Nigeria has endured years of violence from bandit attacks, insurgencies, herder–farmer clashes, and political killings. Recently, some voices in the United States have claimed that a “Christian genocide” is happening here. But the truth is deeper and more complex. This isn’t a war against Christians alone — it’s a war against the poor and powerless, whether...

The criminal defamation trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was adjourned on Tuesday after Federal Government lawyers failed to appear before the FCT High Court in Maitama. Justice Chizoba Oji informed the court that the Attorney-General of the Federation had requested a new date, but the adjournment notice was served to the defence only hours before the hearing—far short of the...

The U.S. Department of Defense has warned that China is increasingly focusing on developing the means to challenge its rivals in space. According to the Pentagon’s 2024 annual report on China’s military power, Beijing is advancing technologies that could disrupt or destroy satellites, including co-orbital systems, anti-satellite missiles, electronic warfare tools, surveillance...

Odo Ape community in Kabba Bunu LGA, Kogi State, has been thrown into deep mourning following the tragic death of one of its respected leaders, Retired Army Major Joseph Ajayi, who died in captivity after being kidnapped from his home on May 21, 2025. Major Ajayi, a 76-year-old former Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the area, was abducted by heavily armed gunmen who...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore on self-recognizance in a case filed by the DSS over alleged defamation and cyberstalking of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Justice M. B. Umar approved the bail application presented by Sowore’s lawyer, Marshal Abubakar, who argued that the law does not permit denial of...