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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LIST: FG orders temporary shutdown of 47 unity colleges amid security threats
The Federal Government has closed 47 unity colleges nationwide due to rising security threats and recent mass abductions.
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.
Riyadh 2025: Team Nigeria clinches gold in wrestling, women’s 4x100m relay
Team Nigeria claimed two gold medals in wrestling and the women’s 4x100m relay at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, boosting its overall medal tally.
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.”