The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa is to hold an open hearing on Thursday, November 20, 2025, to examine President Donald Trump’s recent redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). The CPC designation, if ratified by the Senate, would allow the US to impose sanctions on Nigerian officials found…
The United States House of Representatives has urged the Departments of State and Treasury to impose targeted sanctions on individuals and organisations in Nigeria, including the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, over alleged violations of religious freedom. The call, according to agency reports, formed part of a resolution introduced before…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, says intelligence collaboration remains the most effective tool for addressing security threats in the North-West region and beyond. The governor stated this on Thursday in Kaduna while declaring open a conference of State Directors of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the North-West. Represented by Sule Shuaibu (SAN),…
Emmanuel Kure, Chairman of the Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA), says the designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” by United States President, Donald Trump, is a welcome development. In a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna, Kure, a former National Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), said the move has…
The Gbagyi Development Union (GDU) has raised the alarm over what it described as “recurring incidents of insecurity ravaging” Gbagyi communities in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. In a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna, spokesperson of group, Caleb Nayaro,lamented that several communities in Chikun have continued to suffer devastating attacks, abductions, and destruction…
https://youtu.be/O17GcYq2GnI?si=JBe9PsYIjwHC1aAd The United States has officially declared Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern (CPC)”—a move that could reshape Nigeria’s foreign policy, internal politics, and power alignments ahead of the 2027 elections. In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum examines the implications of this decision, connecting the dots between religious freedom, security failures,…
