The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has issued new operational directives to its members, advising them to avoid public gatherings and limit movement due to expected escalation in U.S. drone and surveillance operations
The U.S. government has revoked the visas of 80,000 foreign nationals, including Nigerians, citing offenses ranging from assault and theft to terrorism and overstaying visa conditions.
Diplomatic counter-offensive: Nigeria seeks foreign support as Northern groups defend Sharia law from U.S. pressure.
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to move forward with new rules requiring all U.S. passports to display a citizen’s biological sex at birth rather than their indicated gender identity.
“Do not allow Boeing to buy its freedom.”
“Our country is still not close to being a true autocracy… but the march often continues.”
U.S. lawmakers have introduced a resolution urging sanctions on Nigerian groups including Miyetti Allah over alleged religious persecution, reinforcing Trump’s redesignation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern.”
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says he foresaw the United States’ mass revocation of visas and green cards under President Donald Trump, following the recent cancellation of his own visa amid growing diplomatic tensions between Nigeria and the US.
A BBC investigation has revealed that much of the data fueling U.S. claims of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria—cited by Donald Trump and other politicians—originates from an NGO whose figures are difficult to verify, with experts and Nigerian officials disputing the narrative of religion-based targeting.
Officials said the only way to decisively quell the violence would be to launch a large-scale campaign similar to Iraq or Afghanistan