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Our Reporter, New York  Plateau State–based preacher and community advocate, Evangelist Ezekiel Dachomo, says he became depressed and suicidal after hearing accusations—popularized by Sheikh Ahmad Gumi—that he and his people were burying empty coffins to fabricate claims of genocide against Christians in northern Nigeria. Dachomo, a senior pastor of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), spoke during an exclusive interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica. He had earlier threatened legal action against Sheikh Gumi over the allegation. The cleric said he had lost count of the number of funerals he had conducted for victims of suspected Fulani terrorists over…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A Labour Party (LP) chieftain and former House of Representatives candidate, Dr Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, has filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, alleging persistent death threats from individuals he describes as “political enforcers” in Ebonyi State. Ezeh, who contested the Abakaliki/Izzi Federal Constituency seat in the 2023 elections, said the alleged threats followed his public comments on governance and political developments in the state. The suit, marked CV/4130/25, lists two individuals — Felix Okemini (alias Jango), described as an aide to Governor Francis Nwifuru, and Sunday…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has again dismissed claims of an ongoing Christian genocide in the country, insisting that available government data contradicts such assertions. Speaking on Piers Morgan’s show on Tuesday, Tuggar said that in the last five years, 177 Christians were killed, 98 injured, and seven abducted, while 102 churches were attacked within the same period. His comments were in response to figures by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), which alleged that more than 50,000 Christians had been killed and 18,000 churches destroyed across Nigeria since 2009.…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a Direct Criminal Complaint before the Chief Magistrate Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, against two hooded prosecution witnesses who testified against him at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The witnesses, identified as Mr. TAA (Prosecution Witness 1) and Mr. BBB (Prosecution Witness 2), were named alongside the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) as defendants. In the complaint personally signed by Kanu, he accused the defendants of criminal perjury, fabrication of evidence,…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Stakeholders in Enugu North Senatorial District have expressed deep grief over the death of Sen. Okechukwu Ezea, describing his passing as a monumental loss to the zone. Ezea, who represented Enugu North in the Senate, won the 2023 election on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) after three previous unsuccessful attempts to govern Enugu State. He died on the night of Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, after a brief illness. He hailed from Itchi community in Igboeze North Local Government Area. Retired Maj.-Gen. Chris Eze described the late lawmaker as “the quintessence of principle” and “the most…

Our Reporter, Abuja  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday postponed his scheduled trips to South Africa and Angola to receive additional security briefings on the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State and the attack on worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State. A statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the President was earlier due to depart Abuja for Johannesburg to attend the 20th G20 Summit, and thereafter proceed to Luanda for the 7th AU-EU Summit. The trips have now been put on hold following fresh security concerns. According to the statement, Tinubu has…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Abia State Government says it has concluded integrity tests on high-rising billboards and other outdoor advertising structures across the state and is now set to engage their owners to review the findings. This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Wednesday by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Abia Structures Signage and Advertisement Agency (ABSSAA), Mrs. Victoria Onwubiko. According to the statement, the exercise is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen environmental order and prevent future billboard collapses. The development comes barely a week after the State Government paid N20 million compensation to families…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Forty-four members of the House of Representatives, drawn from various geopolitical zones, on Tuesday wrote to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu seeking the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Their appeal comes less than 48 hours before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, is expected to deliver judgment on the terrorism charges filed against the IPOB leader. The lawmakers urged the President to discontinue Kanu’s prosecution and initiate a broad-based consultation with stakeholders to pursue a political solution to the matter. In what appears to be…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The lawmaker representing Ezza South/Ikwo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Chinedu Ogah, has raised the alarm over what he described as a coordinated, heavily sponsored social-media campaign aimed at smearing his reputation. Ogah, who chairs the House Committee on Reformatory Institutions, made the allegations in a statement issued on Wednesday by his media office. He claimed that the individuals sponsoring the attacks are political actors nursing ambitions to contest the seat he currently occupies. According to him, in recent weeks he has been targeted with “a barrage of fabricated allegations,” including accusations of kidnapping,…

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The recent news on the slashing of hajj fares in Nigeria soured my mood immensely.  In a statement from the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON),it was stated that pilgrims from the Maiduguri/Yola Zone, previously required to pay N8,118,033.67, will now pay N7,579,020.96, while those from other parts of the Northern Zone will now pay N7,696,769.76, down from N8,244,813.67 in 2025. It was also stated that pilgrims from the Southern Zone will pay N7,991,141.76, compared to N8,561,013.67 last year. According to the NAHCON release, “the revised fares were computed based on an exchange rate of N1,443…