Enough Is Enough: Trump Orders Military For Possible Offensive Invasion Of Nigeria Over Christians Genocide United States President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has ordered the Department of War to prepare for possible military operations in Nigeria over the killing of Christians in the West African nation. Mr Trump said on Truth Social on Saturday that the Nigerian government must act immediately to stop what he called the ongoing genocide against Christians. “I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action,” said Mr Trump. “If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just…
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BREAKING: Tinubu To Trump: We Don’t Tolerate Religious Persecution In Nigeria President Bola Tinubu has made it clear to Donald Trump, his American counterpart, that Nigeria does not tolerate religious persecution. Nigeria’s number one citizen stated this in his personal response to Trump, who on Friday, redesignated Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern”. Trump had claimed that Nigerian Christians were facing existential threat, vowing that the US would protect them. “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed,” Trump had said in a Social Media post on Friday. On Saturday, the Nigerian leader…
“Give Nigeria Military Support To Fight Terrorists, Not Designation”; Tinubu Tells US The Bola Tinubu-led presidency has appealed to the United States to deploy its military to help Nigeria fight terrorism in some states of the federation. The spokesperson to the Nigerian President, Bayo Onanuga, made this appeal on Saturday morning, while commenting on the decision of the United States to designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern.” Onanuga wrote, “Dear Secretary Rubio, there is no ongoing slaughter of thousands of Christians in Nigeria.” “This is a gross exaggeration of the Nigerian situation. What we do have are sporadic…
US Senator Introduces Legislation To Tackle Sharia Law, Blasphemy Ted Cruz, United States Senator, has reaffirmed his commitment to advancing legislation that targets the enforcement of Sharia and blasphemy laws in Nigeria, following President Donald Trump’s designation of the country as a “Country of Particular Concern.” The US senator stated this in a release published on his website after US President Donald Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” over claims of genocide against Christians. Senator Cruz said, “I am deeply gratified to President Trump for making this determination.” He noted that the move aligns with his…
Tanzania’s Hassan Secures 98% Of Votes To Win Re-election Tanzanian President Samia Hassan has been declared winner of the country’s presidential election. Hassan garnered an overwhelming 98 percent of the votes, dominating nearly all 32 million ballots in the poll conducted on Wednesday. “I hereby announce Samia Suluhu Hassan as the winner of the presidential election under the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party,” Jacobs Mwambegele, the nation’s electoral chief, said on Saturday morning. International observers had raised concerns over the opacity of the electoral process and the widespread chaos that has reportedly claimed over 500 lives and left many more…
Wike Brags, Mocks PDP As Court Stops National Convention The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Nyesom Wike, has backed a court ruling that halted the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Convention slated for November 15 and 16, 2025, calling it “a very wise decision.” Wike made the remarks on Friday evening while addressing some PDP stakeholders at his residence in Abuja. “If you don’t follow the law, then there’s nothing we can do. There’s nothing we can do. It’s unfortunate that the National Convention cannot hold; the purported national convention,” the minister stated. The Peoples Democratic Party…
Man Kills Wife Over Kuli-kuli A Kano State High Court has ordered the remand of one Idris Kurma in prison for allegedly killing his wife, Aisha Idris, after she reportedly refused to grind groundnuts to make kuli-kuli. Justice Musa Dahiru gave the order after the defendant was arraigned on a one-count charge of culpable homicide, contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code. The tragic incident was said to have occurred in Goda Village, located in the Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State. During the hearing, the prosecution counsel, Barrister Lamido Abba Soron Dinki, read the charge to the…
BREAKING: Angry Youths Burn Down Electoral Commission Office Aggrieved residents of Magama Ward in Nasko Local Government Area, Niger State, have set the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) office on fire following reports that official result sheets were missing from materials delivered for the forthcoming local government election. Eyewitnesses said electoral officials brought ballot papers to the area but allegedly failed to include the official result sheets, which triggered outrage among the residents, who accused officials of attempting to manipulate the election process. The protest quickly turned violent, with the electoral office engulfed in flames. The full extent of…
BREAKING: Tension In Nigeria As Terrorists Abduct Speaker Hon. Samaila Bagudo, the Deputy Speaker of Kebbi State House of Assembly, has been abducted by bandits. According to the police, armed men invaded the lawmaker’s hometown in Bagudo Local Government Area of the state and abducted him shortly after he had observed Isha’i prayers and was returning home. It said a team of security operatives had been dispatched for a major search to rescue him. According to a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, the incident occurred on Friday, October 31, 2025, at about 8:20p.m. It…
Nigerian Govt Fires Back At Trump Over Genocide Comment The Federal Government has responded to the redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern by President Donald Trump of the United States. In December 2020, the U.S. Department of State had designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). On Friday, Trump took a similar step, claiming that Christianity was facing existential threat in Nigeria. “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a “COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN” —…