Tag: Genocide claims

U.S. Congress divided, as Trump pushes military option over alleged ‘christian genocide’ in Nigeria

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U.S. Congress divided

Tensions are rising in Washington over President Donald Trump’s proposed intervention in Nigeria, following a new congressional resolution condemning what sponsors call the “persecution of Christians” in the West African nation. Representative Riley Moore, who chairs Trump’s investigative committee on religious persecution in Nigeria, introduced the resolution on Friday, pledging support for the president’s plan to “end the slaughter.” The resolution, titled: “Condemning the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and supporting President Donald Trump in taking decisive action to end the existential threat that persecuted Christians face in Nigeria”, urges…

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Genocide claims: Trump threatens “fast, vicious” strike on Nigeria

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Tinubu pledges

…As Tinubu pledges diplomatic response, vows to defeat terrorism The United States (U.S.) has drawn up military plans for possible strikes in northern Nigeria after President Donald Trump renewed threats against President Bola Tinubu’s government, accusing it of allowing the “mass killing of Christians”. According to The New York Times, the U.S. Africa Command has presented three options to the White House. The “heavy option” involves sending an aircraft carrier group to the Gulf of Guinea and launching air strikes deep into northern Nigeria. The “medium option” would use Predator…

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Trump’s threat: “Nigeria ready to work with US, other countries to wipe out terrorists” – FG

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FG on Trump’s threat

The Federal Government has said Nigeria is willing to work with the United States (US) and other countries to wipe out remnants of terrorists and criminal elements in Nigeria. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this during a world press conference in Abuja yesterday. While acknowledging that Nigeria is faced with insecurity challenges, he clarified that it is not targeted at any religion or group, as peddled by faulty data. He said in the last two years, President Bola Tinubu has deepened his commitment to dealing with…

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LibertyNews slams Trump’s ‘moral hypocrisy’

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…Urges FG to defend sovereignty against U.S. ‘religious politics’ LibertyNews has issued a hard-hitting editorial condemning the recent designation of Nigeria as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ (CPC) by the Trump-led United States government, describing the move as “reckless hypocrisy masquerading as virtue”. In the strongly-worded news editorial, titled: “Nigeria–US Rhetoric Over Religion: Drawing the Line Between Concern and Control”, its Editorial Board member, Mohmood Tunde Hassan accused Washington of using human rights as a political weapon to undermine Nigeria’s sovereignty. Hassan wrote: “The Trump administration’s posture is not moral…

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China, ECOWAS, U.S. lawmakers condemn Trump’s threat of military action against Nigeria

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China, others on Trump’s threat

A global wave of condemnation has trailed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to launch military action against Nigeria over alleged persecution of Christians, with China, ECOWAS, and members of the U.S. Congress warning against reckless interference in Nigeria’s internal affairs. Speaking at a press conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China “firmly supports the Nigerian government as it leads its people on a development path suited to its national conditions”. Ning warned that “no country should use religion or human rights as an excuse to interfere…

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Christian Genocide Claims: Trump delegates Senator to meet Tinubu today in Washington DC

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Trump delegates Senator

…As Trump snubs G20 Summit in S’Africa Amid mounting controversy over allegations of Christian persecution in Nigeria, diplomatic relations, U.S. President, Donald Trump has delegated Senator J.D. Vance to meet with President Bola Tinubu in Washington, D.C. today Tuesday, amid mounting controversy over allegations of Christian persecution in Nigeria. The meeting comes at a tense moment, following Trump’s shocking declaration that the U.S. might “intervene militarily” if what he described as “Christian genocide” in Nigeria continues — a statement that has triggered intense diplomatic and security discussions across Africa and…

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Yoruba group slams Trump over “false narrative” on Nigeria

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Yoruba group slams Trump

A socio-political organisation, the Yoruba Ronu Group, has condemned U.S. President Donald Trump for what it described as a “reckless and deceitful” statement accusing Nigeria of “killing Christians” and threatening to invade the country. In an issued statement signed by its chairman, Prince Diran Iyantan, the group said Trump’s comments were “deliberately provocative”, and aimed at destabilising Nigeria for selfish geopolitical and economic motives. “There is no state-sponsored killing of Christians in Nigeria. Victims of terrorism cut across all faiths, and are targeted by the same extremist insurgents”, the group…

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Terrorism: Nigeria welcomes US help, but opposes unilateral strikes on its territory

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Tinubu seeks

Diplomatic tensions escalated yesterday between Nigeria and the United States (U.S.) following President Donald Trump’s renewed threat to launch military strikes over alleged killings of Christians in Nigeria – a claim the Nigerian government has firmly rejected as misleading. Trump, in a series of social media posts, accused the Nigerian government of “turning a blind eye” to attacks on Christians, and announced that he had directed the U.S. Department of War to “prepare for possible action”. He warned that Washington could “go in guns-a-blazing” and halt all assistance to Nigeria…

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“Nigeria facing governance, justice issues” – Princess writes Trump

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…Says it needs to uphold democracy A civil activist and philanthropist, Princess Olatorera Majekodunmi-Oniru has called on the United States and the international community to lend support not to Nigeria’s entrenched political elite, but to the genuine democratic emergence of visionary and people-centered leadership in the country. In an open letter to Trump, quoted in a statement titled: “On the Urgent Need to Uphold Democracy and Human Dignity Amid President Trump’s Calls to End Christian Killings in Nigeria”, issued yesterday, Princess Oniru addressed recent remarks portraying Nigeria as ‘a disgraced…

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FG rejects Trump’s ‘country of particular concern’ tag

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FG rejects Trump’s tag

…Denies religious persecution claims The Federal Government has strongly rejected the decision by United States (US) President Donald Trump to redesignate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over alleged persecution of Christians, describing the claims as inaccurate, misleading, and inconsistent with realities on the ground. In a statement issued yesterday by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, the Government dismissed Trump’s remarks alleging “large-scale killings of Christians” in Nigeria, stressing that such claims do not reflect the country’s complex security situation. “The Federal Government…

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