U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon to prioritize protecting Nigerian Christians targeted by ISIS-linked groups. Speaking at a White House briefing on Wednesday, Hegseth stated that Trump issued the directive about a year ago after receiving reports of attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria. According to Hegseth, the…
Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has rejected assertions of a deliberate genocide directed at Christians in Nigeria, describing such claims as unfounded. During an interactive session with students at Abbey College, Cambridge, in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, he maintained that insurgent groups like Boko Haram have not pursued a religiously motivated…
Intense gunfire erupted yesterday in a remote area of Zamfara State during a confrontation between a large group of armed bandits, estimated at around 50 motorcycles, and local vigilante members. The bandits launched what appeared to be a raid on a community, but residents mounted a determined defense despite lacking formal security support or advanced…
On the evening of Monday, March 16, 2026, the city of Maiduguri, capital of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria, was struck by a series of devastating suicide bombings. According to confirmation from the Borno State Police Command, the coordinated assaults involved multiple improvised explosive devices detonated by suspected suicide attackers in busy public areas. The…
Former Special Assistant to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has strongly refuted claims that Buhari was nominated by Boko Haram as a mediator in peace talks with the Federal Government. This denial comes in response to former President Goodluck Jonathan’s recent revelation, which Shehu describes as misleading and an attempt to rewrite history. Shehu emphasized…