American rapper, Onika Maraj-Petty, popularly known as Nicki Minaj, has once again spoken out about the killings in Nigeria, urging an end to the violence and calling for the freedom of Christians. Minaj shared her a message on X on Friday, using a faith-based post to express concern over the situation in Nigeria. She wrote,…
President Bola Tinubu has insisted that there is neither Christian genocide nor Muslim genocide in Nigeria. Tinubu said this while declaring open the Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society’s 8th Biennial Conference and Annual General Meeting in Abuja on Friday. The theme of the conference was “Building Resilience in a Changing World: The Role of Faith and Community”. Represented…
The United States House Appropriations Committee reaffirmed the country’s commitment to addressing religious persecution globally, specifically in Nigeria, through a message posted on its official X account on Wednesday. “America will not look away as innocent lives are stolen. “Directed by @POTUS, Appropriators led an on-the-ground mission to inform a report on Christian persecution in…
A senior U.S. lawmaker has raised grave concern over the plight of Christians in Benue State, revealing that more than 600,000 Christians are now living in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in the state. The lawmaker, Riley M. Moore, led a U.S. fact-finding delegation to Benue in recent days and spoke with dozens of Christians…
A member of the United States House of Representatives, Riley Moore, said on Sunday that he had concluded a “very productive” visit to Nigeria, sharing the update in a post on his X account. “I came to Nigeria in the name of the Lord and on behalf of the American people,” Moore wrote. Announcing the…
A delegation from the United States Congress has arrived in Nigeria on a fact-finding mission amid growing concerns over insecurity and allegations of targeted attacks on Christians, issues that recently prompted former U.S President Donald Trump to re-designate Nigeria as a “country of particular concern.” The visit follows earlier discussions held in Washington, D.C, where…
A group of Christian bishops on Friday converged on Abuja, where they firmly dismissed claims alleging a state-sponsored genocide against Christians in Nigeria. The clerics reacted to recent remarks by former U.S. President Donald Trump, who described Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern,” citing alleged genocidal attacks on Christians. Addressing newsmen ahead of the…
Bashir Ahmad, a former presidential media aide, has praised President Donald Trump’s decision to ban terrorism financiers and supporters from entering the nation. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared on Wednesday that the US government will prohibit “visas for those who knowingly direct, authorise, fund, support, or carry out violations of religious freedom”. Concerned…
The US government has introduced a new policy which allows it to impose a visa ban on people considered responsible for the attack on Nigerian Christians. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the US State Department said the policy allows it to deny visas to those who have directed, authorised, supported, participated in, or carried…
United States lawmakers have accused the Nigerian government of foot-dragging on measures to end the alleged persecution of Christians in the country. The lawmakers convened a roundtable on Tuesday to discuss the escalating violence in the country and what they say is a targeted persecution of Christians. Participants in the hearing included Mario Díaz-Balart, house…