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United States President Donald Trump has repeated claims that Christians in Nigeria are being subjected to mass killings, warning that the alleged attacks amount to an existential threat to Christianity in the country, Very Nigerian reports. Trump, in a video uploaded by the White House on X on Wednesday, said “thousands and thousands” of Christians were being killed, blaming “radical …

Expectations of Nigerians are high as new service chiefs take over the steering of the country’s security architecture. Amid worsening security situation in the country, occasioned by activities of Boko Haram terrorists, bandits, kidnappers and other non-state actors, President Bola Tinubu last week appointed new service chiefs. It also came at a time United States President, Donald Trump threatened military …

The United States House Of Representatives has approved sanctions on Nigeria The sponsors decried the alleged worsening persecution of Christians and other religious minorities. They cited a catalogue of findings and reports that informed the measure, including media accounts and NGO data alleging large-scale attacks on civilians, destruction of places of worship, and a pattern of impunity. The resolution reads …

All eyes are on Anambra State as voters head to the polls on Saturday to elect their next governor. The electorate will decide whether to return incumbent Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) or hand power to a challenger from another political party. Political analysts say eight local government areas with the highest number of registered …

The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, faction loyal to FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, Abdulrahman Mohammed, has cancelled the proposed national convention scheduled for Ibadan, Oyo State. Mohammed suspended the convention alongside the party’s National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu and some members of the National Working Committee, NWC, in a press briefing on Wednesday. He said the PDP …

The Federal Government has said it may sell off the refineries as part of its economic reform strategy to attract investors, boost competition, and improve efficiency in the downstream oil sector. Nigeria’s four state-owned refineries — located in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna — have a combined installed capacity of 445,000 barrels per day (bpd) but have remained largely dormant …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned that no amount of political pressure or judicial manipulation can lead to the conviction of its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, describing ongoing efforts to prosecute him as “a waste of time.” In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Comrade Emma Powerful, the group accused the Nigerian government under President Bola Tinubu, …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has, for the fourth time, given the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, another opportunity to defend the terrorism charges filed against him by the federal government or waive his right to do so. Justice James Omotosho granted Kanu another adjournment till November 7, to enter his defence after the …

United States Representative Riley M. Moore has defended President Donald Trump’s position on protecting persecuted Christians, saying China has no moral ground to criticize U.S. foreign policy after its own record of arresting and persecuting believers. Moore’s statement followed a warning from China’s Foreign Ministry urging the U.S. to stop using religion and human rights as pretexts for interfering in …

The United States House of Representatives has urged the Departments of State and Treasury to impose targeted sanctions on individuals and organisations, including Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, over alleged violations of religious freedom in Nigeria. This is contained in a resolution introduced before the House on Tuesday and cited by PUNCH Online …