The federal government, in collaboration with the United Nations UN, on Monday launched the Regional Partnership for Democracy (RPD), a new framework aimed at tackling West Africa’s democratic decline, political instability, and unconstitutional government across the region. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb Maitama Tuggar, stated this at the unveiling ceremony, stressing that democratic governance on the continent has continued to face serious challenges, including flawed elections, political violence, declining citizen participation, institutional weakness, and...

In a recent post on X, Pope Leo XIV named Nigeria as one of several countries where Christians “suffer discrimination and persecution,” calling for peace as a “heavenly virtue.” He wrote: “In various parts of the world, Christians suffer discrimination and persecution. I think especially of Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mozambique, Sudan, and other countries from which we frequently hear of attacks on communities and places of worship.” “God is a merciful Father who desires peace among...

The Nigerian Navy officer, Lt. A.M. Yerima, who recently had an altercation with the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike was reportedly escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday evening. Military sources told Vanguard Newspaper that Yarima was trailed by unidentified men dressed in black and riding in two unmarked Hilux vans with no number plates. The vehicles allegedly followed him around 6:30 p.m. from the NIPCO Filling Station off the Line Expressway to Gado Nasco...