Nigeria has come under pressure to dismantle its blasphemy laws after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice issued a writ of execution compelling the country to act. The move comes nearly eight months after the court ruled the provisions unlawful. In April 2025, the ECOWAS Court ruled in favour of the Incorporated Trustees of Expression Now Human Rights Initiative in a case against the Federal Republic of Nigeria, declaring...

…Says Terrorists Do Not Discriminate by Faith The Federal Government on Wednesday firmly rejected claims that Nigeria’s worsening security crisis is driven by religious persecution, insisting that attempts to frame the violence along sectarian lines are “factually inaccurate” and dangerously divisive. Addressing journalists in Abuja, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said terrorists, bandits, and criminal groups attacking communities across the country “do not discriminate by faith.” He warned that reducing Nigeria’s...

… Urges Action Over Christian Persecution On Wednesday, US Representative Riley M. Moore held a “frank, honest, and productive discussion” with a delegation of senior Nigerian officials led by Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, to address the deepening crisis of Christian persecution and terrorism in Nigeria. The delegation, which traveled to Washington, D.C., included Bianca Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs; Kayode Egbetokun, Inspector-General of Police; Lateef Olasunkami Fagbemi, SAN, Attorney General;...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended his planned foreign trips to South Africa and Angola as the Federal Government intensifies efforts to secure the release of abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi State and respond to Monday’s deadly attack on worshippers at Christ Apostolic Church, Eruku, in Kwara State. The President was due to depart Abuja on Wednesday for Johannesburg to attend the 20th G20 Summit of Leaders, before proceeding to Luanda for the 7th AU-EU Summit....

Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government for what he describes as a failure to confront Nigeria’s escalating insecurity and an alleged attempt to destabilise opposition parties at a time the country requires unity. In a strongly worded statement titled “Now Disgraced Nation”, Obi reflected on recent comments by US President Donald Trump, who had referred to Nigeria as “now disgraced”, saying the troubling events of the past week have...