United States lawmaker representing Florida’s 6th congressional district, Randy Fine, has joined a growing list of members of Congress supporting a resolution calling for stronger U.S. action in response to worsening religious-related violence in Nigeria. In a statement shared on X handle on Wednesday, the congressman expressed alarm over continued attacks by extremist groups in parts of Nigeria, particularly in …

Is this a carefully calibrated political recalibration ahead of 2027 — or is the Muslim North being deliberately edged out of Nigeria’s power structure, one appointment, one budget line, one silence at a time? Two years after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rose to power on the back of a controversial Muslim–Muslim ticket, a growing unease is spreading across Northern Nigeria. …

Former aide to Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, has reacted to the nomination of the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, as an ambassador. In 2019, Fani-Kayode who dumped the APC for the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, had described the party as “a filthy, rat-infested sinking ship.” The former Minister, who was rumoured to have secretly joined …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has instituted a ₦200 billion defamation lawsuit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over allegations of sexual harassment. The suit was confirmed on Thursday after Akpoti-Uduaghan published court documents and an accompanying statement on her official Instagram page on Friday, December 5, 2025. According to the certified court order dated November 6, 2025, issued by the High Court …

A retired senior officer of the Nigerian Army, Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi, has narrated how he was forced out of service, detained in solitary confinement, and subjected to humiliating treatment after uncovering individuals he described as suspected financiers and sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria. Ali-Keffi, who once commanded the Army’s 1 Division as General Officer Commanding (GOC), said his ordeal …

A retired senior officer of the Nigerian Army, Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi, has narrated how he was forced out of service, detained in solitary confinement, and subjected to humiliating treatment after uncovering individuals he described as suspected financiers and sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria. Ali-Keffi, who once commanded the Army’s 1 Division as General Officer Commanding (GOC), said his ordeal …

SaharaReporters has obtained detailed information on a network of 20 Nigerian and three international individuals suspected of financing and facilitating terrorism, particularly linked to Boko Haram activities. The investigation traces their personal data, financial transactions, and associations, highlighting links to convicted individuals and international arms and funds transfers. SaharaReporters gathered that the Nigerian suspects, arrested in 2021, were subsequently released …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said the decision of the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and 15 other lawmakers to abandon the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC, is the direct result of deepening divisions within the PDP. Speaking after inspecting road projects in Abuja, Wike said the …

The former governor said this in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Monday in his first interview granted to any media organisation since he left office. He said, “ people say I’m a critic of the administration,. My comment in a panel on democracy in Nigeria had to do with the APC.the president begged me publicly to come and serve …

A groundbreaking counter-terrorism operation personally approved by former President Muhammadu Buhari has resurfaced in controversy, following explosive revelations by retired Nigerian Army General, Ali-Keffi, who once commanded the 1 Division and served as General Officer Commanding (GOC). Ali-Keffi was handpicked in 2021 to lead Operation Service Wide (OSW), a multi-agency investigative task force mandated to identify Boko Haram’s masterminds, expose …

Sixteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers who defected on Friday, included the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule. The development represents the latest political twist in the drama that has enveloped the oil-rich state. The legislators who defected to the …

The Federal Government on Thursday moved to calm rising tensions among road contractors, assuring that all outstanding payments will be cleared before December 20, following days of protests by contractors over mounting debts and stalled project financing. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, who gave the assurance during the reopening of the repaired Keffi Flyover in Nasarawa State, said President …

Fresh political intrigues are unfolding in Rivers State as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is losing ground with President Bola Tinubu amid mounting pressure from both domestic and international stakeholders. Sources close to the Presidency indicate that Tinubu’s inner circle has grown increasingly wary of Wike, who has faced a string of controversies since joining the …

The Senate on Wednesday subjected three ambassadorial nominees to rigorous questioning before eventually clearing them for appointment, following a tense but detailed screening session that focused heavily on issues of national security and competence. The three nominees cleared by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs are former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and ex-Nigerian Ambassador to the …

As General Christopher Gwabin Musa takes the oath of office to serve as Nigeria’s minister of defence, there has been an overwhelming show of support for the former Chief of Defence Staff from across the country. This, according to many, is because the former CDS is believed to have given a good account of himself while he served in the …