Tension flared today during a budget defence session involving the Federal Ministry of Works as two lawmakers, Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi (Ebonyi North Central) and Senator Rufai Sani Hanga (Kano Central), engaged in a heated exchange. The confrontation occurred while the ministry, led by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, appeared before la...
•US Congress and armed Fulani herdsmen Five United States lawmakers have introduced a bill seeking to impose visa restrictions and freeze assets belonging to former Kano State governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, and two others, over severe violations of religious freedom, including the persecution of Chris...
•American soldiers The United States is currently making plans to send 200 troops to Nigeria, according to New York Times. This is in addition to the special forces that are already on ground to help Nigeria tackle its war against insecurity. Last week, the Commander of the United States Africa Command, Gen Dagvin R. Anderson, […]
•A passenger flight An Arik Air Boeing 737-7GL aircraft, registration 5N-MJF, operating a scheduled domestic flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt, experienced an in-flight engine anomaly earlier today but diverted safely to Benin Airport, according to the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB). The NSIB confirmed this in a statement signed ...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen The lawmaker representing West Virginia’s 2nd District in the United States Congress, Rep. Riley Moore, has introduced the Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026. The bill will ensure that the U.S., as a Christian nation, stands with persecuted Christians around the world, especially in Nigeria, where h...
•Nigerian Senate Following the reconvening of plenary today to review its earlier stand concerning transfer of election results from polling booths which has generated uproar from the public, the Senate has gone ahead to adopt both manual and electronic modes of transmission of election results. The Frontier reports that this was hinted by a s...
•Trump and Tinubu The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to deport an additional 18 Nigerians listed on its “worst-of-the-worst” criminal register, bringing the total number of Nigerians scheduled for removal to 97. The development comes barely one week after it was exclusively reported that 79 Nigerians convicte...
•Amaechi speaks to reporters at the protest Former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has joined other protesters as demonstrations against the Senate’s rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of election results continued in Abuja today. The protest, which began yesterday, is opposed to the Senate’s decision to reject real-time elect...
•Riley Moore and terrorists in Nigeria The lawmaker representing West Virginia’s 2nd District in the United States Congress, Rep Riley Moore, said last week was bloody for Christians in Nigeria. This was after Islamic jihadists killed three parishioners and kidnapped Fr. Nathaniel Asuwaye, alongside 10 others, from Holy Trinity Parish in Kafan...
•Peter Obi (C) at the Occupy National Assembly protest in Abuja The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday joined the Occupy National Assembly protest in Abuja. The protest follows the Senate’s passage of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Reenactment) Amendment Bill 2026 through the third reading, in which the [...
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