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S Congressman, Riley M. Moore, met with a senior Nigerian delegation led by National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to discuss the alleged escalating persecution of Christians and the growing threat of terrorism in Nigeria. The discussion, described by Moore as “frank, honest, and productive,” focused on counterterrorism, security assistance, and protection of vulnerable communities across Nigeria. The US lawmaker disclosed …

Senior Pentagon officials have arrived in Ukraine to “discuss efforts to end the war” with Russia, the US military has said. The team, led by US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, held talks with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on Thursday morning. They are expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later in the day. Reports began surfacing on Wednesday that …

Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will begin enforcement actions on defaulters of Ground Rent payment and Land Use Change/Conversion fees from November 26. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said the FCTA would also target …

The judge is expected to sentence Mr Kanu after concluding the ongoing judgement. The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted Biafra agitator Nnamdi Kanu for acts of terrorism and his membership of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Judge James Omotosho, who earlier ejected the IPOB leader from the courtroom over his unruly behaviour during Thursday’s proceedings, ruled that the …

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has stated that the insecurity challenges facing the state should not be classified as genocide. He made the clarification at a consultative forum on protecting the rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Forcibly Displaced Persons (FDPs), organised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Abuja. Governor Alia, a Catholic priest, described …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has found the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, guilty on count-1 of the terrorism charge the Federal Government preferred against him. The court said it was satisfied that Kanu made series of broadcasts to incite violence and killings, in furtherance of his separatist agitation for Biafra. Trial …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday that compels his administration to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure from his own party after initially resisting those efforts, the Associated Press reports. Trump could have chosen to release many of the files on his own months ago. “Democrats have used the ‘Epstein’ issue, …

Hussaini Aliyu, the Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area Chairman has released the names of the 25 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive School, Maga, while refuting claims by U.S. lawmaker Riley Moore that the incident occurred in a Christian enclave. According to report by Vanguard News, Aliyu clarified that all the abducted students are Muslims and urged the lawmaker to refrain …

Armed police officers stationed around the building, barricaded the premises with iron barbed wire, preventing party officials and visitors from gaining access. The opposition party’s new leadership had earlier postponed its inaugural National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting from Tuesday to Wednesday (today) due to the chaos that erupted at the secretariat. Police barricaded the premises with iron barbed wire, Kabiru …

The legislators asked the president to “as soon as practicable” direct the AGF to invoke his constitutional powers by discontinuing Mr Kanu’s ongoing prosecution, noting that such a step would pave the way for an inclusive roundtable capable of producing a lasting and just political settlement. A coalition of 44 serving members of the House of Representatives has written to President Bola …