The Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide (Ayo Ni O) has described the threat by the US President on alleged genocides against Christians as a sensitive matter which is beyond churches and their leaders. Speaking with journalists on the alleged silence of church leaders on the matter, on the sideline of the 2025 Annual Conference…
The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, had accused the opposition of being behind the move by Trump to label the killings in Nigeria as Christian genocide. A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has faulted claims that the opposition is responsible for President Donald Trump’s allegation of a genocide targeted at…
The United States military is reportedly preparing contingency plans for potential airstrikes in Nigeria, following a directive from President Donald Trump instructing the Pentagon to “prepare to intervene” to protect Christians from terrorist attacks, according to The New York Times. The report, released Wednesday, indicates that U.S. Africa Command submitted a series of operational options…
A former director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor, has advised the Federal Government to take US President Donald Trump’s Christian genocide claims and threat of military action seriously. Ejiofor, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, told the Nigerian government to explore diplomatic means to resolve the issue. “I…
A former presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has said that the responsibility for the ongoing diplomatic crisis between Nigeria and the United States over alleged Christian genocide lies squarely with the inept and corrupt administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, not with U.S. President Donald Trump, who is also facing mounting pressure from his political…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his threat of a military operation in Nigeria over killings of Christians, after the Nigerian presidency suggested a meeting to resolve the issue. Asked by reporters aboard Air Force One if he was considering US troops on the ground in Nigeria or air strikes, Trump replied: “Could be,…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has appealed for renewed diplomatic engagement between Nigeria and the United States of America over the recent security situation in the country. In a statement issued and signed by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, over the recent threat of security and diplomatic actions against Nigeria by President Donald Trump,…
Trade has been at the top of Trump’s agenda as he seeks a deal between the world’s two largest economies. For years, few issues drew more unanimity in the polarized United States than China — it was the arch-adversary, which Washington was destined to confront. President Donald Trump, as he has on so many topics,…
US President Donald Trump will host five leaders from West Africa Wednesday for a White House summit aimed at fostering trade to counter the growing regional influence of Russia and China. The White House is seeking to strengthen economic ties with the mineral-rich region as it curbs foreign aid to Africa, where countries have been…
Nigeria was formally admitted as the ninth BRICS partner country in January 2025, a status introduced at the 16th BRICS Summit in October 2024. Nigeria’s ‘struggling’ economy is likely to take a fresh downturn if the United States President, Donald Trump, follows through with his threat to impose an extra trade tariff on countries aligning…
