Nigeria

A U.S. lawmaker, Riley M. Moore, has called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to immediately take decisive diplomatic action against the Nigerian government over what he described as the “systematic persecution and slaughter of Christians” in the country. In a letter dated October 6, 2025, and addressed to Rubio, who currently serves as U.S. Secretary of State, Moore said …

A group of Republican Senators has written to the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging him to consider re-designating Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), citing what they described as “continued unchecked acts of violence and terrorism against religious minorities” in the country. The lawmakers are alleging that the …

NIGERIA NOT CREATED BY GOD, BUT BY BRITAIN’S GREED – PASTOR ADEFARASIN Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, has sparked a heated debate after declaring that Nigeria was not divinely created but was instead a colonial construction designed for British economic gain. Speaking during a Sunday sermon, the cleric dismissed the idea of Nigeria being founded …

POLITICIANS ARE DEFECTING BUT THE VOTERS WHO ELECTED US ARE NOT – Ali NDUME Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) interviewing with Charles Aniagolu of AriseTV on PrimeTime This coalition that is developing outside the major political party that is our APC, is to me, a positive development in democracy. There can be no democracy without effective opposition which the major, …

MYSTERIOUS KANO DITCH OF DEATH SWALLOWS BOYS AMID FEAR OF SUPERNATURAL FORCES Panic and fear have gripped residents of Musukwani area in Jakara, Kano Municipal Local Government Area, following the mysterious disappearance of two young boys believed to have gone missing inside a large, deep ditch in the neighborhood. The alarming incident has raised fresh concerns, with locals linking the …

HOW UK-BASED NIGERIAN WOMEN EXPLOIT LAW TO CHASE OUT HUSBANDS Across Europe and North America, Nigerian men are increasingly speaking out about a troubling trend: wives using legal loopholes to have them ejected from their homes, gain custody of their children, and even secure immigration benefits. While domestic abuse remains a serious issue, some women allegedly manipulate protective laws meant …

SIX RICH COUNTRIES WITH POOR CITIZENS Rich countries often give the illusion of a high standard of living, well-funded public services, and flourishing economies. However, that is not the case for these countries where the paradox of immense wealth contrasts sharply with widespread poverty among the citizens. Several factors contribute to this phenomenon, including wealth disparity, political instability, economic mismanagement, …

TINUBU’S GOVT LACKS IDEAS, DYNAMISM TURNING INTO A MONARCHY – USMAN BUGAJE Islamic scholar, political activist, and civil society leader, Dr Usman Bugaje, has acknowledged THISDAY newspaper’s right to make the selection and declare President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Man of the Year but expressed doubts about the criteria used, asserting that many Nigerians associate Tinubu’s presidency with suffering.“I used …

EDICT ESTABLISHING NIGERIA EXPIRED TEN YEARS AGO – NORTHERN ELDERS The Northern Elders Forum has declared that the Edict that birthed Nigeria expired 10 years ago.The chairman of the Forum, Ango Abdullahi, stated this, in an interview, on the sidelines of a “national dialogue on home grown parliamentary system” organised by a group of members of the House of Representativesunder …

EVERY NIGERIAN NOW OWES N620,000 – DEBT PER CAPITA REPORT A dats review for the second quarter debt portfolio of the country released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that the debt owed by every Nigerian on the average stood at N619,501. According to the data published by the Debt Management Office, Nigeria’s public debt stood at …