The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is calling on the Trump administration to place Egypt on a watch list after a Christian man was sentenced to five years in prison with hard labor for allegedly violating the country’s blasphemy laws “for his online content critical of Islam.” “Egypt is systematically enforcing laws, policies, and judicial decisions that repress …
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Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said that a constructive meeting had taken place with high-ranking U.S. officials to resolve the dispute over Greenland, and that further meetings are planned. Rasmussen, however, told Danish media on Thursday that the situation has not been resolved. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Denmark, Greenland, and the U.S. had …
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A tax consultant, Mr Gabriel Oluwasola, says there is no hidden place for anyone to evade tax under the new tax law. Oluwasola said this on Thursday while speaking with journalists at a Hyper Master Class Conference and Gala Award Night, organised by the Clean Ace Foundation at the Providence Hotel, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that …
Read More »The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) said that it documented 86 incidents of attacks against journalists, media organisations and citizens across Nigeria in 2025. The MRA revealed this in its 2025 Annual Report on Freedom of Expression in Nigeria, titled: “The Reign of Impunity,” which was released on Thursday in Lagos. The 147-page report identified the Nigeria Police Force as the …
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Dr Chris Okafor, Televangelist and Founding Pastor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry has decried what he described as cyber bullying , and sought for regulation of the nation’s cyberspace. Okafor made the call at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos, called to explain his displeasure with most bloggers and online influencers in Nigeria. The News Agency …
Read More »Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has directed that all markets and shops across the state should open for business, specifically, on Mondays and all viable days, as part of efforts to revive economic activities. Soludo gave the directive on Thursday in Awka during an interactive session with market and line leaders from across the state. The News Agency of Nigeria …
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Sources familiar with the development told SaharaReporters that the protest was not organic but allegedly coordinated to counter growing public sympathy for the striking workers. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has been accused of hiring protesters to stage a public show of support for his administration amid the ongoing strike by the Joint Action …
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Bipartisan senators blocked a massive spending bill Thursday, as eleventh-hour talks continue to avoid a costly partial government shutdown that looms at the week’s end. All Democrats, who are pushing to force changes to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement policies in the wake of Alex Pretti’s fatal encounter with federal agents in Minneapolis, voted not to advance the six-bill funding …
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Following the deliberations, the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, inaugurated the committee to conduct a holistic investigation. The Nigerian Senate on Thursday set up an ad hoc committee to investigate operational inefficiencies and insecurity in the country’s railway system amid growing concerns over declining service delivery. The decision followed a personal explanation raised during plenary by a lawmaker who …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has granted permission to a former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform the 2026 lesser Hajj. Justice Emeka Nwite, on Thursday, ordered the temporary release of Bello’s international passport, which had been in the custody of the court, to enable him undertake the religious exercise. …
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