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When the “situation is right for him,” President Bola Tinubu will travel to the US to meet with President Donald Trump. &nbsp,

In response to Trump’s recent designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), Mohammed Idris, the minister of information and national orientation, said this on Friday in an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today. &nbsp,

When the time comes for him to leave, “we believe that he will go to the US.” He has visited America, though. When he took office, I was with him at the UN,” Mohammed said on the current affairs program.

Read more about Trump’s declaration of Nigeria as a “country of particular concern,” and his claim that there is a mass murder of Christians is carried out.

Trump’s Threat, Tinubu’s Reaction

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In response to this tweet #PoliticsToday#CTVTweets picture, Minister of Information Mohammed Idris responds. twitter.com/2sXgr09Z28

After Trump designated the West African nation as a CPC over what he characterized as the widespread slaughter of Christians, diplomatic tenses erupted between Nigeria and the US.

The US leader threatened military action in Nigeria if the country’s authorities failed to address the growing insecurity a day later.

Trump said in a revealing post on his Truth Social platform that “the United States will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria” and “won’t be able to go into that now disgraced country, “blazing” to completely eradicate the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities.

“I hereby instruct our Department of War to get ready for possible action.” It will be swift, vicious, and sweet if we launch an attack.

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The US president’s statement caused the country’s attention, but the Nigerian government has denied that Christians were killed intentionally.

Following Trump’s statement, President Tinubu said, “Nigeria is a country with constitutional guarantees to protect citizens of all faiths.”

The Nigerian government is currently negotiating with the US government through a powerful delegation headed by Nuhu Ribadu, the NSA’s representative in the country.

He claims that the move is a result of diplomatic efforts to improve relations between the two countries and win over the US government.

Idris claimed that the Federal Government is taking steps to improve security conditions despite the country’s security challenges.

CPC Designation is reviewed by the US Congress.

The US Congress held a public hearing on Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a CPC on Thursday, drawing attention to the country’s most populous nation’s current state of insecurity.

Nigeria is grappling with a wide range of security issues, including kidnapping for ransom and terrorism.

The Senate has summoned the executive secretary of the Nigerian content development and monitoring board (NCDMB), giving him two weeks to appear before the committee on local content in connection with an alleged $ 14.86 million fraud involving investments in Atlantic International refinery and petrochemical Ltd.

The NCDMB management agreed to provide the committee with full documentation of all transactions involving the alleged conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14, 859, and 257 by December 2 following an interactive session held today.

Timipre Sylva, the former minister of state for petroleum resources, was recently identified as wanted in connection with the matter, according to recent reports from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The funds in question are allegedly the NCDMB’s investment in Atlantic refinery in order to build a refinery project, according to reports cited during the session.

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The committee also voted to summon foreign oil companies (IOCs) because they failed to return the one-percent capacity building fund, which is intended to promote local content development in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.

Joel Onowakpo-Thomas, the committee’s chairman, and other lawmakers criticized the NCDMB Executive Secretary’s inability to appear before the panel, calling his absence inconvenient and obstructing the committee’s oversight responsibilities.

To keep the committee informed, “We are trying to have an idea of what happened.” We will give him another opportunity to come in and explain to us because this is his first time,” he said.

In response to the recent abduction from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, the Kebbi State Police Command expressed concern over intelligence reports suggesting that some organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are planning to stage a protest.

The police warned organisers against starting any protest in a statement released on Friday by the Command’s spokesman, Nafiu Abubakar, arguing that the state’s current security situation is too fragile for public demonstrations.

Such gatherings, according to the police, could cause tension and possibly lead to violence.

The Command criticized the planned protest as “misguided and counterproductive,” arguing that it might undermine security personnel’s ongoing efforts to rescue the kidnapped schoolgirls unharmed despite the widespread outcry over the abduction.

Read more about the abduction of Kebbi schoolgirls in the Maga community.

The police reiterated their commitment to safeguarding lives and property, assuring residents that the preservation of public order is still top of mind.

Additionally, they urged the general public to support security operations by promptly reporting suspicious activity to the police station or security agency closest to them.

This comes days after gunmen stormed the school in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state and eluded the students.

Difficulty of schoolgirls were abducted before the attackers killed Malam Hassan Makuku, the vice principal.

Witnesses claimed that the bandits’ actions were repressive and widespread, causing widespread panic and ecstatic rage throughout the area.

During the invasion, Makuku allegedly was shot while attempting to protect the students.

Two suspects were detained on suspicion of terrorism-related crimes and inciting the government’s overthrow on Thursday in Abuja before two separate Federal High Courts.

Hussaini Ismaila, the leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), was sentenced to 20 years in prison for terrorism, just 48 hours after the organization received the news.

The alleged mastermind of the 2012 attack on Deeper Life Bible Church in Okene, Kogi State, was Abdulmalik Abdulazeez Obadaki, who was arraigned in the first case, according to the DSS.

He faces a six-count charge that includes escaping lawful custody, being a member of a terrorist organization, conspiracy, providing assistance to terrorist acts, concealing information, and participating in terrorist organization activities.

Read more about Niger CP’s police and military deployments to forests in search of kidnapped schoolchildren.

Obadaki entered not-guilty pleas on the remaining five charges after entering guilty on the sixth count and escaping custody.

In order for the court to review the facts of the charge to which he pleaded guilty and to provide evidence on the counts he denied, the presiding judge, Justice Joyce Obehi, adjourned the case until January 26, 2026.

Innocent Chukwuemeka, a social media user accused of using his X (previously Twitter) handle to organize a coup in Nigeria, was detained by the DSS on Thursday.

He was accused of cyberstalking and six counts that allegedly involved the publication of false information that could raise public concern.

Chukwuemeka entered a not-guilty plea, and the court also decided to hold him in DSS custody until January 26, 2026.

Background

Obadaki allegedly led a gang that defrauded five commercial banks in Uromi, Edo State, killing several people and stealing significant sums of money following the Okene church attack.

He was detained and detained at Kuje Prison, but he escaped during the Kuje Custodial Center’s jailbreak in July 2022.

Following the abduction of an unconfirmed number of students from St. Agwara Local Government Area in Niger State, security operations have increased in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area. Early on Friday, Mary’s Catholic Secondary School opened.

Police tactical units, military components, and other security forces have been stationed in the area and are currently searching nearby forests for nearby forests in a coordinated rescue operation, according to SP Wasiu Abiodun, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Niger State Police Command.

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The public was assured that the Command would do everything to free all abducted students by the police commissioner, CP Adamu Elleman.

He urged people to remain calm and provide reliable information to back up the operation.

Despite the earlier directive directing the closure of schools in the area due to increased security threats, the CP further disclosed that the incident is still being investigated and that appropriate action will be taken against the school management to reopen and continue academic activities.

As security forces continue to search for the missing students, rescue efforts are still in progress.

The Niger State Police Command wishes to confirm that on November 21, 2025, at around 2 o’clock, according to the statement. A report received at 00 a.m. indicated that some armed bandits had invaded St. A number of students have been abducted from the school’s hostel at Mary’s Private (Catholic) Secondary School, Papiri Agwara LGA.

However, police tactical units, military installations, and other security forces have arrived on the scene and are comburing the forests to find the abducted students.

In light of this, the Niger State Command’s Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, reiterated the Command’s commitment to end the student injuries and made an appeal to the public to support security operations to end the student injuries.

The community has resorted to divine intervention by holding a special prayer session to ensure the safe return of the students abducted earlier this week as the search for the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, continues.

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Hussaini Aliyu, the head of the Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, confirmed the development in a Friday phone interview with our correspondent.

He explained that his deputy had been given the authority to represent him despite the fact that he would not be able to attend the prayer session as a result of a number of official obligations.

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As authorities made more aggressive efforts to rescue the victims, Aliyu noted that the entire community was still deeply unhookn by the incident and had turned to spiritual pleading.

He said, “The community has decided to gather on Friday for a special prayer for the safe return of our daughters.”

The district head continued, “We believe prayer is our strongest weapon at this time because the entire community is traumatized.”