Tag: Nigeria
Nigeria ‘welcomes US assistance’ to fight ‘terrorism’ after Trump’s threats
Nigeria says it would welcome assistance from the United States in fighting armed groups as long as its…
Trump says he’s ordered Pentagon to ‘prepare for possible action’ in Nigeria
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he has ordered the Defense Department to prepare for possible military action…
Trump threatens to cut aid to Nigeria, orders Pentagon to prepare possible action over persecution of Christians
Trump threatens to cut aid to Nigeria, orders Pentagon to prepare possible action over persecution of Christians
Nigeria pushes back after Trump claims country’s Christians face ‘existential threat’
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is pushing back after his U.S. counterpart designated the…
Al-Qaeda linked JNIM says one killed in its first Nigeria attack
An al-Qaeda–linked armed group active in the Sahel has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed a soldier…
Deadly roads block mothers from care in jihadist-hit Nigeria
When Lawan Mustafa's wife, nine months pregnant, woke up bleeding in the middle of the night, she looked…
Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says US visa revoked
The United States consulate in Lagos, Nigeria, has revoked the visa of writer Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate…
Nigeria replaces top security officials days after coup plot denial
Nigeria’s president has replaced top security officials as the West African country grapples with unabated violence in the…
Nigeria sacks top brass after denying coup plot
The Nigerian government announced on Friday a major shake-up of its top military commanders, replacing the chief of…
Nigerian monarch takes on oil giant in search of environmental justice
Growing up in southern Nigeria during the 1970s, Bubaraye Dakolo would easily catch 20 kilograms of fish within…
A US senator claims ‘Christian mass murder’ is occurring in Nigeria. The data disagrees
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has been trying to rally fellow evangelical Christians and urge…
At least 26 people drown in Nigeria boat accident, official says
By Camillus EbohABUJA (Reuters) -At least 26 people drowned when a boat carrying traders capsized on the River…