President Bola Tinubu says insecurity remains the most troubling challenge facing Nigeria, especially the Northern region. He said on Saturday in Kaduna that urgent efforts were required to rebuild trust, strengthen unity and restore safety across communities. Tinubu, represented by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, spoke at the 25th Anniversary of…
The legal team defending the detained IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has rejected the recent ruling delivered by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja. According to the group, the judgement is “void, unconstitutional and unsustainable in law.” The position was made public by the Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Global Defence Consortium. The team…
United States President, Donald Trump, has expressed anger over the alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria. Trump, in his latest comments on the issue, stated that thousands of Christians are being killed in the West African country. The US President spoke on a conservative radio program on Friday, as captured by Fox News. Trump had earlier…
The number of students and teachers abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwarra Local Government Area of Niger State has risen to 315, up from the initial count of 227. The updated figure was confirmed by the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State chapter, Most Rev….
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has lashed out at the US President, Donald Trump, for threatening to invade Nigeria with American military. Prof Soyinka said that the comments of the US President was a testament of what he described as pre-set mindset, which ignores Nigeria’s complex security challenges. The literary icon stated this on Friday in…
The United Nations has condemned the abduction on Friday of hundreds of school children and teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Niger. The UN Spokesperson, Mr Stéphane Dujarric, while condemning the school attack, declared that “schools must be a safe place to learn”. The UN Spokesperson described the abduction of the…
Fresh details have emerged from the meeting between United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, as Washington intensifies pressure on Abuja over rising insecurity. The discussion centred on the surge in attacks linked to extremist groups and the growing threat against Christian communities across Nigeria. Officials described the meeting…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State has confirmed that 215 pupils and 12 teachers were abducted during Friday’s bandit attack on a Catholic school in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area. CAN Chairman in Nigeria State, Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, gave the confirmation on Friday, stating that the incident is one of…
Nigerian-American naval officer, Captain Kelechi Ndukwe, has been appointed Commodore of Destroyer Squadron 60 and Task Force 65 of the United States Navy, headquartered in Rota, Spain. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the development further cements his trailblazing rise in America’s naval command structure. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria announced the appointment on Friday through a…
Honourable Abayomi Fagbenro Bibire, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, has joined family, friends and political associates to congratulate Chief Bode George on his birthday today, November 21st, 2025. Bibire, in a congratulatory statement made available to the press, praised the former national deputy chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party for his steadfast love…