Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today, Wednesday, August 20th, 2025.

Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has approved and released N10 billion to offset the backlog of debts being owned pensioners in the state. This came as the Secretary to the State Government ...

The youths of Agulu community in Anambra State have issued a strong warning to politicians campaigning in the area, cautioning them against making derogatory or disparaging remarks about former ...

US President Donald Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees if a peace deal is reached. Trump hinted at US air support and told Fox News that Russia’s Vladimir ...

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has received a high-level Czech delegation led by the Junior Deputy Minister of Defence, Radka Konderlova. The delegation was accompanied by the ...

Israel is demanding the release of all 50 hostages held in Gaza, an Israeli official has said, casting doubt on whether it will accept a new proposal for a 60-day ceasefire agreed to by Hamas on ...

London Heathrow Airport has congratulated Air Peace on the expansion of its operations in the United Kingdom (UK). New Telegraph reports that Air Peace, on July 20, announced it will begin direct ...

Nigerian makeup artist Theresa Emegwara has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest makeup application by an individual. A statement by her media aide Robert Ekat said Emegwara, popularly ...

A landmark 113-yearold church at risk from ground subsidence is being relocated in its entirety – in a 5km (3 miles) move along a road in Sweden’s far north. The vast red timber structure in Kiruna ...

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has praised Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, for increasing corps members’ monthly allowances to a minimum of N20,000. NYSC’s Director-General, Olakunle Nafiu, ...

Ibadan broadcaster Oriyomi Hamzat apologises to Naira Marley and lifts the ban on Marlian songs at Agidigbo FM.

Women in the Arts (WIA) has announced the launch of F.R.A.M.E. (Female Representation & Advancement in Media), a groundbreaking incubator and accelerator program dedicated to amplifying female voices ...