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President Bola Tinubu again on Friday dismissed allegations of either Christian or Muslim genocide in Nigeria, insisting that the country’s security challenges are driven by criminality and extremism, not religion. Tinubu made the remarks while declaring open the Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society’s (NASFAT) 8th Biennial Conference and Annual General Meeting in Abuja. The theme of the event was “Building Resilience in a …

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has cautioned that if Nigeria fails, the entire black race has failed because Nigeria is being looked upon as a pacesetter. Shettima made the remark while speaking at the graduation ceremony of participants of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 47, 2025, at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State. According to the …

The Nigerian government has admitted that security agencies face major technical hurdles in tracking SIM cards allegedly used by kidnappers and other criminal networks, despite years of mandatory SIM registration and National Identification Number (NIN) linkage. Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, disclosed this on Friday while explaining government efforts to combat insecurity through the telecommunications …

President Bola Tinubu again on Friday dismissed allegations of either Christian or Muslim genocide in Nigeria, insisting that the country’s security challenges are driven by criminality and extremism, not religion. Tinubu made the remarks while declaring open the Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society’s (NASFAT) 8th Biennial Conference and Annual General Meeting in Abuja. The theme of the event was “Building Resilience in a …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the arming of forest guards across the country, marking a major shift in Nigeria’s security strategy as the government intensifies efforts to combat banditry, kidnapping and illegal mining in rural areas. The President announced the decision on Wednesday during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja. He said the rising …

Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the spokesperson of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has acknowledged concerns over the presidential bid of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 general election. Speaking on Friday during an appearance on Arise TV’s The Morning Show, Abdullahi said the situation poses a challenge that worries the …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has reiterated that Christians must not be subjected to Sharia law or court processes meant solely for Muslims. He stated this on Wednesday at the opening of the 2025 triennial meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, NIREC, in Abuja. The event, themed “Collaboration of Inter-Religious Council with Government to Promote Peace in Nigeria,” …

A former Senior Special Assistant in the Zamfara State Government, Musa Muhammad Kamara, has revealed that Tinubu’s Minister of State for Defence and former Zamfara governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, bought vehicles, funded armed terrorist and shielded a notorious terrorist after his arrest during his time as Governor. Matawalle was appointed Minister of State for Defence by Bola Tinubu in August …

For a regime’s ruler that shamelessly and scandously awarded the contract for a 700km road to his family at a gluttonous cost of 15 trillion Naira without appropriation by the National Assembly, and without any competitive bidding by any other contractors, and without any known due process taking place to ensure that Nigerians were not grifted of their finances by …

Leading American political analysts say the People’s Democratic Party has just taken its most significant institutional step since losing national power in 2015. The introduction and issuance of a formal expulsion certificate created under the initiative of the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN–led National Working Committee (NWC) after the Ibadan Convention expelled Nyesom Wike and ten others is being described as …