Renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has urged the Nigerian government to take U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning as a wake-up call rather than react to his allegations of “Christian genocide” in the country. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Falana described Trump as having contempt for Africans and criticized his claim as false…
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites, took to the streets of Kano on Saturday in protest against United States President Donald Trump’s recent statement threatening to invade Nigeria to take out terrorists. The scores of protesters, who marched across major roads in Kano city, carried placards and banners rejecting…
American military officials say President Donald Trump’s directive for the Pentagon to prepare possible military action in Nigeria is unlikely to end the country’s deeply rooted insurgency. Despite Trump’s call to protect Christians from attacks by Islamic militants, officials told the New York Times that only a full-scale Iraq- or Afghanistan-style campaign could meaningfully change…
Russia has expressed concern over reports that the United States is weighing potential military action in Nigeria, following President Donald Trump’s directive to prepare intervention plans over alleged attacks on Christians. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow on Friday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the Kremlin is monitoring the situation closely and…
The United States Department of State has revoked the visas of more than 80,000 individuals, including Nigerians and other foreign nationals, as part of a sweeping immigration enforcement initiative under former President Donald Trump’s administration. In a statement released on Thursday, the department said the action was in line with Trump’s commitment to protecting U.S….
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…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) says the United States President Donald Trump is convinced that the Nigerian government is not serious to address the issue of insecurity in the country. Trump had last Saturday ordered the Pentagon to map out a possible plan of attack in Nigeria, one day after warning that…
The Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, has reportedly reacted to the recent threat by President Donald Trump to launch military action in Nigeria. Trump, who had designated Nigeria as Country of Particular Concern, had also informed the US department of war to prepare for possible action in Nigeria over the alleged genocide against Christians…
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…
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…