100 US troops land in Nigeria as Islamic militants threaten West Africa regional security
Around 100 U.S. troops and military equipment arrived in Nigeria Monday to help support local forces battling Islamic militants and...
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War on Christmas: Trump Announces Wave of Airstrikes Targeting ISIS Militants in Nigeria
President Donald Trump said the U.S. launched airstrikes in northwest Nigeria on Christmas night targeting ISIS militants and warning future...
Trump launches Christmas night airstrikes on ISIS ‘Terrorist Scum’ in Nigeria after killings of Christians
President Donald Trump said the U.S. launched airstrikes in northwest Nigeria on Christmas night targeting ISIS militants he accused of...
All 24 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after armed attack in Kebbi, president says
All 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by armed assailants from a school last week in Nigeria’s Kebbi state have been...
Trump admin slams South Africa for ‘weaponized’ G-20 presidency as summit ignores Christian persecution
JOHANNESBURG: The White House has mounted a new verbal attack on South Africa over the G-20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg this...
Number of children abducted from Catholic school in Nigeria explodes to over 300
Gunmen abducted 303 children and 12 teachers in an attack on St. Mary's School, a Catholic institution in Nigeria. Initial...
52 Catholic school students in Nigeria kidnapped by gunmen in latest attack: report
Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped several students and staff from a Catholic school early Friday, marking the latest attack on a...
Lawmakers sound alarm on ‘deadliest place on earth to be a Christian’ as Nigeria violence escalates
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing Thursday on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria in what subcommittee...
African Union chief denies genocide claims against Christians as Cruz warns Nigerian officials
Nigeria’s worsening crisis is under renewed international scrutiny after a top African Union official rejected claims of Christian genocide —...
Trump’s warning to Nigeria offers hope to nation’s persecuted Christians
A Nigerian pastor and other Christians have welcomed President Donald Trump’s pressure on the Abuja government to bring an end to the...
Trump designates Nigeria as ‘country of particular concern’ over widespread Christian persecution, killings
President Trump announced Friday that he is designating Nigeria as a "country of particular concern," citing the widespread killings of...
