Foreign Affairs

Witnesses appearing before the United States Congress Foreign Affairs Committee have cautioned that Nigeria is at risk of descending into widespread Christian–Muslim violence, identifying the country as a major flashpoint in an escalating global crisis of religious freedom. The warning is contained in written testimonies released ahead of the joint hearing of the committee, which is holding on Wednesday (today), …

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya’s former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, has reportedly been shot dead. The death of the 53-year-old, who was once widely seen as his father’s heir apparent, was confirmed by the head of his political team on Tuesday, according to the Libyan News Agency. His lawyer told the AFP news agency a “four-man commando” unit carried …

The United States has sent its military to Nigeria as part of expanded cooperation between Washington and Abuja to address terrorism. Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, stated that Nigeria and the US agreed on the need for closer military collaboration. According to Reuters, Anderson did not disclose the exact size and mission details …

The United States Department of Homeland Security has said it will deport no fewer than 79 convicted Nigerians listed on its ‘worst-of-the-worst’ criminal list. Findings on the DHS website on Monday revealed that the 79 Nigerians were convicted of offences bordering on fraud, drug peddling, assault, j and robbery, among others. An accompanying note showed that the convicts were arrested …

Bishop Sarah Mullally DBE has become the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, at her Confirmation of Election at St Paul’s Cathedral. She is the first woman to hold the office in its 1,400-year history. Henry Ndukuba, the archbishop of the Church of Nigeria, said it was insensitive “to the conviction of the majority of Anglicans who are unable to embrace female headship …

Anxiety has reportedly spread through Nigerian immigrant communities across the United States as an aggressive immigration enforcement drive under President Donald Trump’s administration deepens. This has forced some Nigerians off the streets, out of their jobs, and, in some cases, back to Nigeria through quiet, self-arranged departures, while some go into hiding. Heightened raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), …

There is a busybody American Congressman, Riley Moore, who is so fixated about Nigeria that he is making plans to present a proposal to the Congress to break up the country. The bill he is planning to present to the American congress is ostensibly aimed at ‘’protecting Nigerian Christians against genocide from Islamist jihadists’’. Riley Moore along with Senator Ted …

Donald Trump warned Tuesday of “very bad things” if Republicans lose the US midterm elections, as the US president kicked off a travel blitz under the shadow of unrest in Minneapolis and voter worries about the economy. At a rally in Iowa — one of the first stops for primary campaigns in US presidential elections — Trump said his party …

Following months of denial and propaganda to quell genocide narratives, the Nigerian Government has finally acknowledged there is a targeted killings of Christians in the country. The Nigerian government through the minister of information, Mohammed Idris, has overtime refuted reports that terrorists operating in the country are engaged in a systematic genocide against Christians. It said such claims are false, …

The proposed Board of Peace by United States President, Donald Trump, is beginning to take shape as more countries join the initiative. The Board of Peace initiative is aimed at providing a united front to resolve international conflicts. Trump first unveiled the idea last September while outlining his plan to end the war in Gaza, and has been extending invitations …