Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, has condemned United States President Donald Trump’s recent comments and threats toward Nigeria, describing them as unacceptable and demanding an apology on behalf of Nigerians. In a now viral video sighted by Tribune Online on Friday, the lawmaker faulted Trump’s approach and emphasised that Nigeria would not be intimidated by…
United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has called out the Nigerian government for failing to resolve the country’s insecurity crisis despite receiving billions of dollars for that purpose. Moore, who spoke during an interview on The Dinesh D’Souza Show on Thursday night, faulted what he referred to as silence from the Nigerian authorities while Christians are…
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja spoke for the first time on the controversies over stated plan by U.S. President Donald Trump to attack Nigeria over alleged religious persecution. The President spoke at the Federal Executive Council meeting, FEC on Thursday amidst reports that the United States’ Army has submitted its plan to execute…
Thirty-one members of the United States Congress have endorsed President Donald Trump’s decision to classify Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” over alleged religious persecution. The lawmakers said the designation offers “a sign of hope” for millions of Christians facing attacks in the country. The chairman of the US House foreign affairs Africa subcommittee,…
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has addressed an open letter to US President Donald Trump, asserting that the alleged “Christian genocide” in Nigeria has spread into the South-East region, directly targeting the Igbo people. Kanu’s letter follows President Trump’s recent declaration on October 31, 2025, that the…
A United States of America-based organisation, Truth Nigeria has revealed that it notified the Nigerian government and relevant security agencies of an impending attack in Yelwata village in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State days before the incident occurred on June 13, 2025. Judd Saul, the founder of Truth Nigeria in a viral video…
The US military has submitted contingency plans for potential strikes on Nigeria, following a directive from President Donald Trump to prepare for possible action over a false claim of Christian genocide. The New York Times reports that the US Africa Command has drawn up and sent its options to the Department of War this week…
U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed deep outrage over the continued attacks on Christians in Nigeria, describing the situation as a “horrible massacre” allegedly carried out by radical Islamists. In a strongly worded statement, Trump declared that Nigeria should be designated a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) under U.S. law a classification reserved for nations…
The United States House of Representatives has urged the Departments of State and Treasury to impose targeted sanctions on individuals and organisations, including Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, over alleged violations of religious freedom in Nigeria. This is contained in a resolution introduced before the House on Tuesday…
A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), has stated that the United States may be positioning itself to establish a military base in Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the 7th Annual Lecture organised by the Just Friends Club of Nigeria, Dambazau argued that recent claims by some foreign politicians and…