A Nigerian in the US Army made a post online that quickly gained attention and started discussions across social media The post caused many people to react strongly, with users expressing shock, concern, and disappointment Nigerians filled the comments ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian Army soldiers opened fire and killed nine women protesting the army's handling of communal clashes in the northeastern Adamawa state, witnesses and Amnesty International told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The women were ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he's ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria as he stepped up his allegations that the government is failing to rein in the persecution of ...

Nigerian officials are meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau this week amid increasing focus from the Trump administration on Christians in Nigeria and as President Donald Trump has floated potential ...

A Nigerian Catholic bishop said U.S. military intervention is warranted at a Nov. 20 hearing of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa. The hearing took place just days after an attack on a Catholic boarding school in western Nigeria in ...

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has publicly threatened military action in Nigeria in response to what he characterizes as mass violence against Christians. On November 1, 2025, Trump posted a series of statements on Truth Social, asserting, “I am hereby ...