Good morning, Nigeria! You’re welcome to the Lagos Post Online News Roundup of today’s top newspaper headlines for Saturday, August 23rd, 2025.
The Labour Party’s (LP) former vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has accused the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, of constitutional breaches during the 2023 election.
Baba-Ahmed made the accusation during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday.
The Labour Party chieftain insisted that the 2023 presidential election was rigged and called for a credible individual to head the INEC ahead of the 2027 polls.
He said, “A credible person, that’s all I want and not someone who will clearly read what the constitution provides 25 percent in at least 2/3 of the states of the federation, including the FCT, and go ahead to breach the Constitution, put Nigeria in what it is today.
“If you recall, I told you that throughout history, individuals make or break nations. This man is going to be responsible for what has happened; it’s wrong.
President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has refuted allegations of using his influence to stifle competition.
The billionaire said that his success results from strategic investment and entrepreneurship, not special treatment or restrictive policies.
In a Thursday feature by Bloomberg, it was alleged that some of Dangote’s greatest successes occurred in sectors where imports are banned or restricted, including sugar and cement.
The former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has accused the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, of subverting the electoral process since 2015.
Obasanjo made this known on Friday in his new book, ‘Nigeria: Past and Future’, published by the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
He expressed concern that Nigeria’s judiciary has become “deeply compromised” and corruption among judges has turned Nigerian courts into “court of corruption rather than courts of justice”.
The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has refuted claims of his involvement in an alleged scheme to impeach the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Hyacinth Dajoh.
Speaking on Friday via a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersooo Kula, the governor stated that he is unaware of any plot to remove the speaker.
He maintained that he holds the legislature in the highest esteem and maintains unwavering respect for the rule of law.
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has disclosed that the party’s leadership is poised to make a crucial decision concerning the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
George said the PDP has tolerated Wike and others like him in the party long enough, and the time has come to take a decisive position during its next leadership meeting.
The former Military Governor made this known in a chat with Daily Trust after the PDP Southern Zoning Consultative Meeting held in Lagos on Thursday.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has refuted claims made by former international Taribo West, who alleged that the NFF did not provide support for Peter Rufai’s burial.
West, while speaking at Rufai’s burial, expressed disappointment over what he described as the neglect of Nigerian football heroes after their death.
The former Inter Milan defender also recalled similar situations with late football icons such as Stephen Keshi, Rashidi Yekini, and Thompson Oliha, stressing that the treatment of ex-players discouraged him from encouraging his children to serve the country through football.
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has issued a warning regarding the circulation of counterfeit Cowbell “Our Milk” 12g sachets throughout Nigeria.
The agency, in a statement through its 𝕏 page on Friday, disclosed that Promasidor Nigeria Ltd, the marketing authorisation holder and manufacturer of Cowbell “Our Milk”, informed the agency about the existence of a product bearing a close resemblance to the genuine Cowbell “Our Milk” 12g sachet Milk.
The agency stated that Promasidor stopped producing Cowbell “Our Milk” in Sept 2023 and replaced it with Cowbell “Our Creamy Goodness,” stressing that the counterfeit products currently in circulation are imitations of the discontinued “Our Milk.”
The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticized the Federal Government’s approval of N142 billion for constructing modern bus terminals across the six geopolitical zones, labeling it another instance of misplaced priorities.
In a statement on Friday titled “N142 Billion for Bus Terminals,” Obi said the decision highlights a lack of competence and poor leadership in the management of the nation’s scarce resources.
“The difference between the success and failure of the development in any nation is how you prioritise your scarce resources,” Obi stated. “The recent announcement that a sum of N142 billion has been approved by the Federal Government for the construction of one bus terminal in each of our six geopolitical zones further affirms the lack of competence, lack of focus, and poor leadership.”
Former international Taribo West has passionately criticized both the Nigerian Football Federation and Lagos State authorities at the wake event for the late Nigerian football icon Peter Rufai.
While speaking among fellow football veterans, West expressed profound grief and frustration over the lack of support for Rufai’s family during their time of loss.
Visibly moved, West recounted his personal pain, noting that while he did not shed tears for the passing of his own parents, Rufai’s death left him with “goose pimples” and “tears of lamb rolling through my cheeks.”
The Federal, State, and Local Government Areas together received ₦2.001 trillion in July 2025 Federation Account revenue.
The allocation was made at the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting held in Abuja and announced in a communiqué released on Friday by the spokesperson for the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa.
From the ₦2.001 trillion distributable revenue, the Federal Government received ₦735.081 billion, state governments got ₦660.349 billion, while the 774 local government councils shared ₦485.039 billion.
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