Foreign Affairs

The United States has affirmed its commitment to partnering with Nigeria in the fight against terrorism, after a high-level security meeting at the Pentagon on November 20. The meeting, hosted by Pete Hegseth, US secretary of war, was attended by a delegation of security leaders from Nigeria led by Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA). Their meeting took place …

In a dramatic and historic vote late Friday night, the United States Congress overwhelmingly backed President Donald J. Trump’s push for possible military intervention in Nigeria, with 285 members voting in favour out of 383 total votes cast in a special joint session. The resolution gives the President authority to use targeted military force against armed groups accused of carrying …

A member of the United States House of Representatives, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, has announced she will resign from Congress after a clash with President Donald Trump. The development is the climax of her disagreement with Trump and the Republicans, as she maintained a hardline stance during the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history. In a statement Friday …

US President Donald Trump escalated his criticism of Nigeria on Friday, calling the country “a disgrace” as he renewed accusations that the government is failing to protect Christians from extremist violence. Speaking on a conservative radio programme, Trump repeated his threat to take military action against Islamist militants in Nigeria if the government does not “do more” to stop attacks …

A 68-year-old New York woman is in a custody battle for her 14th and 15th children, who were born in 2023. MaryBeth Lewis gave birth to her 13th child at the age of 62. Her husband Bob did not want to have any more children, but she is accused of forging his signature to have two more kids who are …

Jacob McGee, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, has defended the designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, CPC, under the administration of President Donald Trump. McGee made the defence on Thursday during a public hearing of the US Congress on Nigeria’s CPC status. He cited the 2022 killing of Deborah …

The United States has strongly condemned the ongoing attacks against Christians in Nigeria, describing the violence as “tragic and unacceptable.” Speaking during a Security Council session on West Africa, U.S. Ambassador Waltz highlighted killings carried out by ethnic militias in the Middle Belt and terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and ISIS West Africa in the northern region. Churches have …

The U.S. Congress is currently discussing Nigeria’s failing judiciary and the country’s declining respect for the rule of law. They are using the case of Nnamdi Kanu as a major example — a development that is not a good look for Nigeria’s judicial system. Here is what is being said right now in the ongoing U.S. Congressional session: The speaker …

The group accused the Nigerian government of deploying “propaganda” to counter global concern about insecurity, insisting that Christians remain the main victims of terrorist attacks. The Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria has issued a strongly worded appeal to the White House, calling on the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to take urgent military and diplomatic …

ECOWAS Commission President, Omar Touray, sounded the warning to Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Monday during the launch of “Regional Partnership for Democracy”, a new initiative aimed at countering the continent’s mounting democratic decline. Represented by ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, Touray stressed that democracy in the region is under severe strain. He praised …