By Ali Abare It is true that Nigeria faces serious security challenges, but the reality on the ground is far more complex than the picture of a religious genocide. The violence is not a one-sided campaign against Christians. In fact, available data and testimonies from crisis monitors indicate
Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has rejected claims suggesting that Christians in Nigeria’s South-East are victims of a religious genocide, describing such assertions as false and misleading. Soludo, who spoke during a live media chat on Channels Television, said the violence in the region is rooted in social, political and economic grievances, not […]
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s unwavering resolve to eradicate terrorism in Nigeria while deepening diplomatic relations with international partners. “We are engaging the world diplomatically, and we assure everyone that we will defeat terrorism. Our mission is to advance with clarity of purpose under the Renewed Hope Agenda to build a prosperous
US President Donald Trump has issued a fresh threat to target Nigeria if the government “continues to allow the killing of Christians”. In a video released on Truth Social he pledged to “do things to Nigeria that Nigeria is not going to be happy about” and “go into that now-disgraced country guns-a-blazing”. But the White
In recent weeks, Nigeria’s response to international criticism has drawn global attention. The Federal Government was reported to have dismissed the United States’ claims about persecution of Christians in Nigeria, describing them as “based on faulty data.”(DW, 2025) Similarly, in coverage by The Guardian Nigeria, the government again downplayed concerns raised by Western
By PRNigeria A recent investigation by the BBC Global Disinformation Unit has cast serious doubt on claims of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria, revealing how the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) and allied Igbo ethnic advocacy groups propagated inflated figures and unverified narratives that have reverberated across international







