Thai prime minister sacked after leaked phone call
Thailand’s prime minister has been sacked after a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian politician caused outrage.
Month: August 2025
US Connecticut State Declares August 23 Ex-APC Presidential Aspirant’s Day
The governor of Connecticut, Ned Lamont, has declared August 23, 2025, as Dr Nicolas Felix Day in recognition of the former All Progressives Congress(APC) presidential aspirant’s outstanding humanitarian service. Governor Lamont, who also conferred the HBIU Global Peace Award on Dr Felix at a ceremony in Hartford, praised him for his life-long commitment to improving […]
ADC, A Group Of Failed Politicians, Says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as nothing more than a gathering of failed politicians, seeking relevance after losing out in their former parties. The Katsina State PDP spokesperson, Lawal Kurfi, who said this in an interview with LEADERSHIP Friday described the ADC as “a group of contestants who […]
Tinubu Can Still Be Competitive In 2027 If… – SDP Adebayo
Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party(SDP) in the 2023 general elections, Adewole Adebayo, has said President Bola Tinubu and his All Progressives Congress(APC) can compete alongside candidates from other political parties if there are drastic changes in terms of macroeconomics, security, poverty and employment. He advised President Tinubu to go home and thank God […]
2027: Igbo Free To Contest Presidential Election – Ohanaeze
Apex Igbo social-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has declared that any Igbo person can contest the 2027 presidential election. The president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, who made the declaration in a statement he signed, said any Igbo person who belongs to any political party is free to contest. “Any Igbo person who belongs to […]
ADC Tackles INEC Over New Voter Registration Figures
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised concerns over what it described as “statistically implausible” figures released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in its first-week report on new Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). According to the party, the numbers from Osun State alone defy both historical patterns and demographic realities, with nearly 400,000 new registrations […]
The Mawlid Debate
In the pale hush between Maghrib and dusk, a square in a historic city can become a theatre of memory. A brass crescent on a mosque gate glints as the crowd gathers: elders, students, parents with children perched on their shoulders. A nasheed threads its way through the air, its cadence a patient drumbeat for […]
Pilot dies as Polish F-16 crashes during airshow rehearsal
A Polish Air Force pilot has died after his F-16 fighter jet crashed during a rehearsal for an airshow in central Poland, the country’s defence ministry has said.
God First Ministry To Mark 36th Anniversary With Charity
A Lagos-based Church, God First Ministry, is set to mark its 36th founding anniversary celebration with a charity programme and a thanksgiving service. According to the Founder, Archbishop-Designate Isaac Idahosa, who was also the New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP Vice Presidential candidate to Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in the 2023 Presidential election, said the two-day […]
NAN Berates Senator Adamu Over ICC Petition On Kaduna By-Election
The Northern Awareness Network (NAN) has condemned Senator Lawal Usman Adamu’s petition to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over a recent by-election in Kaduna State, describing the move as “misguided” and a distortion of the ICC’s core mandate. In a statement signed by its chairman, Salihu Sulaiman, and made available to journalists on Thursday, the […]