“Trump Reacted Based On US Congressmen Who Relied On False Reports From IPOB”; Says Tinubu The Nigerian government has told United States President, Donald Trump, to respect Nigeria’s sovereignty and stay away from any plans to deploy American troops to its territory. Daniel Bwala, an aide to President Bola Tinubu, stated this on Tuesday while appearing on Russia National TV. Bwala dismissed the allegations as part of an orchestrated media campaign to paint the Tinubu administration as anti-Christian, claiming that independent global monitors and organisations had found no evidence of state-backed religious genocide. He said: “We try our best to…
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BREAKING: Gumi Vows, Says “US Bombing Of Terrorists In Nigeria Will Worsen Killings; Best Solution Is Negotiation With Them” Popular Kaduna Based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has criticised the United States over reports suggesting it might intervene militarily against terrorists in Nigeria, describing the U.S. as a “nation of liars” and warning that any bombing campaign would worsen the country’s insecurity. Speaking during an interview on Arise TV, Gumi said the U.S. has a record of deceit and destructive interference in other nations’ affairs, citing its failed war on terror in Afghanistan and the destabilisation of Iraq and…
VIDEO: Finally, NIS Returns Senator Natasha’s Passport Amid Outcry The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has released the passport of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan following outrage over what she described as an unlawful and politically motivated seizure of her travel documents at a Nigerian airport. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, was reportedly stopped by immigration officers on Tuesday morning, who withheld her passport without any official explanation. The lawmaker, visibly frustrated, went live on social media to protest the action, accusing Senate President Godswill Akpabio of ordering the seizure. “I have committed no offence and there is no order from…
BREAKING: NIS Seizes Senator Natasha’s Passport As Lawmaker Accuses Akpabio The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has alleged that Senate President Godswill Akpabio ordered Nigerian immigration officers to seize her international passport at the airport, preventing her from travelling abroad. In a video on Tuesday, the lawmaker was seen questioning immigration officials at the airport over the alleged confiscation of her passport. She described the action as an unlawful restriction of her movement and a gross violation of her fundamental rights. “Hello, fellow Nigerians. I’m Senator Natasha. Having completed my second year in office, I decided to take a…
Wike Mocks PDP, Embattled Chair Damagum Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday took a swipe at the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Umar Damagum. Wike described him as a “tax collector” who lacked the discipline and integrity to lead the opposition party. Speaking on a Television programme ‘Politics Today’, monitored by our correspondent in Abuja, Wike alleged that Damagum was never in control of his legal affairs when the party faced internal court battles, claiming that he personally intervened to stabilise the PDP leadership during that period. He said: “Damagum…
Killings In Nigeria Are Nothing New, Do Not Amount To Genocide, Says Popular Nigerian Pastor Pastor Wale Adefarasin, the Senior Pastor of Guiding Light Assembly, Abuja, has criticised the United States for its sudden display of concern over the plight of Christians in Nigeria, following recent comments by the U.S. President, Donald Trump, on alleged religious persecution in the country. In a video that went viral on Monday, Adefarasin noted that attacks on Christians in parts of northern Nigeria were not a new development and cautioned against portraying the incidents as genocide. He said, “For 40 years that I have…
Fresh Trouble Looms As Ned Nwoko Arrested Regina Daniels’ Siblings Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, has accused her husband, Senator Ned Nwoko, of masterminding the arrest of her elder brother and sister to coerce her into returning home and submitting to a rehabilitation programme. “Someone pls help me! I feel like I’m losing my mind,” Regina wrote in a string of emotional Instagram stories that were widely shared online on Monday evening. She continued: “I never thought I would do this but my big brother and big sister have been arrested, my baby sister might be arrested soon as well until…
Christian Genocide: You’re Not Thinking Right; Wike Blasts Trump Amid concerns over threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to deploy troops to Nigeria following alleged Christian genocide, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, accused Mr Trump of not thinking right, slamming the threat as politics taken too far. “This is politics taken too far,” declared Mr Wike during a Channels TV interview on Monday. “Before I came in here, many people texted me, oh, please don’t speak about Trump,’ and I just laughed. I’m Nigerian, I’m a Christian, my father is a pastor, and my family are all…
Wike Speaks On Alleged Christian Genocide In Nigeria, US Military Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),, has dismissed claims that Christians are being killed in Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Wike described the allegation of genocide as “politics taken too far.” “It is an indictment that a government I am serving, anybody will allege that that government is supporting genocide, killing of Christians and I am still in that government. “This is politics taken too far. The Inspector General of Police is a Christian,…
U.S. Lawmaker Blasts Kwankwaso; Says You’re Complicit In Killing Of Christians, Promoting Death Penalty For So-called Blasphemy Riley Moore, a U.S. lawmaker, vocal in the campaign against alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria on Monday lashed out at former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Mr Moore labelled Mr Kwankwaso an enabler of Sharia law that punishes blasphemy with death. Mr Moore made this statement in a post on X responding to Mr Kwankwaso’s stance on President Donald Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria to attack terrorists allegedly killing Christians. Governor – do you care to comment on your own complicity in the…