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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 […]
Congressman Riley M. Moore met with a delegation of senior members of the Federal Government, led by Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser (NSA). The meeting allowed for a frank, honest, and productive discussion about the ongoing alleged persecution of Christians and ongoing terrorist threats in Nigeria and opportunities for strengthened cooperation and coordination between the United […]
The United States Congress has overwhelmingly approved a bill requiring the Department of Justice to release its investigative files on late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, marking a rare moment of bipartisan unity on Capitol Hill. The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the legislation in a resounding 427–1 vote. The Senate later […]
The United Kingdom has threatened to impose visa bans on citizens of three African countries unless they agree to take back irregular migrants, ahead of the government’s announcement of a sweeping overhaul of the asylum system. In a statement released today, the Home Office said Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo would no […]
The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa will, on Thursday, November 20, 2025, begin a formal investigation into President Donald Trump’s recent decision to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern over alleged widespread killings of Christians. An invitation sent to members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee confirmed that the open […]
Parents of student beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Programme have staged a protest at the the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja over the non-payment of 16 months of arrears of living allowances. They occupied the entrance of the ministry with placards. The Federal Government’s BEA is a fully funded […]
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