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On Monday, November 3, the coalition-led takeover of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will be four months old. While many have applauded the group’s efforts in offering Nigerians a glimmer of hope for an alternative political platform ahead of the 2027 elections, the party’s slow progress and emerging internal crises are beginning to cast doubt on the coalition’s strength, Weekend …

The Federal Government has rejected remarks by United States President Donald Trump alleging widespread killings of Christians in the country and declaring Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern.” In a statement issued on Saturday morning by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, the government said the claims do not reflect the situation on the ground. “The …

U.S. Congressman Riley Moore has praised President Donald Trump for designating Nigeria as a “country of particular concern,” following growing allegations of persecution and mass killings of Christians in the country, Very Nigerian reports. Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday, claimed that Christianity was facing an “existential threat” in Nigeria, blaming radical Islamists for the …

TINUBU WANTS TO MONOPOLISE NIGERIAN ECONOMY FOR FEW CRONIES – YORUBA UNION CONDEMNS 15% FUEL IMPORT TAX A Yoruba Union, known as Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has accused President BolaTinubu of overburdening Nigerians with excessive taxation amid worsening poverty, unemployment, and insecurity across the country. The group claimed that the President’s economic policies are so harsh and anti-people that Nigerians may …

TINUBU WANTS TO MONOPOLISE NIGERIAN ECONOMY FOR FEW CRONIES – YORUBA UNION CONDEMNS 15% FUEL IMPORT TAX A Yoruba Union, known as Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has accused President BolaTinubu of overburdening Nigerians with excessive taxation amid worsening poverty, unemployment, and insecurity across the country. The group claimed that the President’s economic policies are so harsh and anti-people that Nigerians may …

Over 700 demonstrators have reportedly lost their lives in three days of election related protests in Tanzania. The protest erupted on Wednesday, following the country’s presidential election results, disqualification and detention of key opposition candidates. Reacting to the ongoing crisis, Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, stated that over 700 people have been killed in the three days of demonstration. Chadema …

Reports suggest that Cameroon’s opposition leader, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, has fled his residence in the northern city of Garoua amid intensifying post-election protests, violent crackdowns, and threats of prosecution. Sources say Bakary secretly crossed into Nigeria through the northern Nigerian city of Yola and was later airlifted to an undisclosed location. A foreign journalist based in Yaoundé last night told …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) @OfficialPDPNig is appalled by the judgement of the Federal High Court Abuja, presided over by Honorable Justice Kolawole Omotosho today, describing it as an assault on Nigeria’s democratic process. However, the PDP states that the judgment of the court does not vitiate its ability to proceed with the processes and activities towards the National Convention …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Rep Abubakar Gummi, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC)., Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, restrained the Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, from further recognising Gummi as member representing Gummi/ Bukkuyum Federal Constituency. Justice Egwuatu also made an order directing the Independent National Electoral …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday declined to grant an application filed by former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, seeking to stop the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with its scheduled National Convention slated for November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The convention is meant to elect new national officers to …