A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Hussaini Ismaila, a senior figure in the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), to 20 years imprisonment for terrorism-related offences. Justice Emeka Nwite delivered the judgment on Wednesday after Ismaila, also known as Mai Tangaran, pleaded guilty to a four-count charge filed by the Department of State …
The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee held a hearing on Thursday examining rising insecurity in Nigeria and allegations of widespread attacks targeting Christian communities, insisting that the Nigerian government must intensify efforts to curb the violence. The session also reviewed global cases of religious persecution and urged immediate action to halt genocidal attacks wherever …
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment. Justice James Omotosho delivered the sentence after finding him guilty on all the offences listed in the seven-count terrorism charge brought against him by the DSS. The court described Kanu’s conduct during the trial …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on all seven counts of terrorism brought against him by the Department of State Services (DSS). Delivering judgment, Justice James Omotosho held that the prosecution presented credible and sufficient evidence to establish its case, noting that …
President Bola Tinubu has postponed his planned trips to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits security briefings on the recent abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State and the attack on worshippers at Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Kwara State. In response to a request from the Kwara State Governor, President Tinubu directed the …
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has ordered urgent deployment of additional security personnel to Ekiti Local Government Area, with particular focus on the Eruku axis, following a renewed bandit attack in the community. The directive was contained in a statement issued Wednesday morning by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaiye. According to the statement, the …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed gratitude to Nigerians and its members for standing with the party during what it described as an attempt by anti-democratic elements to seize its National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday. In a statement issued by the newly elected National Working Committee (NWC), led by National Chairman Kabiru Tanimu …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for what it described as an irresponsible call for foreign intervention in Nigeria’s internal affairs. In a statement issued on Tuesday, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka criticised the PDP’s new factional chairman, Tanimu Turaki, who urged foreign powers to intervene in Nigeria …
President Bola Tinubu has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to visit Kebbi State today to commiserate with the government and families of the 25 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga. The President assured parents that security agencies had been ordered to secure the girls’ prompt release. Tinubu also mourned the death …
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has stated that 177 Christians were killed and 102 churches attacked in the last five years, countering claims of widespread religious persecution during a tense appearance on the Piers Morgan Show on Tuesday. Tuggar disclosed this while responding to allegations of targeted attacks against Christians in Nigeria. Minister …
