The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has strongly rejected the designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” by former United States President Donald Trump. The council described the claim of “Christian genocide” in the country as Read more…
Pope Leo meets with a group of survivors of clerical abuse in Belgium in a climate of “closeness, deep listening, and painful dialogue”, which concluded with a moment of prayer. Pope Leo XIV met on Saturday afternoon with fifteen people Read more…
Former Borno State Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has denied reports claiming that he accused Vice President Kashim Shettima of creating Boko Haram. In a statement issued on Saturday and titled “A Lie Taken Too Far: Shettima, Ali Modu Sheriff Read more…
Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial Zone, Victor Umeh has called for the arrest of vote buyers, saying they cannot continue to undermine democracy with such actions. The senator stated this in a press interview with journalists, immediately after voting at Read more…
A US-based pharmacist, Mr Martin Nwabueze, has criticized Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State over his utterances concerning the allegation of Christians genocide in Nigeria. Among other things, Soludo had said: ‘People are killing themselves, Christians killing Christians. The people Read more…
In the paper, Amupitan declared that “it is a notorious fact that there is perpetration of crimes under international law in Nigeria, particularly crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide.” Facts have emerged on how Nigeria’s newly appointed Independent National Read more…
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has said that President Donald Trump of the United States lied to the whole world by alleging Christian genocide in Nigeria without any evidence to support his claim. Falana made this statement on Wednesday when Read more…
The Senate on Wednesday approved a bill prescribing up to 14 years imprisonment for educators convicted of sexually harassing students in tertiary institutions. The move comes amid recurring reports of lecturers coercing students for grades, admission advantages and other academic Read more…
The Federal Government yesterday dismissed claims of systemic religious persecution in Nigeria, alleging that foreign lobbyists, particularly in the United States, are driving claims of Christian genocide in the country and influencing international perceptions of the country’s security challenges. It Read more…
Maimalari Cantonment is the Nigerian Army barracks and the headquarters of the Nigerian Army’s 7th Division. The Nigerian military has suffered yet another security breach as nine soldiers on Monday escaped from a military guardroom at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, Read more…
Until last week, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was the Israeli army’s top lawyer. Now she is behind bars and at the center of a scandal rocking the country after a bizarre sequence of events that included her abrupt resignation, a brief disappearance Read more…
A community leader and former Councillor of Tombo Council Ward in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, Mr. Atindiga Tsebee, has been reportedly killed in an ambush by suspected armed herdsmen. The incident was said to have occurred over Read more…