Mike Johnson elected Speaker US House of Reps

US House of Representatives elected Mike Johnson, a conservative with little leadership experience, as its Speaker on Wednesday October 25, after a turbulent three weeks that left the  chamber unable to carry out any of its basic duties. Johnson, 51, was elected after getting 220 to 209 votes to move to the Speaker’s chair that […]

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Buhari’s media aide, Garba Shehu responds to Bishop Kukah’s petition to US House of Reps

President Muhammadu Buhari’s senior special assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has responded to recent claims against the Buhari administration by Bishop Matthew Kukah before the US Parliament. Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria, Kukah had expressed to the US congress the fear that the Nigerian government under President Muhammadu Buhari is not handling […]

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Bishop Kukah writes US House of Reps alleging persecution of Christians in Nigeria

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has written to the United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Religious Freedom and alleged the persecution of Christians in Nigeria based on their faith and not crimes. He said the faith-based harassment of Christians posed one of the greatest threats to […]

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