Politics

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued certificates of expulsion to 11 former members of the party, who were expelled recently. The new national chairman of the party, Tanimu Turaki, SAN, disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking with journalists on developments within the party. He said the certificates of expulsion have been sent to the affected persons through courier service. …

The United States House Appropriations Committee will lead a joint congressional briefing on Tuesday focused on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, committee officials announced. According to a notice shared on Tuesday by US Congressman Riley Moore on X, House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart will convene the session, joined by fellow Appropriators …

The Regional Leader of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, on Monday launched a blistering attack on Nigeria’s political leadership, declaring that President Bola Tinubu’s Muslim–Muslim ticket amounts to “complete genocide” against Christians in the country. Dachomo, who spoke during an interview on The Morning Brief on Channels Television, accused the Federal Government of enabling what …

The Chief Executive Officer of TAF Africa and founder of the Albino Foundation, Jake Epelle, has warned that appointing former INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu as an ambassador could have negative consequences for Nigeria’s diplomatic relations, especially with Western nations. Epelle warned that posting Mahmoud to countries like the United States would be “a disaster,” arguing that some Western nations view …

The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States, Gautier Mignot, has warned that foreign information manipulation is becoming a growing threat to democratic institutions and public stability, urging journalists to strengthen their professional standards in the face of increasingly sophisticated disinformation campaigns. Speaking in Abuja on Monday at a one-day workshop on Foreign Information …

END of the road may have come a full circle for terrorists operating in Africa’s most populous black nation, as the United States Department of War under Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War permitted the U.S Air Force SPY PLANE, Drone RQ-4B Global Hawk to secretly enter Nigeria’s Airspace two days ago, on Saturday, November 29, 2025 under the cover of …

Fernando Dias da Costa, opposition presidential candidate in Guinea Bissaufacebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonemail sharing buttonsharethis sharing buttonwhatsapp sharing buttonThe Nigerian embassy in Guinea-Bissau has granted asylum to Fernando Dias da Costa, the country’s opposition presidential candidate, over alleged threats to his life. The development comes after military officers announced a coup in the Portuguese-speaking West African nation last Wednesday. …

In 2023, the Obidient Movement swept through Nigeria like a cultural and political awakening. Young Nigerians at home and in the diaspora, urban professionals, artisans and first-time voters rallied around a shared belief that they were witnessing the rise of a new political era. Rallies were held across major cities, social media exploded with energy, and Peter Obi, the movement’s …

A security expert, tracker, and a jihadi expert with special focus on the Sahel, Brant Philip, has claimed that the United States has begun conducting operations inside Nigeria as part of an agreement with the Nigerian government aimed at tackling escalating terrorism. He stated on Saturday that a United States aircraft carried out an operation in Borno State, noting that …

Guinea-Bissau’s ousted president, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, arrived in the Republic of Congo’s capital, Brazzaville, on Saturday, days after he was overthrown by the military, Congolese government sources told AFP. Meanwhile, in the capital, Bissau, the West African country’s leading opposition party said its headquarters had been “invaded” by a “heavily armed militia” following the post-election coup that brought the army …