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An American Christian missionary, Alex Barbir, has alleged that Fulani militias are behind a wave of killings across parts of Nigeria, accusing the Federal Government of failing to act and attempting to suppress what he described as a “targeted campaign” against Christians. Barbir, who recently visited Nigeria, made the claims while addressing concerns over insecurity in several states in an …

A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has warned that it might be tough for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to convince voters in southern Nigeria to support a presidential candidate from the North. Amaechi advised the party to think carefully about the different regions and how they might affect the election before the next general election comes around. The …

I am not disappointed with one Peter Ayodele Fayose for his inability to make a distinction between Ambassador Phrank Shaibu and my humble self (Paul Ibe). Sir, if indeed you read the statement titled “Peter Ayodele Fayose’s Beer Parlour Tales Of Infamy”, you would have seen that it was actually authored by Amb. Shuaibu and not Ibe. Is it possible …

I saw the response of one Paul Ibe, one of the Media Aides to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, to my release on what transpired at his (Atiku) meeting in Minna, with Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, and I can’t but be amused. However, because of my respect for Atiku, I will want to assume that he did not …

The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman, alongside the Acting National Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Benson Upah, has called on the Department of State Security and other security agencies to arrest the party’s former National Chairman, Julius Abure, over an alleged illegal entry into the party’s National Secretariat. Usman and Upah made the call while …

Kinsmen of the former Premier of Eastern Nigeria, late Dr. Michael Okpara, have told former governors of Abia State that their threat to stop Governor Alex Otti from being re-elected is not supported by the popular will of the electorate. This was contained in a message delivered by Uzodinma Okpara, the son of the late former Premier on Wednesday in …

His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, Governor of Rivers State, has dissolved the State Executive Council. His Excellency, the Governor, has therefore directed all Commissioners and Special Advisers to hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most Senior officers in their Ministries with immediate effect. His Excellency further expresses his deepest appreciation to the outgoing members of the Executive …

Former governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai has warned that Nigeria must learn to stop disregarding the rule of law. Recall that security agents on Thursday attempted to arrest El-Rufai, upon his arrival at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, from Cairo, Egypt. The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, reportedly seized the former governor’s international passport. …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced an investigation into Nigerian business mogul, Prince Arthur Eze, over the alleged fraudulent takeover and demolition of a multi-billion naira estate in Enugu State. The probe follows a blistering petition which accuses the billionaire and his agents of using “state might” — including armed police personnel and bulldozers — to destroy …

A social media storm has erupted following claims that Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s First Lady, lobbied US officials during a recent Washington visit to request escalated military airstrikes in northern Nigeria and to find ways to implicate opposition politician Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. The allegation originated from a widely shared post on X by user @Mallam_jabeer, which read: “So after Remi Tinubu …