The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has blasted President Bola Tinubu, blaming him for the escalating insecurity in Nigeria and the tagging of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern by US President Donald Trump. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Monday, the ADC said the action by Trump again…
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…
Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, is abuzz as members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, formally welcome the state’s Governor, Senator Douye Diri, and his supporters to the party. Thousands of supporters of the APC and Diri, dressed in white t-shirts and colourful attire from all eight local government areas, had started trooping into the…
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…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has highlighted that Christians are killing each other in the southeastern part of the country. Soludo, however, emphasized that the violence is not religiously motivated. He was reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern and his threat of military action against…
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…
A public policy think tank, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative, has declared that the anti-poverty measures being implemented by the administration of President Bola Tinubu are more expansive and structured than those of previous governments, describing them as “institutionalised, multi-sectoral programmes” with greater potential to deliver sustainable results. In a policy statement signed by…