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S President Donald Trump met New York City’s newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani at the White House in what was billed as the political showdown of the year – but instead became a praise fest. In his election victory speech, the self-described Democratic socialist mayor called Trump a “despot”. And before Friday’s meeting, the president’s spokeswoman had billed Mamdani’s visit …

resident Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday stated that insecurity troubles him more than anything else in Nigeria, noting: “Unless trust is rebuilt, security challenges will persist, economic stagnation will deepen, and educational deficits will widen.” Represented by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, the President spoke at the 25th Anniversary (Silver Jubilee) of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) …

Gov Bago holds emergency security meeting in Minna, announces closure of all schools in the state he Christian Association of Nigeria CAN and the Catholic Diocese of Kontagora have dismissed the claim by the Niger state Government that it directed schools in the Niger North Senatorial district to shut down as a result of insecurity. This is even as the …

he Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says the high-level Federal Government delegation currently in the United States is vigorously countering claims of religious persecution and other misleading narratives about Nigeria’s security situation. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday evening, Idris said the delegation, led by National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is engaging American officials …

 top-secret Russian unit based in Moscow has changed the landscape of drone warfare, turning what was an advantage for the Ukrainians into a vulnerability. The unit is known as Rubicon and has expanded rapidly under Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov since his appointment in June last year. Belousov visited its headquarters in October 2024 and was shown a range of …

he leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has blasted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the killings and kidnappings experienced lately in Nigeria. Primate Ayodele, in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, described the situation as a shame, especially for the fact that some officials of the government went to the US for a meeting regarding …

Mr Kanu, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for terrorism at the Federal High Court in Abuja, had been facing trial since 2015 when he was first arrested by Nigeria’s authorities. igeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Bianca Ojukwu has called for calm over the life imprisonment of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of …

nited States President, Donald Trump, has expressed anger over the alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria. Trump, in his latest comments on the issue, stated that thousands of Christians are being killed in the West African country. The US President spoke on a conservative radio program on Friday, as captured by Fox News. Trump had earlier designated Nigeria as a ‘Country …

he Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has described the recent killings that occurred at the Christ Apostolic Church (C.A.C),Oke- isegun in Eruku town and its environs in Kwara State as a manifestation of the escalating genocide against Christians in Nigeria. In a statement, PFN National President, Bishop Francis Wale Oke described the incident as a gory and heinous act. He …

S Congressman Riley Moore has condemned the abduction of students and teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. The lawmaker described the incident as heartbreaking and declared that “enough is enough” in the face of alleged escalating violence against Christians in the country. The attack, which occurred early Friday, marks the second …