Activist Israel Joe Condemns Canadian Court for Declaring APC, PDP Terrorist Organisations

Activist Israel Joe condemns Canadian court for declaring APC, PDP terrorist organisations

A human rights activist, Comrade Israel Joe, has condemned the Federal High Court of Canada for declaring the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as terrorist organizations in its ruling. This was contained in a statement sent to our correspondent in Warri by Joe. “I wish to fundamentally condemn the ruling of a Canadian court labelling APC and PDP members as terrorist organisations. “While we continue to be ag…

FG condemns 'reckless' labelling of APC, PDP as terrorist groups by Canadian court

The Nigerian government has reacted to a recent ruling by a Canadian Federal Court, which classified certain Nigerian political parties as “terrorist organisations.” In a statement signed and issued by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, on Friday, August 15, 2025, the government labelled the decision reckless, unfounded, and an unacceptable interference in the country’s internal affairs. The controversial ruli…

UPDATED: Nigeria rejects Canadian court’s controversial stance on PDP, APC

Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the declaration of the Canadian Court as a “baseless classification” and an interference into Nigeria’s internal affairs. The post UPDATED: Nigeria rejects Canadian court’s controversial stance on PDP, APC appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

PDP Member Denied Refugee Status in Canada Over Party’s Election Violence Record

By Lizzy Chirkpi A Nigerian’s bid for asylum in Canada has been rejected due to his former association with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), after a Canadian court ruled that the party’s history of political violence and subversion rendered him inadmissible on security grounds. Douglas Egharevba, who arrived in Canada in September 2017 and sought protection through an inland refugee claim, admitted to being a member of the PDP from December…

Nigeria Rejects Canadian Court Ruling Designating PDP, APC, Other Political Parties As Terrorist Organizations

By Ebi Kesiena The Federal Government of Nigeria has rejected a recent ruling by a Canadian Federal Court that designated certain political parties in the country as “terrorist organizations.” It was contained in a statement signed by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, on Friday in Abuja. The government expressed deep concern over what it described as a reckless and baseless classification arising fro…

Nigeria urges Canada to retract ‘terrorist’ tag on political parties - Worldstage

WorldStage Newsonline–  The Federal Government of Nigeria has called on the Government of Canada to retract a Canadian court’s designation of some Nigerian political parties as terrorist organisations. The government’s reaction is contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signed by its spokesman, Kimiebi Ebienfa. The court had while delivering judgement on an appeal filed by a Nigerian asylum-seeker, Douglas E…