American billionaire and owner of X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, has described US Agency for International Development (USAID) as a criminal organisation, saying it is time for the agency to die as President Donald Trump has agreed that there is the need to “shut down” the agency. This followed days of speculation over the…
The Trump administration has revoked deportation protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelans living in the United States, adding to the uncertainty for many who were already affected by a previous decision to cancel an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The move comes just days after Trump’s administration reversed an 18-month extension of…
By Anietie Akpan The Parish Priest of St. Mary Pro-Cathedral Calabar, Rev. Fr. Evaristus Bassey, has commended the governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru for being committed to his Christian faith despite being a public official. In a statement made available to Pillar Today, the priest said, “unlike Muslims in public office, very often Christians in public office shy away…
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) said Muslims in the South West seeking to resolve issues under Islamic law is not a privilege, but a constitutional right. The JNI said this in reaction to the recent uproar over the establishment of Shari’a panels in some parts of south-west Nigeria. The JNI Secretary General, Professor Khalid Abubakar…
Chief Bisi Akande, former governor of Osun State, has claimed that Rashidi Ladoja, former governor of Oyo State, could have significant information about the murdr of Nigerias former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige. This comes over two decades after the brutal ass@$sination of Ige. Ige was k!lled on December 23, 2001, at his…
