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JUST IN: China Backs Nigeria, condemns foreign interference over religious rights allegations
By Kunle Sanni – China has expressed firm support for Nigeria amid tensions following U.S. criticism of the West African country’s handling of religious issues, declaring opposition to any external interference in Nigeria’s internal affairs. Speaking at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said in a statement published on the ministry’s website…
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Nigeria needs support, not threats – Canada-based Nigerian tells Trump
By Boye Oyeyemi – A Canada-based Nigerian psychiatrist, Dr Abiola Oshodi, has said Nigeria deserves partnership and cooperation from the United States, not threats of war. Speaking in a telephone interview with WESTERN POST, Oshodi said although Nigeria faces security challenges, it remains a sovereign nation that must be treated with respect. “There are moments in history when a nation’s…
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Trump saw a segment on Fox News. Within an hour, he was laser-focused on Christians’ treatment in Nigeria
President Donald Trump was heading to Florida on Friday, watching Fox News, when he saw the network run a story on how Christians were being targeted by Islamic groups in Nigeria, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The president was “immediately” angered by it, one of the sources said, and asked to get further read in on the…
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Trump urges New Yorkers to vote for Cuomo for mayor
President Donald Trump urged New Yorkers in his strongest terms yet to vote for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the city’s mayoral race on the eve of the election. “Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job,” the president wrote on Truth Social…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader says cooperation with US not possible while it backs Israel
Cooperation between Iran and the United States is not possible as long as Washington continues to support Israel and to maintain military bases and interfere in the Middle East region, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday. Khamenei’s comments came as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to increase pressure on Iran. “The Americans sometimes say they would like…
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Public barred as Tanzanian president sworn in
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term amid tight security, following an election marred by violent protests and rejected by the opposition as a sham. The inauguration ceremony is being held at a military parade ground in the capital, Dodoma, instead of a stadium as in previous years. It is closed to the public…
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Trump threatens to launch attacks in Nigeria over ‘killing of Christians’
Nigerian government denies US president’s claim of not stemming ‘horrible atrocities’ against Christians. US President Donald Trump has threatened to carry out attacks in Nigeria in response to purported anti-Christian violence, saying he instructed the recently renamed Department of War to “prepare for possible action”. In a social media post on Saturday, Trump said the United States would immediately cut…
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Tanzania’s Hassan declared landslide winner in election marred by violence
Tanzania’s electoral commission declared on Saturday that President Samia Suluhu Hassan had won, with nearly 98% of the votes, an election that set off violent protests across the country this week. The result hands Hassan, who took power in 2021 after the death in office of her predecessor, a five-year term to govern the East African country of 68 million…
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Trump says Christians face “existential threat” in Nigeria, adds country to watch list
United States President Donald Trump said on Friday that Christianity faces a threat in Nigeria, and he was adding the West African nation to a State Department watch list. “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. He…
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Protests spread across Tanzania after elections marred by unrest – By Basillioh Rukanga and Akisa Wandera
Protests have escalated in major cities across Tanzania as opposition supporters denounce Wednesday’s presidential and parliamentary elections as a sham. Hundreds of demonstrators also crossed into Kenyan territory, barricading roads, lighting bonfires and tearing down posters of President Samia Suluhu Hassan along the way. Kenyan police said two people died after fleeing running battles with Tanzanian police. Protesters accuse the…
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