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U.S. revokes visas of 80,000 Nigerians, other nationals

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U.S. revokes visas

The United States (U.S.) government has announced the revocation of visas for foreign nationals. The U.S. Department of State disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The visa revocation, it said, was “promises made-promises kept” by the President Donald Trump administration. The statement noted that Trump “will always put the safety and interests of the American people first”. Major reasons for these revocations include: assault, theft, and ‘driving under the influence’. The State Department said 16,000 of those ‘driving under the influence’, 12,000 of those involved in assault, and 8,000…

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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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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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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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Genocide Claims: “Mother of all betrayals”: MURIC slams CAN for ‘selling out’ Tinubu to Trump 

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MURIC slams CAN

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of betraying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and tarnishing the country’s image abroad following the United States’ decision to redesignate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged killings of Christians. In a statement issued on Saturday, November 1, 2025, by its Founder and Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC condemned what it described as CAN’s “disloyalty” and “ingratitude”, alleging that some Christian leaders had petitioned the U.S. government with false claims of religious persecution. “Despite the…

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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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“Those peddling Christian genocide claims are after Nigeria’s unity” –  Info. Minister

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Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that the people claiming genocide against Christians in Nigeria are out to destroy the country’s unity. The minister stated this yesterday in Abuja, while speaking at the National Unveiling of the World Public Relations Forum (WPRF Abuja 2026), with the theme: ‘Responsible Communication: The Voice of the World’. He said Nigeria must come to terms with existential reputational threats to its national brand, “in which external purveyors of untruth are mis-characterizing our nation as a destination for a so-called persecution…

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MURIC berates CAN over denial of ‘Christian genocide’ U-turn

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MURIC berates CAN

…Calls it hypocritical The Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has accused the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of hypocrisy over its recent dismissal of reports alleging a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria. In a statement issued yesterday in Kano, its State Chairman, Hassan Sani Indabawa said CAN’s new stance was “self-serving”, coming after years of silence while some Christian leaders allegedly misled foreign governments about religious persecution in the country. He mentioned Bishops Oliver Dashe Doeme, Matthew Kukah, and Wilfred Anagbe among those who reportedly made presentations to U.S. and European bodies,…

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CAN rejects claims of ‘Christian genocide’ 

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CAN rejects claims

…Attributes attacks to terrorism, not religion The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has refuted recent allegations by some Western figures claiming that a “Christian genocide” is taking place in the country, describing the assertions as false and misleading. This followed comments by U.S. talk show host Bill Maher, who alleged that Christians were being systematically exterminated in Nigeria by Islamist extremists. Maher further claimed that over 100,000 Christians had been killed since 2009 and more than 18,000 churches destroyed, calling it “a genocide attempt greater than what is going on…

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2027: “It’s not Obi yet; the US will support Atiku or GEJ” – Ayodele

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Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele,  has said foreign powers, particularly the United States, will play a significant role in shaping the outcome of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election. According to the cleric, who is widely known for his bold predictions on political matters, in a recent message shared on his official Facebook page: “It’s not Peter Obi yet, but the Americans are going to support either Atiku or Goodluck Jonathan”. Ayodele explained that the Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate from 2023, Peter Obi, is not the one…

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