Foreign Affairs

Some prominent Nigerians have condemned the presence of United States soldiers in Nigeria, calling it a violation of Nigeria’s sovereignty and a dangerous precedent for foreign interference. Last week, United States military aircraft started landing in Nigeria, days after American and Nigerian officials told the media that about 200 US soldiers would be deployed to Nigeria in advisory and training …

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, told reporters on Tuesday that the Pope had a number of concerns about the initiative and that he “will not participate” as a result. “For us, there are… some critical issues that should be resolved,” he said. “One concern is that at the international level it should above all be the UN …

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the longtime civil rights activist, Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 84. “Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement. “We shared him with the world, …

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and ADC chieftain, has said that US President Donald Trump called Nigeria a “disgraced country” because a certificate forger was allowed to become president. Speaking at his official declaration for the ADC presidential ticket in Akwa Ibom on Saturday, Obi took a jab at President Bola Tinubu, referring to controversies surrounding his academic …

The United States has frozen the assets and properties of several Nigerians accused of links to the Islamic sects Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The US government also sanctioned some individuals and organisations for cybercrime-related offences and other security threats. This was detailed in a 3,000-page document updated by the United States Treasury’s Office …

United States Congressman, Rep Riley Moore, has revealed the reason he, alongside Rep. Chris Smith, introduced the Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026. Speaking in an interview on NewsMax, Moore said they introduced the Bill to confront the brutal persecution of Christians in Nigeria. United States lawmakers initiated a new bill aimed at increasing accountability for human rights …

Nigerians living in the United States may be among those impacted as the United States government moves to significantly expand efforts to revoke citizenship from naturalised Americans, following fresh immigration directives linked to former President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. According to officials familiar with the development, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun reassigning personnel and redeploying immigration …

Nigerians living in the United States may be among those impacted as the United States government moves to significantly expand efforts to revoke citizenship from naturalised Americans, following fresh immigration directives linked to former President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. According to officials familiar with the development, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun reassigning personnel and redeploying immigration …

Questions are being asked over the latest revelation that the United States will deploy 200 troops to Nigeria. Many stakeholders are expressing fears that the Americans may be on their way to having a base in Nigeria. The troops will train Nigeria’s armed forces in their fight against jihadist groups, Nigerian and US officials said Tuesday, as Washington increases military …

Five United States lawmakers on Tuesday proposed a bill seeking to impose sanctions, including visa ban and asset freeze, on a former governor of Kano and the national leader of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Miyetti Allah Kautal Horeon, among others. The lawmakers introduced the bill at …