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Kwankwaso targeted over religious freedom violations

Kwankwasiyya Rejects US Visa Sanctions Bill Targeting Kwankwaso Over Religious Freedom Violations

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The Kwankwasiyya Movement has rejected reports linking Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to alleged religious freedom violations. The group reacted to a proposed United States bill titled the Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act 2026 (HR 7457). The bill reportedly references Kwankwaso in connection with “severe religious freedom violations.” The reaction was contained in a statement […]

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Ajaokuta Steel Company

Natasha Akpoti Clashes with Steel Minister Shuaibu Audu, Senator Ndubueze Over Ajaokuta Steel Funding

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A heated exchange erupted on Wednesday between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, and Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, during a joint Senate and House of Representatives session on the Ajaokuta Steel Company. The confrontation took place at the mines and steel development budget defence session, chaired by Senator Patrick Ndubueze of Imo North, with discussions centered on funding and […]

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Keir Starmer

UK PM Blasts Trump’s NATO Afghanistan Remarks as ‘Appalling and Insulting’

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has fiercely condemned US President Donald Trump’s dismissal of NATO allies’ sacrifices in Afghanistan, calling the comments “insulting and frankly appalling”. The backlash intensifies transatlantic tensions over Trump’s NATO Afghanistan remarks during a Fox News interview. Trump’s Thursday interview from Davos, Switzerland, sparked outrage when he claimed NATO troops “stayed a little back, a little off the front […]

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Federal Government Drops Criminal Charges Against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

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The Nigerian federal government has officially withdrawn criminal charges against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District. The discontinuance notice was filed in case number FHC/ABJ/CR/195/2025 at the Federal High Court in Abuja, between the Federal Government and Akpoti-Uduaghan. The document dated December 12, 2025, invokes sections 108(1), 108(2)(a), and 108(5) of the […]

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Nigeria provided intelligence for US airstrikes – Foreign Affairs Minister

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Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has stated that is is Nigeria that provided the intelligence for US airstrikes on Christmas Day. The minister, on Friday signalled more strikes against jihadist groups were expected after a Christmas Day bombardment by US forces against militants in the north of the country, which it said […]

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Wike and Fubara

Rivers’ state of emergency expires September 18 – Wike

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, expressed hope that the state of emergency in Rivers State will expire on September 18. Wike said that, with the expiration, the Rivers State Assembly is expected to resume its duties. He spoke after casting his vote in the ongoing local government election in […]

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Former president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari dies in London

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Former President of Nigeria, General Muhammdu Buhari has died. A former aide to the former president, Bashir Ahmad, announced the passing of the former president on X. He wrote: “The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London. May […]

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Peter Obi blasts Tinubu for cancelling visit to Yelewata because of rain, flood and bad roads

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Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu for failing to visit Yelewata in Benue state in the wake of a deadly attack on the community. Recall that on Wednesday, Tinubu, who had just touched down in Benue to commiserate with victims of the tragedy, said […]

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It is impossible for Bola Tinubu to get re-elected – El-Rufai

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Former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has said that it is impossible for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be re-elected in 2027. The Social Democratic Party, SDP chieftain made this known in an interview shared on X, stating that anybody who thinks otherwise does not live in Nigeria. According to El-Rufai, Nigerians have […]

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Bode George appeals to Tinubu, seeks forgiveness and reinstatement for Fubara

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Bode George, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to reinstate Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers, in the spirit of the June 12 celebrations. In an open letter addressed to Tinubu, George said since the president recently forgave Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, the same gesture should be […]

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