The President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies, NANTA, Yinka Folami, has revealed that the Federal Government will soon end the sale of tickets in dollars by foreign airlines. Folami stated this while speaking on a cultural and tourism programme in Lagos at the weekend, describing the cross-border trading in foreign currency as…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the United States is mobilising for a mass protest in Washington, D.C., to oppose the visit of a high-level Nigerian government delegation reportedly traveling to America to “polish Nigeria’s image.” In a statement issued on Monday by Comrade Emma Powerful, the media and publicity secretary for the Indigenous…
Some legal experts have advised victims whose nude images were shared online without their consent to pursue both civil and criminal remedies under Nigerian law. The lawyers gave the advice in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos. They described the act as a violation of privacy and human dignity,…
Canada has joined the United States in raising alarm over what lawmakers describe as an ongoing attack against Christians in Nigeria. The development followed a strong statement made in the Canadian Parliament, calling global attention to rising killings and targeted violence in the country. The issue was brought forward by Andrew Scheer, a Member of…
Nigeria’s top security leaders have entered an emergency session in Abuja following comments by former U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting possible military action in Nigeria. The meeting, held at the National Counter Terrorism Centre on Monday, was led by National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that security chiefs and intelligence heads were present…
The Lagos State Police Command has declared activist Omoyele Sowore wanted over an alleged plan to incite public disorder and block major roads in the state. Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, announced this on Monday at the Iyana-Oworo section of the Third Mainland Bridge, saying the command is closing in on Sowore and others accused…
Twelve northern governors, prominent traditional rulers, and senior judges are at the centre of a looming diplomatic storm as the United States Congress considers a bill that could impose far-reaching sanctions on them over alleged complicity in what American lawmakers describe as a “Christian genocide” and systemic persecution under Nigeria’s sharia and blasphemy laws. This…
In an unprecedented non-kinetic approach to national security management, the Director General of the Department of State Services, Adeola Ajayi, has identified a total of 7,774 poorest and most vulnerable citizens across the country for a cash donation of N50,000 each. Investigation revealed that the DG’s gesture is intended to support ongoing efforts by the…
Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has reacted to the designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) by United States President Donald Trump. Ejimakor said only those with something to hide would feel threatened by Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a CPC. Over…
United States President, Donald Trump, has again insisted on his condemnation of alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria, reiterating that Christians are being killed in record numbers in the West African nation. Trump, who spoke to journalists aboard his Air Force One aircraft while returning to White House on Sunday following a weekend trip to…
