Trump’s threat of war with Nigeria
The Nigerians that are applauding him are ignorant and naive because you need to be a fool to believe that Trump genuinely cares about genocide or Christians.
The Nigerians that are applauding him are ignorant and naive because you need to be a fool to believe that Trump genuinely cares about genocide or Christians.
It is astonishing that the United States spends billions of dollars annually on intelligence gathering, yet its political leaders can still be so profoundly misinformed about Africa’s most populous country.
Nigeria’s rift with the U.S. stems from weak diplomacy, analysts say. President Tinubu is urged to visit the White House to show commitment and rebuild trust. Strengthening intelligence ties and tackling insecurity could ease tensions. With talk of U.S. military action, experts warn that only firm diplomacy can prevent deeper instability.
The writer dismisses U.S. Senator Ted Cruz’s claim of “genocide” against Christians in Nigeria as a politically motivated distortion, arguing that America should first confront its own crises—especially gun violence and complicity in Gaza—before moralising about Nigeria’s internal conflicts.
The article argues that Donald Trump’s recent comments on faith-based violence in Nigeria have been misinterpreted, noting that his remarks targeted radical extremists rather than Muslims or the Nigerian state, and urging both U.S. and Nigerian authorities to approach the issue with diplomatic balance and factual understanding rather than sectarian narratives.
Nigeria must avoid the option of war at this time…Now is the time. We cannot pass this responsibility to the next generation.
Meanwhile, our GOs have personal doctors abroad, never miss their checkups or specialist appointments, with highly paid cardiologists, psychiatrists, urologists, dermatologists, neurologists….
Some of these self-appointed experts, acting as sympathisers, are truly the real undertakers we should beware of because they have never meant well for Nigeria as a nation.
In 2007, “unnamed officials” of the commission declared that the agency would shift focus to “asset recovery,” not prosecution. Translation: deals, not justice.
An Open Letter to General (Dr.) Yakubu Gowon, GCFR, on the Occasion of His 91st Birthday.