United States lawmakers have introduced a new bill aimed at confronting religious persecution in Nigeria and pressing the government to strengthen protection for vulnerable communities, particularly Christians. The proposed legislation, titled the Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026 (HR 7457), was announced on Tuesday in a press release on US lawmaker Riley Moore’s official website. The bill is sponsored by Moore (R-West Virginia), the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa,...

Farmers and herders in Bokkos and Riyom local government areas of Plateau state have signed 25 peace pacts aimed at restoring peace between members of the groups. The signing of the pacts followed a series of engagements by the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) to build social cohesion in fragile and conflict-affected rural communities aimed at finding solutions to the violence that has been ravaging the areas in the past. Representatives of six communities, including...

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum is backing the ongoing Occupy National Assembly Protests, insisting that the lawmakers must yield to Nigerians’ demands. Oba Oladipo Olaitan, leader of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, disclosed this on Tuesday on Arise TV, stressing that a large number of Nigerians lose their lives on account of elections because some people want to snatch ballot boxes. Olaitan, who is also the leader of the Yoruba pan-socio-political...

Dr. Gbenga Hashim, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, has criticised Nigeria’s continued reliance on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) economic prescriptions, saying the country’s economic decline stems from policy choices shaped by external institutions rather than domestic realities. Hashim made the remarks on Monday during an appearance on Arise TV, Prime Time programme, where he discussed the Nigerian economy, National development, and his proposed $4 trillion economic plan. According to him, Nigeria performed better...

…Charges Nigerians To Remain Resolute In Their Demand The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the senate’s new position on electronic transmission, saying that the lawmakers are being clever by half. The party in a statement on Tuesday signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, urged Nigerians to remain resolute in their demand for the real-time electronic transmission of election results. The statement reads, “We have taken note of the outcome of the...

…As Sukuk Team Tours Key Projects The Kogi State government has unveiled plans to deepen non-interest financing, as Sukuk Project Monitoring team toured some key infrastructure projects across the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Finance, Hon. Idris Shuaib, FCA, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to due process, international standards, and stakeholder collaboration in the execution of the Airport Project and other key infrastructure initiatives in the state. While welcoming members of the Sukuk...

Comrade Timi Frank, a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has petitioned United States President, Donald Trump, warning that Nigeria’s democracy is under existential threat and could descend into chaos if alleged plans to manipulate the 2027 general elections are not halted. A statement on Monday indicated that, in a strongly worded open letter to Trump, dated February 7, 2026, the political activist had accused the ruling party and the...