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A former General Secretary of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Rev. Yunusa Nmadu, has corroborated claims by US senators that Christians in Nigeria are facing a systematic genocide. Speaking at a book launch in his honour at Kaduna State University on Thursday, Nmadu said, “There are many killings affecting Christian communities in Nigeria. Whether […]
Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has defended the former Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji, over the certificate forgery scandal that led to his resignation. According to Kalu, Nnaji is not the first person to face such controversy, adding that even in the United States Congress, there are individuals whose university
Despite persistent reports of daily attacks, killings, and kidnappings across several communities in Kwara North, the Senator representing the district, Sadiq Suleiman Umar, on Wednesday downplayed the worsening insecurity, claiming that the bandits terrorising his area had relocated to Kwara South. Speaking on the floor of the Senate, Senator Sadiq expressed sympathy for residents of
The appointment of Joash Amupitan as Nigeria’s new INEC Chairman has deepened the growing rift between the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, further exposing the fragile alliance at the heart of the administration. According to insider accounts, the disagreement has become so severe that Wike boycotted the Council of
A civil activist and philanthropist, Princess Olatorera Majekodunmi-Oniru has urged Nigerians to embrace national unity and peaceful activism in advocating for justice for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, ahead of the October 20 remembrance of the #EndSARS massacre. In a statement released on Thursday, Princess Olatorera decried the continued adjournment of
The House of Representatives Committee on Freedom of Information has indicted the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Gusau (FUGUS), Zamfara State, Prof. Mu’azu Abubakar Gusau, for violating the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011. According to the committee under the chairmanship of Hon. Saidu Yusuf Miga, the university under the leadership
A top industry source has revealed that the Dangote Refinery is importing Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) with sulphur content far above Nigeria’s approved environmental standard, raising fresh concerns over product quality and regulatory compliance. A document exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters confirmed that the product contains a very high sulphur concentration. According to the insider, a
Bashir Ahmad, a former media aide to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, has drawn widespread backlash from Nigerians online after he criticised citizens demanding the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle on Thursday, Ahmad attacked those advocating
Retired Nigerian police officers on Thursday again stormed the National Assembly complex in Abuja, blocking all entrances and exits as they continued their protest over what they described as years of neglect, injustice, and poor welfare conditions. The aggrieved ex-officers, who gathered in large numbers, vowed that no lawmaker or staff member of the National
A prominent U.S. religious freedom advocate, Sean Nelson, has reacted to a recent press release by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), commending the body for clarifying its position on the persecution of Christians and acknowledging the pain suffered by victims of religiously motivated violence across the country. Nelson, who serves as Legal Counsel for
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