Ribadu meets Trump’s war secretary as his U.S. tour moves ahead
The United States Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, has confirmed meeting Nigeria’s National Security Adviser to address rising violence against Christians.
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Trump calls November 27 an ‘appropriate’ deadline for Ukraine to approve peace plan
U.S. President Donald Trump has set a November 27 deadline for Ukraine to accept a 28-point peace plan that Kyiv says is overly favorable to Russia.
Yelwata attack survivor tells U.S. Congress how her five children were killed
A survivor of the Yelwata massacre in Benue State emotionally recounted before the U.S. Congress how armed attackers killed her five children, intensifying scrutiny of Nigeria’s security crisis and its return to the U.S. CPC list.
US Congressman criticizes Tinubu over inaction amid rising Christian persecution
US Congressman Bill Huizenga has accused the Tinubu administration of failing to act against escalating attacks on Christians in Nigeria.
US lawmaker says Nnamdi Kanu case reflects religious persecution in Nigeria
The US House Subcommittee on Africa reviewed Nigeria’s redesignation as a Country of Particular Concern due to escalating attacks on Christians.
US official defends Nigeria’s CPC status cites unresolved Deborah Samuel killing
A senior US official has defended Nigeria’s designation as a Country of Particular Concern, citing rampant religious violence and failure to protect Christians.
Two Nigerians jailed in U.S. for multimillion-dollar fraud scheme
Two Nigerians, Olumide Olorunfunmi and Emmanuel Unuigbe, have been sentenced in the United States to 30 months in prison each and ordered to pay over $4.6 million in restitution for laundering proceeds from romance scams and business email compromise schemes affecting more than 125 victims.
US ambassador Mike Waltz labels killings of Nigerian Christians a ‘genocide’
United States Ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, has described the killings of Christians in Nigeria as a “genocide wearing the mask of chaos.”
US-Nigeria relations: what it means to be a ‘country of particular concern’ and why it matters
Christians make up roughly half of Nigeria’s population, but attacks explicitly directed against them account for about 5% of total reported violent incidents.
Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizes for her role in ‘toxic politics’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has vowed to stop using “toxic” rhetoric, apologizing for her past controversial comments and calling for greater civility in politics.