Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that the recent increase in terrorist related killings across the length and breadth of the country is politically motivated, meaning is connected to the build-up of the 2027 general election. In recent months, Nigeria is witnessing a surge in Boko hAram activities in the North-East, unprecedented banditry attacks in the North-West, while states like Benue and Plateau have remained hotspots for violence herders killing the locals.

The United States government has expressed concern over the continued devaluation of naira visa viz the new national minimum wage, warning that the recently approved N70,000 benchmark cannot lift citizens out of poverty due to the country’s worsening economic conditions. The US authority stated this in its 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, released on August 12, 2025 Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour, Washington noted that the minimum wage, currently valued at about $47.90 per month at the prevailing exchange rate of over N1,500 to the dollar, has been severely eroded by the continued depreciation of the naira.

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has summoned Ibom Air cabin crew member, Juliana Edward and the embattled passenger, Comfort Emmanson, for further investigations concerning the controversial incident. Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at NCAA, Michael Achimugu, made this known during an Emergency National Civil Aviation Security Committee and Stakeholders Meeting held this afternoon in Abuja.

The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Bayo Ojulari, has finally broken silence on SaharaReporters' recent publication that Adegboyega Fasasi, the President's Chief Security Officer (CSO), and Usman Shugaba, the Chief Personal Security Officer, accepted a $1.5 million bribe from him to facilitate access to Mr President. The GLNNPC boss described the reportage as wholly untrue, malicious, and devoid of any kind of reliable proof.

Stakeholders have continued to express concern over the plan by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on the possibility of allowing prison inmates to vote in the 2027 general elections. Although some legal experts have continued to be aloof, as the move is in tandem with constitutional provisions guaranteeing the rights of all citizens to vote, including those in custody, political analysts have expressed concerns, describing it as an act of desperation for potential manipulation of prisoners’ ballots.

The United States (US) Department of State has approved the potential sale of ammunition, precision rockets, and bombs to Nigeria at an estimated cost of $346 million. This development was made known in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).