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INEC Acknowledges Application to Register All Democratic Alliance (ADA) as Political Party

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially acknowledged the receipt of an application by the promoters of the proposed All Democratic Alliance (ADA) seeking registration as a political party in Nigeria. In a letter dated June 27, 2025, signed by the Commission’s Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, INEC confirmed that the application—submitted by ADA’s Protem National Chairman on June 19, 2025—is currently under review. “The Commission is processing your application in line with the provision of Part 1, clause 2(ii) of our Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, 2022,” the letter stated. While the letter did not indicate approval or denial, the formal acknowledgment and assurance of “highest regards” suggests the process is underway. If successfully registered, ADA would become one of the latest entrants into Nigeria’s expanding political landscape, potentially joining efforts to challenge the dominance of the APC and PDP in the run-up to the 2027 general elections. According to LEADERSHIP, INEC disclosed earlier this week that it has received a total of 110 applications from groups seeking registration as political parties, a signal of rising political mobilization ahead of the next electoral cycle.

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Kwara United, Rivers Angels Win 2025 President Federation Cup

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Cup holders Rivers Angels made it 10th title accomplished as they edged Nasarawa Amazons on penalties, while Kwara United won their first-ever national trophy at the grand finale of this year’s President Federation Cup in Lagos on Saturday. The women’s final showcased a compelling match-up between the reigning champions, Rivers Angels and arch-rivals Nasarawa Amazons. Amazons began aggressively and notched the first goal in the 8th minute through former junior international Shola Shobowale. The Jewels of Rivers responded by increasing their offensive efforts so as to restore parity. However, in the 20th minute, Shobowale netted her second goal of the match, extending the Amazons’ lead to 2-0 at half time. Despite the apparent control maintained by the Amazons in the second period, Rivers Angels mounted a significant comeback effort. In the 57th minute, former Nigeria U17 team captain Taiwo Ajibade, scored to reduce the deficit. Shortly after, the Jewels found parity through a well-taken goal. In the ensuing penalty shootout, the Angles prevailed 4-2 to successfully defend their crown and collect the trophy for the 10th time. Goalkeeper Anderline Mgbechi, who won the best goalkeeper award, converted her team’s final kick for victory. In the men’s final, Kwara United stood firm against ‘giant-killers’ Abakaliki FC from Ebonyi State and eventually prevailed 4-3 after penalty shootout following a scoreless situation after regulation time. The Afonja Warriors came close to scoring in the 31st minute, advancing from midfield and executing strong play that brought them close to the Rice Boys’ goal. However, their attempt struck the woodwork, keeping the scoreline at 0-0 as both teams looked for the breakthrough. In the second half, Kwara United pushed hard to break the deadlock, with Wasiu Alalade nodding a goal in the 57th minute, which was ruled offside by Referee Joseph Ogabor. In the penalty shootout, Kwara United were triumphant in a 4-3 win. AWARDS WOMEN’S COMPETITION Winner: Rivers Angels (N25million) Runner-Up: Nasarawa Amazons (N10million) MVP: Shola Shobowale (Nasarawa Amazons FC) Top Scorer: Abasi Ofon Uwa (Ibom Angels FC) Best Goalkeeper: Anderline Mgbechi (Rivers Angels FC) MEN’S COMPETITION Winner: Kwara United FC (N50million) Runner-Up: Abakaliki FC (N20million) MVP: Victor Okoye (Kwara United FC) Top Scorer: Mercelle Akinocho (Beyond Limits FC) Best Goalkeeper: Suraj Aiyeleso (Kwara United FC)

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Basketball Africa League Season Five Was ‘Bitterwsweet’ Says Odaudu

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Just over two weeks after their quarter-final exit at the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Season five, Head Coach of Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers, Ogoh Odaudu has shed some light about what went wrong during the team’s outing in Pretoria, South Africa. Having recorded a 4-2 win-loss ratio from the Kalahari Conference phase, the six-time Nigerian Basketball League champions entered the BAL Season five Playoffs in Pretoria, South Africa, as the fourth ranked team and full of optimism to better their achievements from previous appearances. However, consecutive losses to Tunisian outfit US Monastir in a seeding game (89-81), and Rwanda’s APR in the quarter-finals (104-73) meant the KingsMen exited the tournament earlier than expected. Speaking for the first time since their BAL Season five journey, Odaudu reflected on the team’s experience through the tournament, describing it as “bittersweet”. “BAL Season five was both good and bad. It was fantastic when we went to Morocco, we did everything right; Won the games we were supposed to and came second in the conference. However, in Pretoria, things fell apart. Some players fell sick, the chemistry we thought we had, we just didn’t show up. So it was kind of bittersweet at the same time. But in all, we give God all the glory.” he said. For the first time since its inaugural edition, the BAL Playoffs moved from Kigali’s BK Arena to the SunBet Arena in Pretoria. Having played at both venues, the seasoned basketball tactician commended the facility and atmosphere at the Season five Playoffs. “It doesn’t matter where you play the playoffs, whether it’s in Pretoria or in Kigali, it’s the same thing. It’s still basketball. The crowd in Pretoria was really energetic. I think they were both similar as regards their support for basketball, so it was good. And then the facilities were also top-notch,” he added. Rivers Hoopers made history by becoming the first (and only) Nigerian team to score a podium finish at Africa’s club basketball showpiece, when they finished third during BAL Season four, but fell short of matching that feat a year later. While dismissing any notion that the team was perhaps not up for the challenge in Pretoria, Odaudu shed some light on what went wrong for the KingsMen. “What went wrong? It was just one of those days. We just didn’t have a good final and I don’t think it’s anything unusual. There are teams who are bigger, who have been older and who have been there more times than us, who were sent packing the next day too.” he stated. He further explained that key members of the team had caught a bug just before the team’s quarter-final meeting with Rwanda’s APR, which limited their overall performance. “The actual fact was that most of the team fell sick in Pretoria. We were just barely managing with what we had. We were all ready for the BAL. We all arrived on time, we all practiced hard, but then the virus or something that started within the team was a major contributing factor [to our early exit],” he stressed. The veteran Nigerian coach however pointed out that his side will look to make the most of their BAL Season five experience in order to return to the podium at Africa’s premier club basketball tournament. “Like I said, we didn’t have a good [showing at the] playoffs this year but we are hoping to bounce back and learn from all the mistakes that we did [in Pretoria].”

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Mass Funeral Held in Tehran for Top Iranian Commanders, Scientists Killed in Israeli Strikes

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Tens of thousands of mourners filled the streets of Tehran on Saturday as Iran held funeral ceremonies for 60 individuals—including senior military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians—killed in Israeli airstrikes earlier this month. Beginning at 8:00 a.m. local time (04:30 GMT), state television broadcast live images of large crowds clad in black, waving Iranian flags and holding portraits of the deceased. The ceremony, one of the largest in recent years, took place along the capital’s Azadi Street and featured coffins draped in the national flag, some bearing the images of fallen commanders in uniform. The funeral comes after a 12-day escalation that began on June 13 when Israel launched a wave of strikes across Iran, targeting military installations and nuclear sites. Among those killed were General Hossein Salami, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the IRGC’s ballistic missile programme. Both were reportedly killed on the first day of the conflict. Other high-profile casualties included Major General Mohammad Bagheri and top nuclear physicist Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi. The state-run IRIB confirmed that four women and four children were also among the dead. The Israeli strikes, which reportedly received intelligence and logistical backing from the United States, prompted Iran to launch retaliatory missile attacks on Israeli positions and a U.S. military base in Qatar. The conflict concluded with a ceasefire earlier this week. During the funeral, mourners chanted slogans including “Death to America” and “Death to Israel,” signaling continued public outrage over the deadly assault and subsequent U.S. involvement. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has since dismissed American claims that Iran’s nuclear programme was severely damaged, accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of exaggerating the impact of the strikes. Saturday’s public mourning marked the first large-scale ceremony for military officials since the end of hostilities, underlining both the scale of loss and the tense atmosphere that persists in the region.

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Four Killed 21 Injured in Suspected IED Blast in Yobe State

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A suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion has claimed the lives of four persons and injured 21 others in Yobe State. The incident occurred on Friday along the Katarko-Goniri Road in Gujba Local Government Area. The victims, mostly residents of the Gotala community, were en route to the Buniyadi market when their vehicle triggered the explosive device suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram insurgents. According to reports from Channels Television, the bodies of the deceased have been taken back to their community for burial, while the injured are receiving treatment at the Damaturu Specialist Hospital and the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital. The Gotala community lies on the outskirts of the Sambisa forest, an area notorious for insurgent activities over the past 15 years. A local source also disclosed that some vigilantes and military personnel encountered similar IEDs along the same route on Friday, resulting in additional casualties, though details remain unconfirmed. At the time of this report, the military has not issued an official statement on the incident. Relatives of the victims, speaking from the hospitals, appealed to the Yobe State Government to urgently rehabilitate the deteriorated Katarko-Goniri Road. They stressed that the current condition of the road poses a severe risk not only to civilians but also to military personnel stationed in the Goniri area.

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Man Discovers His 22-Year-Old Airtel Number Reassigned, Now Holds Two NINs

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Afeez Labode, a UK-based Nigerian businessman, has raised alarm after discovering that his 22-year-old Airtel line — long linked to his financial, personal, and official records — had been reassigned to a new user despite his continued use and maintenance of the number. Labode, who arrived in Nigeria on May 21, was shocked when he found his number inactive upon landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. He resorted to using WiFi at the airport to contact his driver. However, a visit to an Airtel service center in Gbagada confirmed his worst fears — the number had been reassigned to a new subscriber named Kenneth. According to Airtel officials, recharging a line periodically does not guarantee it remains active. Instead, the line must have been involved in a revenue-generating event (RGE) such as voice calls, SMS, data usage, or USSD transactions within 365 days. This policy contrasts with the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) Quality of Service Business Rules issued in 2024, which stipulate that a number can only be deactivated after six months of inactivity in any RGE. Labode maintains he had regularly recharged the line and used it during his visits every few years. Recovery Negotiation and NIN Overlap In a bid to reclaim his number, Labode contacted Kenneth, who demanded ₦100,000 to return the SIM. After negotiations, they settled on ₦50,000, and the SIM was retrieved through a proxy. However, a deeper issue emerged at MMIA during his Hajj trip — immigration officers confirmed that Labode’s old number was still linked to his National Identification Number (NIN) and passport data. This discovery raised questions about the security and privacy implications of reassigning SIM cards still tied to valid national records. Labode had previously used the number to register his NIN and renew his passport in London in 2024. His experience illustrates the dangerous overlap of data where two individuals — himself and the new SIM owner — now effectively share the same phone number with distinct NIN records. Systemic Risks and NCC’s Response The incident underscores growing concerns about SIM recycling in Nigeria and its implications on national security, identity management, and financial safety. Labode, like others before him, had to swear an affidavit in court to declare loss of access to the number in order to update his records. The NCC has previously acknowledged the problem, stating it is working with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), security agencies, and other stakeholders to build a central database that will flag recycled numbers and alert sectors like banking and immigration of changes in ownership. The proposed cross-sector platform aims to prevent data misuse and fraud by ensuring that reassigned numbers are not wrongly linked to old users’ personal and financial information. Despite ongoing efforts, Labode’s case reveals the urgent need for better coordination between telecom operators, the Ministry of Communications, and identity management agencies to safeguard digital identities in Nigeria’s growing mobile ecosystem.

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Trump Threatens to Bomb Iran Again, Slams Khamenei Over War Claims

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U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran, vowing to bomb the country “absolutely” if it resumes nuclear weapons development. The remarks came in a fiery post on Trump’s Truth Social platform on Friday, in which he directly targeted Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for claiming victory in the recent 12-day conflict with Israel. Trump accused Khamenei of “blatantly and foolishly lying” and said the Iranian leader had narrowly escaped death during the war. “His country was decimated, his three evil nuclear sites were OBLITERATED, and I knew EXACTLY where he was sheltered,” Trump wrote. “I would not let Israel, or the U.S. Armed Forces, by far the Greatest and Most Powerful in the World, terminate his life.” The former president’s comments follow Khamenei’s public declaration that Iran had emerged victorious in the war and had delivered a “slap” to the United States by launching missile strikes at a U.S. military base in Qatar in retaliation for attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz. Trump also revealed he had personally urged Israel to halt what he described as “the final knockout,” suggesting that restraint was exercised despite heavy damage inflicted on Iranian infrastructure. While Trump insists the strikes crippled Iran’s nuclear program, a leaked intelligence report casts doubt, stating that the damage set Iran back by only a few months—not years—as claimed. In the same post, Trump said Khamenei’s recent statements—“a statement of anger, hatred, and disgust”—prompted him to abandon efforts toward sanctions relief and economic engagement with Iran. “There was a path for sanctions removal, and other things, which would have given a much better chance to Iran at a full, fast, and complete recovery,” Trump stated. “But not with lies and threats.” The escalation of rhetoric comes just days after a fragile ceasefire brought a halt to open hostilities between Israel and Iran. Analysts warn that Trump’s comments risk reigniting tensions and could complicate diplomatic efforts moving forward.

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