Bamidele Atoyebi Nigeria is a country that spends money boldly. We invest in training, equipment, foreign courses, military exposure, and diplomatic programmes. We send our police, soldiers, intelligence officers, and senior military personnel abroad to learn the best global practices. These men and women return home with world-class knowledge, international networks, and strategic relationships built […]
The United States and Nigeria are taking steps toward establishing a joint working mechanism to address rising allegations of Christian persecution in Nigeria, a senior U.S. State Department official has disclosed. Speaking during a congressional hearing on religious freedom and security challenges in Nigeria, Jonathan Pratt, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of African […]
As Nigeria continues to face widespread security challenges, recent discussions between U.S. lawmakers and Nigerian officials have emphasized the need for coordinated solutions and strategic engagement. In testimony before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, Oge Onubogu, Director of the Africa Program at the Wilson Center, highlighted the severity of insecurity in Nigeria. While […]
Tragedy struck the Oke‑Ala community in Akure North Local Government Area when a mentally‑unstable 19-year-old fatally stabbed a Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officer who had been called to restrain him. According to eyewitnesses and local authorities, the teen’s mother had sought the intervention of NSCDC operatives because her son had become […]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, to immediately relocate to Kebbi State following the abduction of 24 students of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in the early hours of Monday. According to a statement issued on Thursday, November 20, 2025, by the President’s Special Adviser […]
The Catholic Bishop of Makurdi Diocese, Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, has accused the federal government of downplaying the scale of the recent Yilwatda attacks and abandoning the survivors of violence in his jurisdiction. Speaking to reporters, Bishop Anagbe described the wave of attacks on Christian communities as a “silent genocide” and alleged that the perpetrators […]
In the wake of the Federal High Court’s landmark ruling sentencing Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment on terrorism-related charges, Kanu’s legal team has announced plans to challenge the judgment in higher courts. Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, Kanu’s lead counsel, described the verdict delivered by Justice James Omotosho […]
The U.S. Congress convened a public hearing on Thursday to examine the designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act, a move that could have far-reaching implications for U.S.–Nigeria relations. The hearing, hosted by the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Sub-committee on Africa, brought together senior U.S. […]
A moment of tension broke out at the Federal High Court in Abuja after a man identified as the brother of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was captured on video accusing the Yoruba ethnic group of bias against the Igbo. The outburst, which circulated widely on social media on Thursday, added a fresh layer […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment after finding him guilty on several terrorism-related charges brought by the Federal Government. Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgment on Thursday, marking one of the most consequential rulings in Nigeria’s recent […]
