Politics

United States President Donald Trump has frowned at the continued existence of Boko Haram, the Islamic State and other terrorist cells in Nigeria. Trump cited the activities of the jihadist groups as one of the grounds Nigeria was added to the list of countries facing restrictions on travel to the United States. “Radical Islamic terrorist groups such as Boko Haram …

A United States lawmaker, Mary Miller, has said that radical Islam is responsible for the killing of thousands of Christians in Nigeria. “Radical Islam is responsible for the mass slaughter of THOUSANDS of Christians in Nigeria and around the world.” “This dangerous ideology has NO place in America,” she wrote on X. The comments come amid growing pressure from the …

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki (SAN), on Tuesday met with former governors and ministers elected on the platform of the party, declaring that the newly constituted National Working Committee (NWC) is repositioning the PDP for a return to power. Addressing the gathering in Abuja, which included a former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, and …

A newly released book has offered fresh insight into the power struggles that defined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 presidential primaries, revealing how a powerful cabal around late former President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly sought to install then Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the party’s consensus candidate by attempting to manipulate the country’s security architecture. The …

The United States government has revealed that Nigeria was added to its expanded travel restrictions list over concerns bordering on terrorism-related security risks and high visa overstay rates. According to U.S. authorities, the presence and activities of extremist groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State in parts of Nigeria have created challenges for effective screening and vetting of …

Eleven Nigerian Air Force personnel detained in Burkina Faso following an emergency landing could face life imprisonment if found guilty of espionage or sovereignty violations, according to sources close to the ongoing investigation. The warning comes amid a deepening diplomatic crisis, with the soldiers and their C-130 Hercules aircraft still held a week after the incident. The saga began on …

The former Deputy Governor of Abia State, has said the APC should not be deceived by those defecting to the party, describing the ruling party as a “giant with feet of clay.” He added that the APC could face the same fate as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which, despite controlling 28 states out of 36 at one point, was …

A fresh and significant leadership crisis has erupted within the Labour Party (LP), deepening the struggle for control of the party structures. The party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) and a quorum of the statutory National Executive Council (NEC) have announced the dissolution of the Senator Nenadi Usman-led interim National Working Committee (iNWC). This development further strains the internal politics of …

Nigeria’s so-called opposition politicians, comprising some of those left in a dying political party and a sprinkling of some failed political office aspirants regrouping in a platform struggling to find its bearings, are amusing lots. They blow hot air, seek scapegoats for their failure and move to confuse the polity in a desperate search for cheap political gains. On Sunday, …

Prominent opposition leaders in Nigeria have raised serious concerns over what they described as a deliberate plot by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to weaken and ultimately dismantle the country’s multi-party democracy through the politicisation of anti-corruption agencies. In a strongly worded joint statement on Sunday, the leaders accused the Federal Government of weaponising state institutions, particularly the …