At least 17 people have reportedly been killed in a renewed wave of violence in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State, following deadly clashes between bandits and illegal gold miners, according to reports by Agence France-Presse (AFP). The violence reportedly began on Thursday at an illegal mining site in Birnin Gwari district, where a notorious bandit leader…
Senior Adviser to US President Donald Trump on Arab and African Affairs, Mr. Massad Boulos, on Friday, refuted growing allegations of a targeted Christian genocide in Nigeria, insisting that terrorist violence in the country affects all religious and ethnic communities. Boulos made the remarks in Abuja during a courtesy visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
When a government tries to rewrite history, what happens to national memory? In this explosive episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum analyzes the shocking decision by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to pardon the late nationalist Chief Herbert Macaulay — a move that has triggered confusion, anger, and public debate across Nigeria and…
Northern Ulamahs have condemned what they described as “local and international propaganda falsely alleging genocide against Nigerian Christians, describing such claims as misleading and divisive”. In a communique issued in Kaduna on Thursday, at the end of their “special summit on contemporary issues facing the Nigerian Muslims”, the Ulamahs said Muslims have also been disproportionately…
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Prof. Joash Amupitan, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Amupitan was conformed a screening by the upper legislative chamber on Thursday which lasted for about two hour. Amutan who spoke on the lessons of the 2023 elections, ppromised to…
Former Mayor of Blanco City, Texas, United States, and founder of Africa Arise International, Mr. Mike Arnold has issued a scathing public statement, accusing Nigerian social media influencer and former presidential aide, Mr. Reno Omokri, of serial dishonesty and complicity in efforts to deny and cover up the ongoing persecution and mass killings of Christians…
