Foreign
The United States congressional delegation, led by Congressman Riley Moore has concluded its fact-finding mission to Nigeria over alleged genocide and is expected to brief President Donald Trump before the end of the month. The delegation, made up of five members of Congress, arrived in the country on Sunday and visited Internally Displaced Persons, survivors […]
At least 22 people were killed overnight when two four-story residential buildings collapsed in the Moroccan city of Fez, officials said yesterday — the second fatal building collapse in the city this year. The homes, which housed eight families, crumbled without warning late Tuesday night. Sixteen survivors were pulled from the rubble and transported to […]
The Government of Canada is taking steps to address critical health workforce shortages by creating a streamlined path to permanent residence for international doctors already working in the country. According to a statement by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on Tuesday, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lena Diab and the Parliamentary Secretary […]
The marketing firm handling the sale of Nigeria’s presidential Boeing 737-700 Business Jet has withdrawn the aircraft’s listing. The jet, previously listed on the company’s website, could no longer be found when our correspondent visited. In an email response to the newsmen, Manager of Market Research at JetHQ, Laurie Barringer, confirmed that the company no […]
The Federal Government has confirmed the release of three Nigerians detained in Saudi Arabia since August 2025 after authorities found they had no connection to an attempted drug smuggling case at Jeddah’s King Abdul Aziz International Airport. According to Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Consulate General of […]
United States lawmakers were urged on Tuesday to pressure the Nigerian government to abolish Sharia criminal law in northern states and disband Hisbah enforcement commissions, with experts warning that religious policing is fuelling systematic anti-Christian persecution and jihadist violence. The call came during a joint House briefing convened by the House Appropriations Committee and the […]
Lawmakers in the United States House of Representatives will meet on Tuesday for a joint congressional briefing on what they describe as rising attacks and targeted persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The session, led by the House Appropriations Committee, was announced in a notice posted on X by US Congressman Riley Moore. According to the […]
Nigeria has strongly condemned Wednesday’s military takeover in Guinea-Bissau, describing the coup as a serious setback to democratic governance in West Africa and calling for the swift restoration of constitutional order. In a statement issued on Thursday morning, the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Nigerian government was “dismayed” by the development and insisted […]
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed today that Europe would keep supporting Ukraine and pressuring Russia until a “just and lasting peace”, calling a revised US plan a “starting point” to end the war. “I want to be clear from the very outset: Europe will stand with Ukraine and support Ukraine every step of […]
The Presidency says the United States Government has signalled its readiness to deepen security cooperation with Nigeria, pledging enhanced intelligence support, defence equipment and other assistance to boost ongoing operations against terrorists and violent extremist groups. The commitment follows a series of high-level engagements in Washington DC last week between senior Nigerian security officials and […]
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