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,…
In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum unpacks the deepening crisis of electoral violence sweeping across Africa. From the October 2025 elections in Cameroon, where protests and killings erupted after President Paul Biya’s re-election, to Tanzania, where reports suggest more than 700 people have died following disputed polls — the continent’s old…
Sunday Katung, the Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speculations about Katung’s planned defection had trended for weeks amid denials by his aides. The senator officially announced his defection in a resignation letter addressed to the PDP…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman In recent weeks, Nigeria has once again been gripped by anxiety following reports of an alleged coup plot within the military. Several media outlets claimed that between sixteen and twenty officers had been arrested for conspiring to overthrow the civilian administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Defence Headquarters swiftly denied…
