Tag: Trump’s invasion threat

US lawmaker allays invasion fear, as FG engages Trump

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U.S. lawmaker allays

United States (U.S.) Congressman Bill Huizenga has said US President Donald Trump is unlikely to launch military action following the latter’s threat to go “guns-ablazing” in Nigeria. Huizenga said this in an interview published on Tuesday. Recall that in late October, Trump said he had ordered the U.S. Department of War to “prepare for possible action” in Nigeria over the alleged Christian genocide. According to the US lawmaker, Trump probably wanted the killings allegedly targeted at Christians and other Nigerians to end. Huizenga, who said he was surprised by Trump’s…

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Gumi denies fleeing Nigeria to Turkey to escape Trump

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Gumi denies fleeing

…Accuses M’Belt groups of fabricating christian genocide, burying “empty coffins” Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has alleged that some groups in Nigeria’s Middle-Belt have been “burying empty coffins” to falsely portray mass killings of Christians and promote what he described as a “fake narrative” of genocide. Gumi made the claim in a post on his verified Facebook page while reacting to criticisms that trailed his ongoing stay in Turkey.  This is amid fears of possible U.S. military intervention in Nigeria following former President Donald Trump’s remarks about alleged persecution…

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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 invasion threat: “China will stand by Nigeria” – Ambassador vows

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China NSA Ribaɗu

…As he meets NSA Ribaɗu  The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has met with the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribaɗu, after President Trump issued a military threat against Nigeria. According to the Ambassador, since President Tinubu attended the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and his state visit to China last year, practical cooperation between the two countries has yielded fruitful results. He wrote: “Since President Tinubu’s attendance at the Beijing Summit of the ‘Forum on China-Africa Cooperation’, and his state visit to China last year, practical…

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