Politics

The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, faction loyal to FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, Abdulrahman Mohammed, has cancelled the proposed national convention scheduled for Ibadan, Oyo State. Mohammed suspended the convention alongside the party’s National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu and some members of the National Working Committee, NWC, in a press briefing on Wednesday. He said the PDP …

United States Representative Riley M. Moore has defended President Donald Trump’s position on protecting persecuted Christians, saying China has no moral ground to criticize U.S. foreign policy after its own record of arresting and persecuting believers. Moore’s statement followed a warning from China’s Foreign Ministry urging the U.S. to stop using religion and human rights as pretexts for interfering in …

The United States House of Representatives has urged the Departments of State and Treasury to impose targeted sanctions on individuals and organisations, including Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, over alleged violations of religious freedom in Nigeria. This is contained in a resolution introduced before the House on Tuesday and cited by PUNCH Online …

Today, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO). Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics. The strike was conducted in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. No U.S. …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the suspension of four of its national officers over alleged anti-party activities. In a letter signed by 14 out of 18 members of the National Working Committee (NWC) and received by the commission on November 4, 2025, the party said the decision was reached at …

The Senate on Tuesday deferred debate on the raging controversies surrounding allegations of genocide against Christians in Nigeria. President Donald Trump had declared Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern and accused the Federal Government of allowing killing of Christians. Following Trump’s statement, the U.S. Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, confirmed in a post on X that his department was “preparing …

US lawmaker, Rep Riley Moote, has said that President Trump is absolutely right to defend our brothers and sisters in Christ who are suffering horrific persecution, and even martyrdom, for their faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He maintained that “China will not dictate our foreign policy to us, and we will not be lectured to by a …

A High Court in Oyo State has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, to go ahead with the national convention scheduled for November 15 in Ibadan. The presiding judge, A.L. Akintola, issued the order following an ex parte application filed by Folahan Malomo Adelabi. The court, in suit No. I/1336/2025, filed by …

United States President Donald Trump placed Nigeria on a watchlist after watching a Fox News segment on how Christians were being persecuted in the West African country, CNN reports. On Friday, Trump redesignated Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” in response to allegations of targeted Christian killings in the country. “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands …

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a dramatic turn on Monday when a faction loyal to Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), seized control of the party’s National Headquarters, located at Wadata Plaza, Abuja. Amid internal turmoil within the party, the Wike faction appointed Muhammed Abdulrahman as acting chairman after suspending Umar Damagum. Prior …