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Tinubu Nominates Former CDS Christopher Musa as New Minister of Defence

ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has nominated retired General Christopher Musa, former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence. The...

Tinubu Nominates Omokri, Yakubu, Ikpeazu, Fani-Kayode, 29 Others as Ambassadors

ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the names of 32 new ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, expanding the list of...

Goodluck Jonathan Calls Guinea-Bissau Crisis a ‘Ceremonial Coup’

ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has described the recent military intervention in Guinea-Bissau as a “ceremonial coup” and called on regional...

Tinubu Nominates 3 Ambassadors, Ends 2-Year Diplomatic Vacancy

ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has appointed three non-career ambassadors, ending a diplomatic lull that left many of Nigeria’s foreign missions without substantive envoys for...

Goodluck Jonathan, Other Observers Trapped in Guinea-Bissau After Military Coup

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is among dozens of African leaders and officials stranded in Guinea-Bissau following a military coup that has halted...

Guinea-Bissau Military Stages Coup, Suspends Elections and Detain President Embaló

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Military officers in Guinea-Bissau have taken control of the government, suspended the electoral process, and announced they will govern “until further notice,” plunging...

A 12-Point Letter to Ndigbo, By Valentine Ozigbo [MUST READ]

My beloved Ndigbo, I write to you today with a sober heart and a renewed conviction. In the last few weeks, the Lord has taken...

Nnamdi Kanu Sentenced to Life Imprisonment, Judge Cites “Mercy” in Rejecting Death Penalty

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after a federal high court in...

An Urgent Open Letter to President Tinubu, By Valentine Ozigbo [MUST READ]

Your Excellency, I woke up this morning with a weight that has become far too familiar to millions of Nigerians — the ache that comes...

Pope Leo XIV Lists Nigeria Among Nations Where Christians Face Persecution

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has named Nigeria among several countries where Christians face discrimination and persecution, drawing renewed attention to longstanding concerns about...

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