There are moments in international relations when the mask slips, when the pretence of good intentions falls away to reveal something uglier underneath.

The Nigerian presidency yesterday intensified diplomatic engagement with Washington, following threats by the US President Donald Trump to launch a military intervention in Nigeria over alleged killings of Christians.

Bill Maher, the US comedian and TV show host, said the Nigerian terror group Boko Haram has “killed over 100,000 [Christians] since 2009”, “burned 18,000 churches” and is “literally attempting to wipe out the Christian population of an entire country”. But it’s “unclear where Maher got his figures from”, said Al Jazeera.

Perhaps comprehension, just like objectivity, has become a casualty in this debate, but I find it difficult to understand how anyone can claim that U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent statement on faith-based violence in Nigeria aligns with the sectarian agenda advanced by certain groups.

On December 25, 2011, when the Boko Haram terrorists bombed St Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger state, killing 37 worshippers, did you view it as an act of genocide against Nigerian Christians?

It is located between 2°40′ and 14° east longitude and 14° and 4° north latitude, in the west, it borders Benin, in the north with Niger, in the northeast with Chad, in the east and southeast with Cameroon, from the south, it is washed by waters of ...

The Presidency has declared that the reported attempted coup is damaging Nigeria's economy and scaring foreign investors away from Nigeria. President Bola

President Bola Tinubu has dismissed United States President Donald Trump’s claim of a ‘mass slaughter’ of Christians in Nigeria.

Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Saturday, faulted the Federal Government and the National Assembly for failing to act early to counter what he