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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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Trump declares Nigeria ‘Country of Particular Concern’ over Christian killings

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Trump declares Nigeria

The United States (US) president, Donald Trump, has declared Nigeria a “country of particular concern” over what he described as an “existential threat” to Christianity, accusing radical Islamists of orchestrating mass killings of believers in the West African nation. The declaration, announced by Trump on his social media handle ‘Truth Social’ yesterday, marks one of his most direct interventions in Nigeria’s security crisis.  He claimed that thousands of Christians were being slaughtered and urged the US Congress to investigate the matter. Trump wrote: “Christianity is facing an existential threat in…

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Trump’s govt. bans Wole Soyinka from entering US

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Trump Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has revealed that his American visa has been revoked by the United States government.  Soyinka disclosed this during a media parley in Lagos yesterday, saying he received the revocation letter from the US Consulate on Thursday, October 23, 2025.  Reading the letter aloud at the event, themed: “Unending Saga: Idi Amin In Whiteface!”, held at the Freedom Park, Lagos, Soyinka suggested that the decision appeared to be linked to his long-standing criticism of the policies of US President, Donald Trump.  The letter from the US…

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