Thirty-one members of the United States Congress have endorsed President Donald Trump’s decision to classify Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” over alleged religious persecution. The lawmakers said the designation offers “a sign of hope” for millions of Christians facing attacks in the country. The chairman of the US House foreign affairs Africa subcommittee,…
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has addressed an open letter to US President Donald Trump, asserting that the alleged “Christian genocide” in Nigeria has spread into the South-East region, directly targeting the Igbo people. Kanu’s letter follows President Trump’s recent declaration on October 31, 2025, that the…
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, swore in two newly appointed ministers — Dr Bernard Mohammed Doro and Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh — at a brief ceremony held inside the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. The swearing-in took place shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by the…
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has directed air component commanders across all ongoing military operations in the country to intensify air strikes against terrorists and criminal elements thr+atening Nigeria’s security. Aneke gave the order during a high-level strategic meeting with commanders from all operational theatres at the Nigerian Air Force…
FIFA has appointed a team of South African match officials for the forthcoming Super Eagles’ World Cup playoff clash against Gabon. Nigeria will take on Gabon on November 13 in one of the two semi-finals of the African World Cup playoffs in Morocco. The winner of the match will face either Congo DR or Cameroon…
A United States of America-based organisation, Truth Nigeria has revealed that it notified the Nigerian government and relevant security agencies of an impending attack in Yelwata village in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State days before the incident occurred on June 13, 2025. Judd Saul, the founder of Truth Nigeria in a viral video…
Nigeria’s celebrity chef, Hilda Baci, has done it again, she’s officially received her second Guinness World Record plaque, this time for cooking the largest pot of jollof rice in the world. The Guinness World Records confirmed that Hilda cooked a staggering 8,780 kilograms (19,356 pounds) of jollof rice during her cookout event held in Lagos…
Director of Solid Minerals in Benue, Anselm Nege, has confirmed gold and aluminium deposits in different parts of the state, describing the findings as a major boost to its solid minerals development agenda. He disclosed this in an exclusive interview with The Guardian, where he noted that the state government is closely monitoring ongoing mining…
Singapore plans to introduce mandatory caning for convicted online scammers as part of sweeping new measures to tackle the country’s growing fraud epidemic. Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sim Ann, announced the proposal during a parliamentary session on Tuesday while presenting an amendment to the city-state’s criminal code for a second reading. Under…
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has claimed he saw the mass revocation of visas and green cards by the President Donald Trump administration coming. He stated this in an interview published by BBC News Pidgin on Facebook on Wednesday. Recall that Soyinka’s visa was recently revoked by the US. But the respected writer and author…