The Abuja Youth Forum has faulted the claim by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), that Abuja is the safest city in Nigeria. The group, led by Comrade Ayuba Danladi, said the minister’s remark amounted to “political theatre” in the face of rising insecurity in the capital. The forum cited recent incidents,

Pastor Tunde Bakare, founder of Citadel Global Community Church, says the emergence of President Bola Tinubu was backed by divine providence. Bakare, who played a role in the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ruled out the possibility of joining the African Democratic Congress (ADC), insisting he cannot abandon a party he helped establish.

Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode has warned that recent claims by American and Canadian officials describing Nigeria as a site of “Christian genocide” are part of a broader plot to destabilise the country. In a statement on Saturday, Fani-Kayode, who tweets via @realFFK, said the remarks by US senator Ted Cruz, television host Bill Maher,