On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) launched an investigation into contracts and projects awarded by the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) from 2018 to 2025, summoning its newly appointed chairman, Prince Biyi Poroye, for questioning at its Benin Zonal Office, as reported by Vanguard and The […]
On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, police detectives in Ondo State rescued a 15-year-old girl from a forced marriage to 52-year-old Asere Sunday, alias “Santo,” in Idoani, Ose Local Government Area, following a tip-off from a community leader, as reported by Vanguard and The Punch (Web:3, Web:5). The operation, prompted by intelligence of potential unrest from […]
On September 3, 2025, the Nigerian medical community was rocked by the tragic death of Dr. Oluwafemi Rotifa, a resident doctor at Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH), who collapsed and died after a grueling 72-hour call duty in the Emergency Room, as reported by Vanguard and Linda Ikeji’s Blog (Web:1, Web:3). Affectionately known as […]
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 Tuesday, August 26, 2025, Niger’s junta-led government announced restrictions on where European nationals can obtain visas to enter the country, citing difficulties faced by Nigerien citizens in securing Schengen visas, as reported by Africaninsider.com and authenticated by AFP (Web:0). In an internal note dated August 20, 2025, Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangare stated that […]
On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, President Bola Tinubu announced a six-month ban on raw shea nut exports to strengthen Nigeria’s shea value chain, create jobs, and enhance economic returns for farmers, particularly women, who make up 95% of shea pickers, as stated in a post on his official X handle on Wednesday (Web:0, Post:0). The […]
On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, a U.S. District Court sentenced Oba Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, to 56 months in prison for orchestrating a $4.2 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme, as reported by Sahara Reporters and TheCable. Oloyede, a 62-year-old dual U.S.-Nigerian citizen residing in Medina, Ohio, was convicted alongside Edward […]
On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, announced that Trump will host a high-level meeting at the White House on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, to discuss a “comprehensive plan” for post-war Gaza, as stated in a Fox News interview (Web:0, Web:5, Web:23). Witkoff described the plan as “robust” […]