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Barely hours after President Donald Trump redesignated Nigeria with the US' Country of Particular Concern (CPC) status and placed her on the global superpower's watchlist over alleged Christian genocide perpetrated by Islamic extremists, the Federal Government (FG) has responded,saying Trump was way off the mark. FG's response coincided with a post on X where Aloy Ejimakor, lawyer to detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, stated that the Trump hammer is an example of what happens when a government allegedly tear-gasses peaceful protesters but romances terrorists. FG's reply to Trump came not from Minister of Foreign…

By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto As the Sokoto State House of Assembly continues its ongoing review of the 2025 budget performance, more Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) have appeared before the various House Committees to present reports on the level of implementation within their sectors. The Ministry of Information reported a 70 percent implementation level of its 2025 budget for the third quarter. The Commissioner of Information and Orientation, Sambo Bello Danchadi, who took his turn, noted that the State Media Corporation has undergone significant reforms and improvements, resulting in enhanced operational efficiency and stronger service delivery. Other MDAs that appeared…

Immediate-past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa (retd.), officially hung up his uniform on Friday,31 October, declaring that he departs “with a clear conscience” after nearly four decades of dedicated service to the country. He bared his mind during his pull-out parade, held at the Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja. The ceremony drew military top brass, government officials, and family members who gathered under the midday sun to felicitate the soft-spoken general who steered the Armed Forces through some of the most challenging years in the battle against insurgency, banditry, and other security threats. “As I hang my uniform…

*Radical Islamists Responsible For Slaughter, He Says Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria, President Donald Trump has said. On this basis, the US President today, 31 October, redesignated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) in reaction to allegations of widespread persecution and genocide against Christians. Trump disclosed these while writing on his Truth Social account. Aside these, Trump added Nigeria to the US State Department watch list. “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter,” Trump wrote. According to the US President,…

*As New COAS Plants Own Men On Ground A heavy shakeup has hit the Nigeria Army today with new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.Gen. Waidi Shaibu, posting several top brass to new positions. Amid news of coup plot, which reportedly led President Bola Tinubu to sack the former service chiefs and appoint Gen. Shaibu and others as replacements, there emerged a strong need to move officers around and possibly disrupt any fresh coup plans. According to a statement signed by Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Appolonia Anele, on Thursday evening, among the newly appointed senior officers are…