US Congress Getting Wrong Picture on Nigeria’s Violence, Tinubu’s Envoy Warns
Balofin says killings stem from criminal banditry, not religious persecution Tinubu administration’s security operations credited with major hostage rescues Envoy warns politicians may weaponise suffering ahead of 2027 elections Urges…
BREAKING: Niger Govt, Catholic Diocese Confirm Attack, Kidnapping at St. Mary’s School
Catholic Diocese of Kontagora confirms attack on St. Mary’s School, with students and teachers kidnapped. Niger government admits receiving intelligence warnings, says school ignored directive to stay closed. Security agencies…
US Lawmaker Seeks Pardon for Nigerian Farmer on Death Row Over Self-Defence Killing
• US Congressman Riley Moore urges pardon for Sunday Jackson, says death sentence for self-defence killing is unjust • Jackson, a farmer, killed a Fulani herdsman during a violent farm…
Jonathan Warns Nigeria’s Politics Is Now Ruled by Rascality
Jonathan says Nigeria’s political space is drifting into rascality and losing discipline Ex-president insists leadership requires training, preparation and responsibility Shettima hails Jonathan’s 2015 concession as a defining moment for…
Benue Woman Tells US Congress Terrorists Killed Her Five Children in Yelwata Attack
Benue attack survivor recounts how terrorists killed her five children during the June 2025 Yelwata assault. Testimony presented at US Congress hearing linked to Nigeria’s return to the CPC list…
Four Electrocuted as Canopy Hits Live Wire During Lagos Chieftaincy Celebration
Four people electrocuted after a canopy touched a live cable during a Lagos chieftaincy celebration. One truck motor boy died instantly while three party guests survived with injuries. Witnesses say…
US Lawmaker Says Nigeria Could Exit CPC List With Real Action on Rights Violations
US congressman Chris Smith says Nigeria can leave the CPC list if it tackles human rights abuses and religious violence. At a congressional hearing, he criticised Nigeria’s “culture of denial”…
Court Bars Nnamdi Kanu From Using Phones, Computers While Serving Life Sentence
Court says Nnamdi Kanu used digital devices to incite violence in the South-East. Justice Omotosho orders total ban on phones, computers, and digital tools for the IPOB leader. Kanu to…
Tinubu Orders Defence Minister Matawalle to Relocate to Kebbi Over Abduction of 25 Schoolgirls
President Tinubu directs Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to relocate immediately to Kebbi following the abduction of schoolgirls. 25 students seized from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga,…
Obafemi Awolowo’s Grandson, Olusegun, Dies at 62
The Awolowo family confirmed Segun Awolowo’s death in an emotional statement. He was a grandson of Obafemi Awolowo and a respected NEPC leader. His family described him as a loyal…
