Following President Donald Trump’s assertion that Tehran was creating missiles capable of striking the United States, Iran’s foreign ministry on Wednesday called US claims regarding its missile program “big lies.” “Any claims they make about Iran’s nuclear program, its ballistic missiles, or the number of people killed during the unrest in January are just ‘big […]
The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd), has clarified that the United States military personnel recently deployed to Nigeria are not combat forces but a small advisory team focused on intelligence support and training. Speaking on February 5, 2026, the Minister addressed public concerns regarding national sovereignty following an announcement by the United States […]
European military personnel arrive in Greenland as Trump says US needs island A small French military contingent has arrived in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, officials say, as several European states deploy small numbers in a so-called reconnaissance mission. The limited deployment, which also involves Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and the UK, comes as US […]
By Lasisi Olagunju There is a Yoruba proverb for our insecurity and the external help we got last Thursday: Let the man see the snake; let the woman kill it. What matters is that the snake dies (Kí ọkùnrin rí ejò, kí obìnrin pa á; ohun tí ó ṣe pàtàkì ni pé kí ejò kú). […]
United States President Donald Trump has announced that his administration will permanently pause migration from all “Third World countries”, a sweeping shift in US immigration policy that he says is intended to reverse decades of failed approaches. In a Thanksgiving message on Thursday, Trump criticised previous immigration policies, claiming they had left the United States […]
The Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) has described as misguided, a statement by the Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in which he claimed that the Federal Government he represents will not forgive Peter Obi for supposedly inviting U.S. President Donald Trump into Nigeria’s situation. The body noted that the circumstances surrounding the involvement of President Trump […]
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins, has raised the alarm that terrorist attacks in Nigeria have been on the increase since the United States president, Donald Trump threatened attack on the country. The cleric warned the President Bola Tinubu administration not to treat the dangerous trend of terrorist attacks with […]
Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, has described the recent call by Kabiru Turaki, the newly elected national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for US President Donald Trump to intervene in Nigeria’s democracy as an act of “high treason”. In a statement reacting to Turaki’s comments, […]
Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, has reacted to comments made by United States President Donald Trump over the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Trump had asked the US Department of Defence to prepare for “possible action” in Nigeria while “warning” the Nigerian government to act swiftly to end the “killing of Christians” in the […]
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has rejected the redesignation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern (CPC) by United States President Donald Trump, describing the decision as politically motivated and detached from the realities on the ground. At a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, Ishaq Oloyede, secretary-general of the NSCIA, […]
Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has asked President Bola Tinubu to “move fast and wisely” and engage US President Donald Trump diplomatically over alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The advice comes after Trump asked the US Department of Defence to prepare for “possible action” in Nigeria and […]
The United States president, Donald Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Concern” over alleged persecution of Christians has triggered fresh debate among church leaders in northern Nigeria. Apostle Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, chairman of the Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA) and former national secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), said the […]
Amidst concern raised by the United States government on spate of insecurity in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has accepted that nation is challenged by terrorism but assured that the challenges are surmountable. He also assured that the federal government is working hard to defeat terrorism in the land even as he promised that the country […]
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has described US President Donald Trump as a “petty-minded dictator”, criticising his administration’s alleged treatment of minorities and the rise in extrajudicial killings during his tenure. In an interview with the BBC, Soyinka recalled his early warnings about Trump’s presidency, saying he had predicted the cancellation of green cards and the […]
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has issued a statement responding to remarks attributed to former U.S. President Donald Trump about plans to launch military operations against the group in Nigeria. According to Zagazola Makama, a security expert, ISWAP released a propaganda message through its usual communication channels, describing Trump as a “reckless American […]
Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has suggested a renewed diplomatic engagement between Nigeria and the United States amid rising security tensions over allegations of genocide against Christians in the country. The governor advised that the issue should not be allowed to degenerate into diplomatic row capable of threatening the long standing bilateral relationship between […]
Donald Trump, US president, says he is not ruling out “air strikes or boots on the ground” as part of his plan to “completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists killing Christians in Nigeria”. Speaking to correspondents before boarding Air Force One on Sunday, Trump was asked if he envisaged such military actions. He replied, “yes, […]
Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic cleric, has asked the federal government to sever ties with the United States if President Donald Trump fails to withdraw his threat of military action. In a “terse statement” on Sunday, Gumi urged the federal government to demand a retraction from Trump, or else Nigeria should cut diplomatic ties with his […]
BY ISAH ALIYU On a day marked by military pomp and political tension, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin converged in Anchorage, Alaska, for a much-anticipated summit. The spectacular setting, with fighter jets soaring overhead and a red carpet rolled out, framed a meeting that, at its core, revealed the deep complexities of […]
BY PATRICK WEMAMBU Last week, US President, Donald Trump, announced an application of a base-line tariff of 10% on imports into the Big Apple from countries around the world. Defending his measure, the president had rued that the global trading system that had been in place for decades was harming the United States and needed […]