#nigeria

#nigeria

If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, guns-a-blazing, to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities. I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!

Nigeria has faced two decades of escalating violence perpetrated by armed groups whether terrorists or criminal gangs resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and more than 3.5 million people displaced from their homes. Between May 2023 and May 2025 alone, over 10,000 people were killed, according to Amnesty International. Victims have included both Christians and Muslims, the Nigerian government says.

Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria, Trump wrote on Friday. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN' But that is the least of it. When Christians, or any such group, is slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done!

According to the presidential spokesperson, Tinubu fired three top security officials on Friday Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff; Emmanuel Ogalla, chief of naval staff, and Hassan Abubakar, chief of air staff. Tinubu appointed Olufemi Oluyede, the former chief of army staff, as the new chief of defence staff. Shaibu, I Abbas and SK Aneke were appointed as the chiefs of army, air force, and naval staff.

The Super Eagles' task is momentous: Benin lead them by three points and by two on goal difference, making the fixture a must-win for the Nigerians if they want to have any chance of qualification, either as the group winners or as the runners-up who could potentially compete in November's interconfederation playoff for a possible 10th African World Cup spot.

From Boko Haram to herderfarmer clashes, Nigeria's crises are complex. Simplistic genocide claims fuel propaganda. In recent days, coordinated attacks on Nigeria's nationhood have swept across social media, blogs and television outlets, alleging a so-called Christian genocide. These attacks, driven by foreign actors, mischaracterise Nigeria's domestic conflicts, ignore its complexities and manipulate longstanding ethnic and resource-based tensions to advance sectarian agendas.

"Acting on multiple intelligence from several sources, the Air Component executed precision strikes in successive passes, engaging the terrorists and neutralising more than 35 fighters at four identified assembly areas," the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said in a statement. Ground troops in the area later confirmed that the "situation around their location had been stabilized," the statement added. The reports could not be independently verified.

Scores were killed and dozens kidnapped after "bandits" attacked a mosque in the Nigerian town of Unguwar Mantau and set homes ablaze in nearby villages. At least 50 people were killed in a widespread attack on Muslim communities in Nigeria's Katsina state, officials confirmed Wednesday. Initially, the death toll of the Tuesday attacks was reported to be much lower. The crime was said to be perpetrated by so-called "bandits," members of criminal gangs who regularly target communities in the region.

At least 27 worshippers have been killed and several wounded when armed bandits stormed a mosque in northern Nigeria's Katsina state during morning prayers, a village head and a hospital official said.

Gunmen attacked a mosque in the Nigerian town of Unguwan Mantau in Katsina state on Tuesday morning, killing at least 13 people during prayers, local authorities said.

Visa applicants are required to list all social media usernames or handles of every platform they have used from the last five years on the DS-160 visa application form.

Chowdeck, a Lagos-based food delivery startup that has stayed profitable in a notoriously tough and low-margin market, has raised $9 million in Series A funding to launch a quick commerce strategy and expand into more cities in Nigeria and Ghana.

Numerous villagers who spoke to DW told of family members being abducted and killed. Their livelihoods, which primarily consist of farming sorghum, millet, and livestock, and then trading their produce in nearby market towns, have been severely disrupted.

The United Nations has described a looming hunger crisis in northern Nigeria as "unprecedented," with analysts estimating that at least 5 million children are already suffering from acute malnutrition. This is despite northern Nigeria traditionally being the nation's agricultural heartland, producing maize, millet, and sorghum.

The Gashaka-Gumti National Park faces significant environmental challenges from illegal logging, poaching, uncontrolled grazing, and bush clearing, jeopardizing its wildlife and plants.

In an interview with Nigeria's Channels TV, Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar stated, 'We already have over 230 million people,' emphasizing Nigeria's refusal to accept deportees from the U.S.

The NGX All Share Index's approach to recent highs has led to potential profit-taking and a cautious sentiment among investors.

"We are fighting for the soul of the country, that is what this coalition is about," Yunusa Tanko, a member of the new coalition and coordinator of Obi's so-called "Obidient" movement, told DW. "The Nigerian system is in a bad state - there's hunger in the land, rising insecurity, and clear disdain for democratic values."

"Mondays now feel so empty. Businesses are shut down and shops locked down. To be honest, we don't necessarily sit at home because we support the IPOB, but out of fear."