff exemptions for small packages valued at $800 or less entering from abroad, citing their use in evading tariffs and smuggling narcotics, as announced by President Donald Trump’s administration (Web:0, Web:1, Web:14). The move, effective immediately, subjects packages to country-specific tariff rates or a flat duty […]
On Friday, August 29, 2025, the Anambra State House of Assembly dismissed allegations that Governor Chukwuma Soludo influenced the suspension of Hon. Abuchi Udemezue, representing Ayamelum Constituency, labeling the claims “false, baseless, and mischievous,” as stated by Hon. Ejike Okechukwu, Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity (Vanguard, The Sun). The statement responded […]
On Thursday, August 28, 2025, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Finance Minister Wale Edun, and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Olayemi Cardoso called on Nigerians to embrace risk management as a national culture to bolster economic resilience amid global uncertainties, speaking at the 24th Annual International Conference of the Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria […]
On Thursday, August 28, 2025, former Minister of Transportation and African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Rotimi Amaechi declared his unwavering commitment to contesting the 2027 presidential election under the ADC, stating “no retreat, no surrender” during an interview with BBC Hausa Service in Kano, as reported by Vanguard and The Sun. Speaking after meeting with […]
On August 28, 2025, opposition parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, raised concerns over alleged irregularities in the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, particularly citing “statistically implausible” figures from Osun State and the South-West, as reported […]