The Department of State Services (DSS) has explained that the delay in prosecuting terrorism suspects linked to the August 26, 2011 UN building bombing is due to legal and procedural challenges. Favour Dozie, DSS Deputy Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, stated in Abuja that the five suspects apprehended in 2016 are currently on

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Federal lawmaker Jafaru Mohammad Ali Damisa narrowly escaped death on Tuesday when suspected terrorists ambushed his convoy in Borgu Local Government Area, Niger State. The attack occurred along the Lumma–Babanna road, as Damisa, representing Borgu and Agwara Federal Constituency, was en route to Babanna for an official engagement. Gunmen, identified as “Lakurawa terrorists” or local

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Public commentator Prince Isaac Fayose has dismissed claims of an alleged Christian massacre in Nigeria, challenging recent assertions by US President Donald Trump, who designated the country as a “Country of Particular Concern” over supposed genocide against Christians. Trump had also threatened potential US military action if the Nigerian government failed to stop the alleged

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of John Nwabueze as Nigeria’s inaugural Tax Ombudsman. The appointment was announced on Tuesday in Abuja by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Onanuga noted that the role was established under the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2025, as part

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday received the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting comes amid global attention following allegations by U.S. President Donald Trump, who recently accused Nigeria of allowing the killing of Christians and designated the country a “Country of Particular Concern (CPC)”.

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A former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor, has called on the Federal Government to take seriously the recent military threat issued by U.S. President Donald Trump over alleged killings of Christians in Nigeria. Ejiofor made the appeal on Tuesday during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, where

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A civil society organisation, Grassroot Advocacy for Peace and Good Governance (GAPGG), has alleged that recent threats from U.S. President Donald Trump were not driven by concerns over religious persecution but by Nigeria’s refusal to approve a U.S. military base and deportee resettlement deal. Speaking at a press conference in Birnin Kebbi on Monday, the

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Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening the state’s public service for more effective governance and improved service delivery. The governor made the pledge on Tuesday in Damaturu during the swearing-in ceremony of newly appointed officials, including the Commissioner for Livestock Development, Hon. Yerima Lawan Mahmud; the Head of

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Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has expressed optimism that Muslims will one day occupy the White House as President of the United States. Gumi made the remark while reacting to the election of Uganda-born American politician, Zohran Mamdani, as the new Mayor of New York City — the first Muslim ever elected to that

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The Osun State House of Assembly has passed two significant pieces of legislation — the Multi-Door Courthouse Establishment Bill and the Osun State Road Traffic Law and Vehicle Inspection Service Bill, 2025 — aimed at reforming the state’s justice and transportation systems. The bills were passed during Monday’s plenary session at the Assembly complex in

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