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Pope Leo XIV, head of the Catholic Church, has expressed concerns over the recent wave of attacks on communities in Nigeria. At least 100 persons were murdered in Woro and neighbouring communities, in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday. Local authorities in the communities said at least 75 residents were buried on Wednesday and 13 others on …

American TV show host Tony Perkins has revealed that First Lady Remi Tinubu approached him to discuss religious freedom issues in Nigeria, but he rejected her request because he does not want his platform used to cover up for happenings in Nigeria. Mr Perkins, who hosts Washington Watch, disclosed this during an edition with U.S. lawmaker Chris Smith on February …

President Bola Ahmed has met with the Commander of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Dagvin Anderson, his team and the Charge D’Affairs US Embassy in Nigeria, Keith Heffern, at the State House, Abuja, on Sunday. Among those present alongside the President were the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Riibadu, and other service Chiefs. The meeting held days after Anderson stated …

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has announced the total and permanent cancellation of the Monday sit-at-home across the South-East, saying the directive takes immediate effect from Monday, February 9, 2026. In a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB said the order came directly from its ‘supreme leader’, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The statement said, “The Monday …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has come under intense criticism following his attendance at the wedding fatiha of the children of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, at the weekend. Tinubu was the main guest at the wedding attended by top government functionaires. The event held days after a deadly attack in Woro, Kaiama local government area of Kwara …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has challenged politicians who publicly oppose godfatherism but practice it in private, saying credibility in the fight against the phenomenon must be backed by personal example. Akpabio spoke on Saturday at the launch of The Burdens of Legislators in Nigeria, a book written by former Senator Effiong Bob, at the Nigerian Air Force Conference Centre, Kado, …

Wike: But let me say one thing today been 7th of February, whomever is watching this programme, be you Senator, whether you are a House of Reps member, whether you are a Minister, whether you are a Governor and you support betrayal, people will continue to betray you in life. crowd chants Amennnnnn Wike: Let me say it again, whether …

A Chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Minister of Youths and Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has said the rising insecurity in Nigeria shows that the country has no government. Abdullahi, who is the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, was reacting to a 2014 tweet in which President Bola Tinubu lamented the spate of insecurity in Nigeria …

Many Nigerians have shared their thoughts on the incessant foreign trips by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The President has spent 23 days on foreign trips just in January 2026 after leaving Nigeria on December 28, 2025 for Europe. The President spent nine days in France for End-of-year break and holiday. He proceeded to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, …

Fresh concerns have emerged over the ambassadorial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu, as several host countries may reject or delay approval due to the short time left in the current administration. Presidency insiders and high-ranking officials in the foreign service disclosed to Sunday Punch that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently battling to secure agrément, the required approval …