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Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Social Media, has shed more light on the encounter between his principal and soldiers on Tuesday. Soldiers prevented Wike from accessing a piece of land in Gaduwa area of Abuja. Arms-wielding soldiers had prevented the minister and a team from the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) from …

There was tension in Abuja, on Tuesday, when soldiers blocked Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), from gaining access to a land in Gaduwa. Wike had led officials of the Federal Capital Territory Development Administration (FCDA) to the place when some soldiers stopped them from entering. Furious, the minister shouted on top of his voice but the …

For the second time, a Federal High Court in Abuja, has restrained the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, from holding its 2025 National Convention scheduled for Ibadan, Oyo State between November 15 and 16. The court also barred the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from supervising, monitoring or recognizing the outcome of the National Convention where national officers are expected to …

This is Mr. Sunday Jackson, from Adamawa State. On March 7, 2025, the highest Court in Nigeria sentenced him to death by hanging for disarming and k!ll!ng a fulani terrorist who attacked him in his own farm. In 2015, Jackson, a 29-year-old farmer and student from Dong Communi­ty in Demsa LGA of Adamawa, was working on his farm in Kodomti …

Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Federal Ministry of FinanceAbuja Dear Honourable Minister, RE: IDEAS FOR A QUADRILLION NAIRA ECONOMY IN 10 to 15 YEARS I refer to your recent statement, “Nigeria Turns Towards Prosperity.” You highlighted the Tinubu government’s significant achievements, including GDP growth, declining inflation, stabilised exchange rates, increased foreign reserves, and improved oil …

Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, has reacted to comments made by United States President Donald Trump over alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Speaking during an interview with Democracy Now, Soyinka said Trump’s sweeping statements distort the true picture of the conflict and risk deepening religious hostilities. He said the situation should not be seen as a war between Christians …

A US soldier has sent a message to the Nigerian army amid President Donald Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria. Recall that in a recent post on Truth Social, Donald Trump threatened to invade Nigeria over the killings of Christians. In his post, Trump directed the US Department of War to prepare for potential military action against Nigeria. In a now-viral …

Bishop Matthew Kukah, Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, has described the US President Donald Trump’s threat of military action against Nigeria over alleged persecution of Christians as a wake-up call to the Nigerian leaders. Trump had claimed that Christians in Nigeria are facing systematic persecution and mass killings. Subsequently, he declared Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, threatening to …

The family of former President Shehu Shagari has announced the death of his last surviving wife, Hajiya Saratu Shehu Shagari, who passed away aged 89. The announcement was made in a statement issued by Capt. Bala Shagari, the late President’s eldest son and Sarkin Mafaran Shagari. According to the statement, Hajiya Saratu died around 3 pm on Monday after a …

Amember of the United States House of Representatives, Rep. Riley Moore, has further justified the US allegation of genocide against Christians in Nigeria, claiming that an average of 35 Christians are killed every day in the country. In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, Moore described Nigeria as the most dangerous place in the world for …