The federal government has replied some Senators of the United States of America asking for the redesignation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern over alleged cases of Christian persecution. Speaking on Monday, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said the fresh allegations raised by the US Republican Senators after the country…
The federal government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced Mr. Chukwuyere N. Anamekwe as the acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF). It was gathered that Anamekwe was replaced about two weeks ago over allegations of corruption and investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (INEC) hanging around his neck….
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has refuted media reports that he advised Christians to buy guns for self-defence. Several reports emerged on Saturday stating the renowned cleric had asked Christians to defend themselves against attacks from criminals. During his sermon at the Holy Ghost Service on…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday demanded the investigation of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd), over the recovery of N1.8 billion from a private property in Abuja. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) last week recovered the money, pieces of jewelry, and expensive cars hidden…
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle in his determination to tackle the insecurity in the state has flagged off the training of the newly recruited Community Protection Guards (CPG). This is just as the Governor said that the State is now moving towards implementing new Security measures under his watch. According to him, “only…
The Edo State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the abduction of two Catholic priests in the state. The victims – Rev. Fr. Udo of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Uromi, and Rev. Fr. Philemon Oboh – were abducted along the Benin-Auchi Road on Saturday night.The command’s spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the clerics’ abduction in a statement…
The Nigerian Senate has made fresh moves to intervene in the arrests of Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice in the United Kingdom over alleged organ harvest.Recall that Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice were arraigned at the Uxbridge Magistrate Court in London on conspiracy charges and organ harvest last week after they were arrested.The upper chamber…
THE ALTERNATIVE By Reno Omokri Both in Nigeria and in The United Kingdom, former Deputy Senate President of Nigeria’s Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has been painted as a callous, modern-day slaver, and criminal. However, when you unravel the layers in this story, the truth is a polar opposite of what has been projected globally about a…
The United States Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion in a landmark ruling recently. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 “Roe v Wade” decision that enshrined a woman’s right to abortion, saying that individual states can now permit or restrict the procedure themselves. “The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion;…
A Nigerian-American professor, author, media scholar, newspaper columnist, blogger and activist, Farook Kperogi, has reacted to the arrest of former deputy senate president, senator Ike Ekweremadu and wife by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom. The duo were arrested by the operatives of the UK police over alleged trafficking a child to the country…
