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Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, has come under criticism over what has been described as a change in his position on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Activist, Dr Thompson Udenwa, in a statement in Abuja, yesterday, faulted Bishop Kukah’s recent remarks, noting that they appeared to contradict his previous advocacy for stronger international action …

Chieftains say choice arrived at without rancour More facts emerged on Thursday on how former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, was adopted as consensus candidate of the North for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship race at the forthcoming elective convention of the party. The convention is scheduled for Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The position had …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan is reportedly under intense pressure to drop his speculated 2027 presidential ambition and support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, Vanguard has gathered. According to reliable sources, the pressure is being spearheaded by influential Niger Delta figures, including ex-militant leader Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo. Some of Jonathan’s kinsmen in the Niger Delta are said …

Dozens of traders were displaced and properties worth millions of naira destroyed on Thursday following the demolition of the popular Costain Market in Lagos by the state government. The operation, carried out by a combined team from the Lagos State Task Force, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), and the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), was led by the Special …

• Measures to strengthen macroeconomic reforms, security• Expands oil theft committee to cover solid minerals  The National Economic Council (NEC), during its 153rd meeting yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, approved a comprehensive roadmap towards achieving a $1 trillion Nigerian economy by 2030. The meeting, which was the sixth in 2025, was attended by President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, …

As President Donald Trump’s norm-busting legal retribution campaign against his perceived political foes continues, Americans seem to be seeing it for what it is. Motions are being filed in former FBI Director James Comey’s case. On Friday, New York Attorney General Letitia James is due to be arraigned in Virginia. And CNN reported Thursday that Ed Martin, one of the most polarizing Trump Justice Department officials, …

“Together, let us strengthen Nigeria’s democracy and restore national confidence in our elections.” The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially welcomed its new Chairman, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, following a formal handover ceremony at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. In her address, Acting Chairman Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu described the transition as a “significant moment in our nation’s democratic …

The Kremlin may have convinced itself that US President Donald Trump didn’t have the stomach to apply real pressure on Moscow to end the brutal conflict in Ukraine. It was, after all, just a carefully timed Kremlin phone call to the White House last week that convinced the US president to back away from his own threats of providing long-range Tomahawk missiles to …

The US has announced new sanctions targeting Russia’s two largest oil companies in an effort to pressure Moscow to negotiate a peace deal in Ukraine. The announcement came one day after US President Donald Trump said a planned meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Budapest would be shelved indefinitely. “Every time I speak to Vladimir, I have good …

Mr Kanu’s decision to disengage the lawyers who took over his defence just this year sparked a surprise, coming barely 24 hours after he met with the defence team preparatory to Thursday’s proceedings. Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday, announced the disengagement of his Kanu Agabi-led legal team at the Federal High Court …