The Nigerian Presidency has rejected the US designation of the country as a “Country of Particular Concern” for religious persecution, appealing instead for US military support to fight indiscriminate attacks by bandits and terrorists.
Here is a summary of Nigerian news this morning
President Trump said Christianity is under severe threat in Nigeria and placed the country on a U.S. religious freedom watch list.
Detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu has filed a fresh motion with the Federal High Court, seeking to dismiss all charges against him, arguing they are a “nullity ab initio” because the prosecution relied on repealed and non-existent laws.
Taiwo Oyedele says the proposed 5% fuel surcharge will not begin until the naira strengthens or oil prices fall, to avoid worsening Nigerians’ financial hardship.
The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, announced the company is undertaking a “detailed review” and seeking “advanced technical partnerships” to restore Nigeria’s three major refineries to full, sustainable operation as part of a comprehensive National Energy Strategy.
A lawyer representing Nnamdi Kanu, Barrister Njoku Jude Njoku, asserted that the Supreme Court’s December 15, 2023, decision to remit the IPOB leader’s terrorism trial was an unconstitutional error, arguing that his earlier acquittal by the Court of Appeal should have definitively ended the case.
The Nigerian government has launched an investigation through the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) following a massive data breach that reportedly compromised the email accounts and passwords of up to 183 million Gmail and other email users globally.
Military investigators have expanded their probe into an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, questioning a Federal Government agency Managing Director for a massive fund transfer to former Minister Timipre Sylva, whose Abuja home was simultaneously raided.
Frontline Nigerian soldiers have accused government-backed “repentant” Boko Haram members of leaking military intelligence to insurgents, calling the reintegration policy a “deadly mistake.”
