Politics

The lawmaker representing Virginia’s Second District in Congress, Rep. Riley M. Moore has hinted at another United States sanctioned airstrikes on terrorists in Nigeria after the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) explicitly declared Christians “legitimate targets.” Recall that ISWAP recently released an image showing a Christian village in Adamawa State engulfed in flames, accompanied by a statement declaring that …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) under the leadership of Dr Tanimu Turaki, SAN, is currently in a closed-door meeting with ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. The meeting is taking place at the Abuja office of the former President in Maitama area of Abuja. Daily Trust gathered the meeting is part of the ongoing consultation with party leaders towards …

Amid renewed conflict between him and Rivers State governor Sim Fubara, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has vowed that mistakes made in the 2023 elections will not be repeated in 2027. Wike made the vow while speaking during a visit to Akuku-Toru and Degema Local Government Areas on Tuesday. He emphasized the importance of acknowledging past …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, is currently in a closed door meeting with the former governor of Old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo. Obi, arrived the Amechi, Nkanu West country home of the Nwobodo at 1.55pm in company of the former governors Sam Egwu(Ebonyi state), Okwy Nwodo (Enugu State), Senator Ben …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that no 2027 presidential aspirant will step down in the African Democratic Congress presidential race, adding that all aspirants will present themselves freely. Atiku, in a statement released on Tuesday by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, called on Nigerians to resist efforts by the All Progressives Congress to intimidate and weaken the opposition. …

Successive administrations in Nigeria have always sought validation from Western countries. Past and present leaders appear obsessed with what the West thinks of them. They copy and paste initiatives from abroad without considering local realities—perhaps remnants of a colonial mentality. I recall how the late President Muhammadu Buhari was reluctant to engage with local media during his first term in …

A prominent Catholic cleric and author, Deacon Nick Donnelly has thrown his weight behind alleged plans by the United States to target controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi over alleged terrorism links. Gumi had recently stated that he was secretly informed by security sources that his name had been listed among individuals allegedly marked for elimination as Boko Haram figures. …

United States Congressman Riley M. Moore has strongly condemned a recent threat issued by the Islamic State (ISIS) targeting Christians in Nigeria, warning that the extremist group’s declaration underscores the persistent danger posed by terrorist organizations operating in the country. In a statement shared on his verified social media account, Moore said ISIS had released a message demanding that Christians …

On January 10, 2025, the Biden-Harris administration put a $25 million bounty on Nicolás Maduro for information leading to his arrest or conviction. Public safety is not a political game. You do not label someone a narco-dictator one year and then pretend he is no longer a threat the next simply because a different president is in office. That is …

Indications have emerged that a joint presidential ticket involving former presidential candidates Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is being considered ahead of the 2027 general elections, with the pair expected to challenge former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for the presidential ticket of the coalition-led African Democratic Congress (ADC), amid renewed efforts to unify the opposition. Obi and Kwankwaso, who …