Nigeria News Digest: August 21, 2025

On August 21, Nigeria saw political tension as Governor Adeleke urged federal fund releases and President Tinubu appealed to the diaspora, while new bond offerings and falling petrol prices marked economic moves.

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Politics & Governance

The Nigerian Bar Association has urged the Federal Government to release Osun State’s withheld local government allocations, calling the withholding unconstitutional and a breach of the rule of law, while Governor Ademola Adeleke has echoed the call for immediate disbursement.

- punchng.com

President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians abroad to return and help drive national development, stressing that progress requires shared responsibility from both citizens at home and those overseas.

- theeagleonline.com.ng

Civil society organisations are urging that the next INEC chairman be a proven, non‑partisan figure with a solid academic and professional record, following Yakubu’s decade of electoral oversight.

- leadership.ng

Governor Ademola Adeleke’s aborted attempt to switch from the PDP to the APC has exposed deep rifts in the ruling party, raising concerns that his move could reshape the 2026 electoral landscape.

- thenationonlineng.net