The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa will on Thursday, November 20, 2025, hold an open hearing to scrutinise President Donald Trump’s recent redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) over alleged religious persecution. If affirmed by the Senate, the designation could trigger sanctions againstContinue Reading
A move intended to bring about permanent peace in Plateau State has been initiated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The deployment of a special presidential emissary to the state, which has been the epicentre of inter-ethnic and inter-religious crises for decades, is a first step to bringing about a permanentContinue Reading
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, alias Chisco Bee, in the Isolo area of Lagos State. Advertisement The 42-year-old Ibemesi, who is the MD/CEO of Franc CJ Ibemesi Nig Ltd, was arrested at his Daisy Garden Hotel, 66-68Continue Reading