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BREAKING: Kano’s Governor Abba Yusuf Dumps NNPP

ABUJA, Nigeria — Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has formally resigned from the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, citing what he described as worsening...

Southern and Middle Belt Forum Condemns Mass Abduction of 100 Christian Worshippers in Kaduna

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Southern and Middle Belt Leadership Forum, a coalition of prominent regional organisations, has condemned the abduction of more than 100...

Nigerian Presidency Declares Sim Fubara Leader of APC in Rivers, ‘Wike Not a Member’

ABUJA, Nigeria — A senior media aide to President Bola Tinubu, Daniel Bwala, said this week that Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara is the...

Nigerian Government Re-Arraigns Omoyele Sowore on Amended Cyberstalking Charge

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Federal Government of Nigeria has re-arraigned the human rights activist Omoyele Sowore on a two-count amended charge of alleged cyberstalking...

‘I did not steal any money’ – Diezani, former Nigerian Oil Minister, Denies Corruption Allegations

LAGOS, Nigeria — Chude Jideonwo, a Nigerian media entrepreneur and director, has released a four-part documentary series, “Is It Your Money?”, centred on the...

Meet the Nigerian Activist Whose Reports Helped Shape Trump’s View of the Christian Genocide

ONITSHA, Nigeria — Emeka Umeagbalasi, who runs a civil liberties organisation from his home in the commercial hub of southeast Nigeria, says he has...

Rivers Assembly Calls for Investigative Panel as Impeachment Threat Against Governor Fubara Intensifies

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria — The Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday, January 16, 2026, escalated its confrontation with Governor Siminalayi Fubara by voting...

Alleged N1 Trillion Mismanagement: Abia Youth Group Pushes for Prosecution of Former Governors Kalu, Orji, and Ikpeazu

ABUJA, Nigeria — A youth organisation has filed an action at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order of mandamus to compel...

Rivers Lawmakers Launch 3rd Attempt at Impeaching Governor Fubara

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria — The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday began fresh impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, reopening a prolonged political...

‘One-Chance’ Killings in Abuja: Rights Group Says Wike Has Failed, Calls for His Replacement

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has warned that a spate of killings linked to so-called “one-chance” criminal gangs...

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