By Obinna Uballa Senator Okey Ezea, representing Enugu North Senatorial District, has reportedly passed away while receiving medical treatment in the United Kingdom, according to early reports. No further details on the circumstances of his death have been made available. Ezea, a member of the Labour Party, was the only remaining National Assembly lawmaker from…
By Obinna Uballa The Senate on Tuesday issued its strongest warning yet over Nigeria’s worsening security crisis, calling on President Bola Tinubu to authorise the immediate recruitment of at least 100,000 additional troops to stabilise the nation’s overstretched security forces. Lawmakers also resolved to investigate the utilisation of funds allocated to the Safe School Programme,…
By Abiola Olawale Three eminent and distinguished Nigerians; late Head of State, General Murtala Mohammed; former civilian president as well as erstwhile military Head of State, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo; and Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, a former Foreign Affairs Minister of Nigeria, and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations who also served as Chief of Staff…
By Obinna Uballa President Bola Tinubu has submitted the name of Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, SAN, to the Senate for confirmation as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The nomination was conveyed in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read on the floor of the Senate during Tuesday’s plenary. Udeh…
By Abiola Olawale The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate and a former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, has issued a call to the Federal Government (FG), emphasizing the critical need for enhanced collaboration with the United States to combat insecurity and terrorism across Nigeria. This is as Obi said that the threats from US President…
By Abiola Olawale President Bola Tinubu has broken his silence on the recent designation of Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) by United States President Donald Trump, over alleged widespread persecution of Christians. This is as Tinubu declared that Nigeria is not hostile to any religion. He claimed that his administration remains committed…
By Abiola Olawale The Nigerian Presidency has rejected claims of Christian genocide from the United States, including those amplified by figures within the administration of US President Donald Trump. In a sharp rebuttal, presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga condemned the narrative, labelling reports of targeted Christian killings as a "gross exaggeration" that dangerously oversimplifies the nation’s…
By Abiola Olawale The Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria has swiftly rejected the United States’ recent designation of the country as a "Country of Particular Concern (CPC)" over alleged religious genocide, calling the claims "inaccurate and misleading." U.S President Donald Trump announced the redesignation on Friday, citing an "existential threat" to Christianity in Nigeria and…
By Abiola Olawale United States President Donald Trump on Friday announced his decision to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act. Trump said he decided to designate Nigeria as a country of particular concern over what he called “Christian genocide." The US President made this known on…