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There was tension in Abuja, on Tuesday, when soldiers blocked Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), from gaining access to a land in Gaduwa. Wike had led officials of the Federal Capital Territory Development Administration (FCDA) to the place when some soldiers stopped them from entering. Furious, the minister shouted on top of his voice but the …

This is Mr. Sunday Jackson, from Adamawa State. On March 7, 2025, the highest Court in Nigeria sentenced him to death by hanging for disarming and k!ll!ng a fulani terrorist who attacked him in his own farm. In 2015, Jackson, a 29-year-old farmer and student from Dong Communi­ty in Demsa LGA of Adamawa, was working on his farm in Kodomti …

Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, has reacted to comments made by United States President Donald Trump over alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Speaking during an interview with Democracy Now, Soyinka said Trump’s sweeping statements distort the true picture of the conflict and risk deepening religious hostilities. He said the situation should not be seen as a war between Christians …

A US soldier has sent a message to the Nigerian army amid President Donald Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria. Recall that in a recent post on Truth Social, Donald Trump threatened to invade Nigeria over the killings of Christians. In his post, Trump directed the US Department of War to prepare for potential military action against Nigeria. In a now-viral …

Bishop Matthew Kukah, Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, has described the US President Donald Trump’s threat of military action against Nigeria over alleged persecution of Christians as a wake-up call to the Nigerian leaders. Trump had claimed that Christians in Nigeria are facing systematic persecution and mass killings. Subsequently, he declared Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, threatening to …

The family of former President Shehu Shagari has announced the death of his last surviving wife, Hajiya Saratu Shehu Shagari, who passed away aged 89. The announcement was made in a statement issued by Capt. Bala Shagari, the late President’s eldest son and Sarkin Mafaran Shagari. According to the statement, Hajiya Saratu died around 3 pm on Monday after a …

Amember of the United States House of Representatives, Rep. Riley Moore, has further justified the US allegation of genocide against Christians in Nigeria, claiming that an average of 35 Christians are killed every day in the country. In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, Moore described Nigeria as the most dangerous place in the world for …

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from jail, three weeks into a five-year prison term for partaking in a criminal conspiracy. A Paris court ruled on Monday that Sarkozy will be placed under judicial supervision and barred from leaving France ahead of an appeal trial due to be held next year. After his release, the former president said …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday reportedly sent a high-level delegation to meet with officials of the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Justice to discuss the case of embattled Nigerian former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ayekooto Akindele, who posted the video of their arrival in the UK on his Facebook page, said …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday revealed that under his watch as the Nigeria’s Head of State, late United States President Jimmy Carter would not do anything in Africa without his knowledge, a statement which appeared to be a veiled remark on the ongoing controversy over President Donald Trump’s military invasion threat on the country. In a series of posts …