•Late Sheikh Abubakar Abdullahi When the Nigerian government publicly mourned the death of Imam Abubakar Abdullahi in January 2026, it did so with language that was humane, dignified, and deserved. The Chief Imam of Nghar village in Plateau State had died at the age of 92, and he was remembered for an act of rare […]
•US Congress Witnesses appearing before the United States Congress Foreign Affairs Committee have cautioned that Nigeria is at risk of descending into widespread Christian–Muslim violence, identifying the country as a major flashpoint in an escalating global crisis of religious freedom. The warning is contained in written testimonies released ...
•Emeka Umeagbalasi, President Trump and scene of US attack on terrorists in Nigeria A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nelson Akuma, has described the story purportedly published by The New York Times that the United States relied on information and reports from Emeka Umeagbalasi, an alleged screwdriver trader in Onitsha, A...
•Bandits Nigerians in diaspora under the aegis of Save Nigeria Group USA, have rallied against the alleged killing of Christians in the country, calling on the US President, Donald Trump, to take immediate action against perpetrators of the religious freedom violations. The protesters, who thronged the US Capitol, yesterday, in solidarity to m...
•Tinubu and Trump US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said today the United States would restrict visas over persecution of Christians in Nigeria, where President Donald Trump has threatened military action. The United States already restricts visas for human rights abuses and Trump has sharply curtailed visas in general, especially for people f...
•US Congress public hearing yesterday Lawmakers, religious leaders, United States Department officials, and witnesses were divided in their views as the United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa yesterday held an open hearing on President Donald Trump’s redesignation of Nigeria as “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged C...
•Tinubu and Riley Moore United States (U.S.) lawmaker, Riley Moore, has dismissed President Bola Tinubu’s denial of the targeted killing of Christians as “completely false”. Moore said Tinubu’s denial was to “protect his interests,” adding that Nigeria’s political leaders were “complicit” in the killing of Christians. In an interview with Fox ...
•Tinubu and Trump The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa will hold an open hearing on Thursday, November 20, 2025, to examine President Donald Trump’s recent redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern. The CPC designation, if ratified by the Senate, would allow the US to impose sanctions on Nigerian ...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu is set to appoint ambassadors to the country’s foreign missions in major countries in the coming weeks, top presidency sources have said. The move comes amid growing public concern that the prolonged absence of substantive envoys has weakened the country’s diplomatic presence abroad, particularly in key strategic ...
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, yesterday, dismissed the allegation of Christian genocide in Nigeria, describing it as false, dangerous, and politically motivated. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the NSCIA’s Secretary-General, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, accused the Western media and political figures of trumpeting the all...

