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Newly obtained United States Department of Justice documents have revealed how pro-Biafra groups influenced US policymakers to take a hard stance on Nigeria. The filings show that President Donald Trump designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern, in part, due to pressure from diaspora advocacy organisations. US Senator Ted Cruz has amplified the claims, accusing the Nigerian government of enabling …
Read More »#ENDBADGOVERNANCE MOVEMENT DECLARES NATIONWIDE PROTEST DECEMBER 10
The #EndBadGovernance Movement has announced a nationwide protest scheduled for December 10, 2025, to coincide with the World Human Rights Day. The group cited what it described as escalating repression and systemic violations of democratic rights under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The declaration was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, and signed by the group’s spokesperson, …
Read More »RIBADU LEADS HIGH-POWERED DELEGATION TO US CONGRESSMAN PUSHING GENOCIDE NARRATTIVE
Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser, led a high-powered delegation to the United States over the allegation of Christian persecution in Nigeria. The allegation gained momentum after Vice-President Kashim Shettima spoke in favour of two-state solution to the crisis between Israel and Gaza. Earlier in the month, President Donald Trump of America redesignated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern and asked …
Read More »NIGERIAN ARMY DISMISSES FOUR SOLDIERS FIGHTING BOKO HARAM FOR ‘DISOBEYING STANDING ORDER’ – DISMISSED SOLDIERS
The Nigerian Army has dismissed four soldiers fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East part of the country. The frontline soldiers are Mukaila Mutari with service number 22NA/88/10253, Isah Emmanuel with service number 22NA/83/7262. Also dismissed by the army included Kolomo Alex and Ibrahim Musa, with service numbers 24NA/86/5151 and 24NA/86/0885 respectively. Pictures of the dismissed personnel wearing their desert …
Read More »TERRORISTS AMBUSH NIGERIAN TROOPS ON MISSION TO RESCUE KEBBI SCHOOLGIRLS, MANY INJURED
Several soldiers sustained injuries after terrorists launched an ambush on troops heading to rescue kidnapped schoolgirls in Kebbi State. The attack occurred just 24 hours after the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, directed troops of Operation Fasan Yamma to go “all out” against the bandits responsible for abducting students of Government Girls Secondary School, Maga. “You …
Read More »IF DEMOCRACY FALTERS IN NIGERIA, DEMOCRACY WILL COLLAPSE EVERYWHERE ELSE IN ENTIRE WEST AFRICAN REGION” — ECOWAS WARNS TINUBU
ECOWAS Commission President, Omar Touray, sounded the warning to Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Monday during the launch of “Regional Partnership for Democracy”, a new initiative aimed at countering the continent’s mounting democratic decline. Represented by ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, Touray stressed that democracy in the region is under severe strain. He praised …
Read More »JUDGES DID NOT SING ‘ON YOUR MANDATE’ — THEY STOOD IN RESPECT FOR TINUBU, NJI CLARIFIES
The National Judicial Institute (NJI) has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that judges at the opening ceremony of the 2025 All Nigeria Judges Conference sang a political song “On Your Mandate We Shall Stand” in support of President Bola Tinubu. On Tuesday, a video circulating on social media showed judges rising to their feet as the signature song …
Read More »TINUBU GOVERNMENT BLAMES TRUMP’S THREAT FOR RENEWED TERROR ATTACKS IN NIGERIA
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has warned that recent public statements by United States President Donald Trump have emboldened violent networks across Nigeria, giving extremist groups a fresh international narrative to justify attacks on vulnerable communities. Akume, in a statement issued Wednesday, linked the spike in propaganda by terror cells, bandit groups and extremist actors …
Read More »HOW TINUBU’S DEFENCE MINISTER MATAWALLE MAINTAINS CONTACT WITH BANDIT LEADERS, ORDERED THEM TO COMPEL COMMUNITIES TO VOTE FOR APC — EX-AIDE
A former senior aide to Nigeria’s Defence Minister and former Zamfara governor, Bello Matawalle, has accused him of continuing to maintain direct contact with notorious terrorist commanders whom he allegedly funded, equipped, and politically mobilised during his time as governor. The “mobilisation” had included providing “36 brand new Hilux vehicles” and buying stolen livestock from bandit groups. The whistleblower, whose …
Read More »INEC REJECTS WIKE-BACKED ABDULRAHMAN MOHAMMED AS PDP ACTING CHAIRMAN
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected a correspondence signed by the acting chairman of the Samuel Anyanwu faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying it failed to meet the requirements of the law. Abdulrahaman Mohammed and Senator Samuel Anyanwu had written to the commission seeking to postpone the Ekiti Governorship primaries due to what they called logistical …
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