U.S. says it struck ISIS in Nigeria after Trump warns of attacks on Christians

“The United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been ...

Trump says US military struck ISIS terrorists in Nigeria

President Donald Trump said Thursday he’d ordered a deadly strike on Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria, who he has accused of persecuting Christians in the country.
CNN

Nigerian officials in Washington after Trump’s threats of military action over violence against Christians

Nigerian officials are meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau this week amid increasing focus from the Trump administration on Christians in ...
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List of Most Influential Nigerian Politicians in 2025

This article focuses on the list of the five most Influential politicians across political parties, tribe, religion, and ...
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Politics behind current security crises in Nigeria — Don

From Emmanuel Adeyemi, LokojaA Don and Professor of political science at the Federal University Lokoja, Prof Segun Joshua has said the current security crises facing the country was caused by bad ...

Trump says violence in Nigeria targets Christians. The reality is more nuanced

After months of warning that the US could take military action to stop violence against Christians in Nigeria, President Donald Trump announced on Christmas Day that he had done just that – delivering ...
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Year-in-Review: List of Biggest Political Losers in Nigeria in 2025

Year 2025 didn't turn out as expected for some political heavyweights in Nigeria. Legit.ng compiled a list of the political ...
The Conversation

Thug culture in Nigerian politics: the links between state governors, funding and violent armed groups

Maureen Fubara receives funding from the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant #852439.. Since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, elections have consistently been marred by violence.
The Nation Newspaper

‘Nigeria’s real problem is attitude, not politics’

Henry Olofin is a United States–based entrepreneur and consultant who has never lost his passion for Nigeria. Despite living overseas, he remains deeply concerned about the direction of his native ...
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President Trump’s Redesignation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern—CPC”: A Serious, Well-founded Wake-up Call

Oge Onubogu testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa regarding Nigeria’s redesignation as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) and the human security issues the country is ...
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One-party state is loading in Nigeria - true or false?

As a student, I was often intrigued by open-ended examination questions such as "No Nile, No Egypt. Discuss." Such questions demanded analytical reasoning grounded in historical facts. That early ...