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Pete Hegseth, US War Secretary, has thanked the Nigerian government for the support rendered during the decimation of terror targets on Thursday. The US launched a major military operation against terrorists in the North-West region. Hegseth, who met with the Nigerian delegation that visited US after President Donald Trump declared Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern, said the terrorists found …

President Trump has ordered the United States Military to carry out numerous strike on ISIS on Nigeria soil. President Trump has warned he will continue to carry such strike if Christians continue to be persecuted by terroroist. President Donald Trump said Thursday he’d ordered a deadly strike on Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria, who he has accused of persecuting Christians …

A video of the prayer of the faithful in Igbo language at the Pope’s Christmas Vigil Mass at the Vatican on December 24. One of the intentions during the Prayer of the Faithful at the Christmas Vigil Mass celebrated last night by Pope Leo XIV in St Peter’s Basilica was read in Igbo language, recognising input from Igbo members across …

The National Chairman of the Council of Ulama of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Ikamatis Sunnah, JIBWIS, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, has urged President Bola Tinubu to critically review the ongoing controversy surrounding Nigeria’s tax laws, warning against policies that could further burden citizens. The Islamic cleric said public discussions and media reports alleging manipulation of the Tax Acts have remained …

Controversial Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gumi, has instituted a criminal case against two Facebook users at the Chief Magistrate Court in Kaduna State over alleged criminal conspiracy and defamatory publications made in his name. The suit, numbered KMD/685/25 and filed on Wednesday, lists George Udom and Bello Isiaka as defendants, with Mr Gumi as the complainant. According to court documents, the …

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has warned against alleged ongoing genocide against Christian faithful in Nigeria. There has been a serious and global debate on the claim of genocide against Nigerian Christians. Some lawmakers in the United States backed by President Donald Trump claimed that Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria for merely believing in Jesus Christ. Despite the pushback …

Many worshippers have been reported killed as suicide bomber detonated explosives at Gambarou Jumu’at mosque in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Some of the worshippers, who escaped the attack, said the assailants sneaked into the mosque and detonated the bomb during the Maghrib congregational prayer. “The bomber detonated when the first raka’at of the Maghrib prayer was observed. Many worshippers …

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has called on Nigerians to reject what it called distorted or falsified tax law, stressing the importance of inclusivity and fairness in the formulation of fiscal policies. The NLC emphasised that laws affecting workers must be carefully crafted to avoid serious errors or political manipulations that could harm the majority. The President of the Labour …

The Presidency has dismissed claims of discrepancies in the newly signed tax reform laws. It said that the documents circulating in the media were not authentic. The clarification came after a member of the House of Representatives, Abdulsamad Dasuki, alleged that the versions of the tax laws gazetted and released to the public differed from those passed by the National …