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Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by FarahAideed: 6:37am On Nov 01, 2025
bewla:
Bisa bisa

All na political stunt
Under na how to steal uranium and nothing more
Steal uranium from where ?🤡🤡🤡🤡

Your useless govt has watched and let Fulani militia to be moving about with rifles and yet you think it's the the Americans that want your uranium..Do u even have uranium..

See list of top 20 uranium producers and you are no where there

Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by bewla(m): 6:48am On Nov 01, 2025
FarahAideed:
Steal uranium from where ?🤡🤡🤡🤡

Your useless govt has watched and let Fulani militia to be moving about with rifles and yet you think it's the the Americans that want your uranium..Do u even have uranium..

See list of top 20 uranium producers and you are no where there
I don't need to look in to the list that we have not declared open

So you think with the thousands of Chinese and other white skin in the north
They are there for vacation abi

Nigeria is rich and blessed beyond your imagination

Go to zanfara see for your self
Move with the locals listen they will let you no what you think it's super story


Come to ibadan you see the mining going on under g

Go to ikiti , ila, and many places u can't imagine
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by seborrhic: 6:54am On Nov 01, 2025
What we also need Trump to say is this 'there better be free and fair elections in Nigeria' s next election. If not not only would any such government from such rigging not be recognized by the greatest nation on earth ,but all those involved in the conduct of any such MASSIVE ELECTION FRAUD,will face severe,unprecedented CONSEQUENCES.Thank you to your attention to this matter'.
Immediately you would see the best election ever conducted in the annals of Nigerian history and a genuine winner emerging.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by VeeVeeMyLuv(f): 6:54am On Nov 01, 2025
FarahAideed:
I have never understood that silly logic
Seriously

When I saw it on NTA TV screen as breaking news, it was so disgusting

The next thing Information Minister went on CNN to regurgitate the same words, before the entire world, the CNN news casters abi interviewers open mouth in shock, they kept saying Sir, Sir, Sir. Very shameful and appalling.

Maybe that's what pushed Trump to make the latest pronouncement.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by dequir: 7:04am On Nov 01, 2025
sreamsense:
The first designation was quickly removed by Biden then. Forget about whether bandits kill both christians and Muslims. Bandits re Muslims, no single christian among them. Fulanis herdsmen are Muslims, no single christian among them, many Islamic terrorists operating in Nigeria are Muslims, no single christian among them.

It is Muslims that marry four wives with plenty children in poverty being recruitment feeds for banditry, militant Fullani herdsmen and Islamic terrorists. How can you now expect christians to carry problem you created more than you? Those that are peaceful Muslims are hypocrites, they laugh and justify terrorist killings or burning of churches in the secret, and come with propagandas to defend terrorists in the public.

For how long will christians continue to suffer from the problems islam created for 72 virgins reward? Instead of peaceful Muslim leaders to come together and resolve these problems once and for all, they only keep busy insulting and fighting themselves online for one reason or the other. Christians are not suppose to be the receiver of the problems you created without making attempt to seek solution. Islamic terrorists are not decreasing, but increasing in Nigeria and in the world over. For how long are christians going to fold their hands?

Christian as the most powerful religion on earth, most populous, richest religion and most educated follow after peace with every humanity, offer freedom to every humanity to the extent many Muslims prefer christian countries then Islamic countries. Unfortunately, it is the opposite in Islamic countries with rules and rules to restrict christians.

Christians can't preach, christians can't carry bible, Christians can't be free to worship etc in Islamic countries., yet; soldiers of Allah will still go to their churches and bomb them. Don't come here to mention they kill christians and kill Muslim too. Are christians suppose to be killed at all when they never created the problem in the first place? Religion that creates the problem should be the receiver if they can't proffer solution
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by ViceGovernor: 7:30am On Nov 01, 2025
gideonreuben12:
I will likely believe that the US monitored the attacks in Yelwata, Plateau, and Southern Kaduna with the called from that Benue Pastor that triggered their action.
They have been monitoring northern Nigeria since January this year, they probably parked a satellite 🛰️ over our airspace and they announced it but the dumb government is still busy trying to spin the truth, thank God everybody knows USA only work with #FACTS.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by tobenuel(m): 7:33am On Nov 01, 2025
greatiyk4u:
Special adviser on security matters to DT, I hail you........so you mean there are situations Tinubu magic wand can't solve again?
lolz this your question sweet me eh.. like seriously the lappie boys are confused and tired at the same time
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by Mrfixitt(m): 7:35am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
This time around, Marco Rubio is calling it Fulanu ethnic militias mudding Christians in Nigeria.

We all know bandits don’t look at whether a person is Muslim or Christian before mudding people but I kinda like the viability this is gaining.

Trump should put body and send some support for Nigeria government to curb the herdsmen menace once and for all if he truly cares about Nigeria Christian. They should supply Nigeria fully the necessary military tech and intelligence needed to hasten the end to this menace.

Anything contrary to the above, he is just showing fake love to Nigeria Christian.
Your druggie president is going no matter what he does. Bookmark this comment
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by Safyqueen: 7:39am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
This time around, Marco Rubio is calling it Fulanu ethnic militias mudding Christians in Nigeria.

We all know bandits don’t look at whether a person is Muslim or Christian before mudding people but I kinda like the viability this is gaining.

Trump should put body and send some support for Nigeria government to curb the herdsmen menace once and for all if he truly cares about Nigeria Christian. They should supply Nigeria fully the necessary military tech and intelligence needed to hasten the end to this menace.

Anything contrary to the above, he is just showing fake love to Nigeria Christian.
Who are the people sponsoring the menaces in the first place? The answer will shock you. It is this western countries though anchored by selfish Nigerians that are sponsoring these insecurities purely for economic interests.

They know more than you that no religion is persecuted in Nigeria. What is happening in Benue, plateau states is do me I do you.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by jayce232: 7:44am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
Nope, I am against the keeelings. I know it’s both Muslims and Christians being keeled by these Jihadists and terrorists. It’s not only in Nigeria, they are keeling all through the Sahel.

He put us in the list in 2020 because he love to appeal to his evangelical base. Biden came in and saw through the charade and removed us from the list. Trump came again in 2025 and included us.

If bandits catch you today, they don’t give a bleep if you’re Christian, Muslim, of Ifa. They mud or get ransom from your people.

After Trump, the next democrat president will remove us. Then the cycle continues
Stop saying the bold!
These jihadists, terrorists & bandits are Islamists, so that obviously put Christians at greater risk!
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by FarahAideed: 7:58am On Nov 01, 2025
bewla:
I don't need to look in to the list that we have not declared open

So you think with the thousands of Chinese and other white skin in the north
They are there for vacation abi

Nigeria is rich and blessed beyond your imagination

Go to zanfara see for your self
Move with the locals listen they will let you no what you think it's super story


Come to ibadan you see the mining going on under g

Go to ikiti , ila, and many places u can't imagine
If your politicians hand are clean why have they refused to accept they have uranium in Nigeria ? Is it because it's the politicians that are stealing it ?
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by lapintoz: 8:25am On Nov 01, 2025
Trump that has nearly destroyed America. The TACO president that had to run to South Korea to beg China Xi Jin Peng......after running his mouth as usual.

He shoukd send the marines to come and help us fight fulani bandits....then I know he is serious.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by teepain: 8:34am On Nov 01, 2025
DMCA:
which kind support with Tech and funding?
make dem go embezzle d whole thing?
make US coe build military base for Naija joor send like 1000 to 2000 troops make dem come destroy these terrorists. cool
You mean, like they destroyed the terrorists in Afghanistan and the place is now a peaceful and first world country?!
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by OnyeObowo1: 8:58am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
I agree to that. Make he help split Nigeria and let Biafra go.

I support that with everything wey I get.
Me too
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by Jd1900: 8:59am On Nov 01, 2025
Statement from the Government of Nigeria

This week, the Government of Nigeria designated the United States a Country of Particular Concern for severe violations of civil, human, and international rights.

The designation reflects ongoing concerns regarding the United States’ conduct, including politically motivated violence, systemic discrimination, selective and weaponized application of justice, arbitrary deportations—including removal of American-born citizens—provocation of trade wars through selective tariffs, aggressive military actions against countries such as Iran and Syria, and support for policies contributing to human suffering abroad, including the enabling of violence against Palestinians in Israel. Observers have noted that millions of Americans continue to live with fear, uncertainty, and threats to their fundamental freedoms.

The Government of Nigeria emphasizes that such actions undermine justice, equality, and the protection of human rights, both domestically and globally. Governments that allow impunity, selectively enforce laws, or engage in policies that threaten global stability not only endanger their citizens but also pose risks to international peace and security.

Through this designation, Nigeria calls on the United States to take urgent and sustained action to respect the rights of all individuals, uphold democratic principles, and engage constructively with the international community in accordance with international law and human rights standards.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by OnyeObowo1: 8:59am On Nov 01, 2025
casualobserver:
This is the handiwork of Obidients and IPOB funded US lobbyists
Obi and Kanu supported trump when he failed last election.

Tinibu was against trump even the latest election but he won.. time shall tell..
Chicago on the beat..
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by kettykin:
Thank you for bringing this to light, this means that the country has not improved and this means under APC, the country has depreciated so much. Is Nigeria now a serial offender
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by bewla(m): 9:24am On Nov 01, 2025
FarahAideed:
If your politicians hand are clean why have they refused to accept they have uranium in Nigeria ? Is it because it's the politicians that are stealing it ?
Yes ooooooooooo
With the white house collabo
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by ogolemati: 9:30am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
Trump has not yet told us what’s in it with his pronouncement. He should come clear and stop using vague statements.

—Will they ban Nigerians from securing visa to USA? Or will the ban be on Nigeria Muslim. How do you identify a Nigeria Muslim on the passport?

—Will he send billions to Nigeria Christians and credit each Christian $1million in their account?

—Will he split Nigeria into Christain and Muslim region?

—Will he sanction Nigeria and lay economic blockade? If so, will the Nigeria christians be exempted from the blockade?

—Will he come in and remove Tinubu and install a Nigerian Christian as president and then divide the country and let the Christian president govern Christian?

—What exactly is the benefit and demerit of his pronouncement. I search on the White House website and it’s just this vague statement. Even other frontline media are confused.
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Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by OneCandleAway(f): 9:48am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
You will have to go and ask the bandits this question.

Now after asking them, explain why they went into a mosque to shoot up worshippers that are Muslims.
Taqquiya. Make e no be like say we no kill Muslims, then continue killing Christians.

Everybody knows a Muslim is ready to sacrifice 100 of their people to kill one Christian. So if they blow up themselves that's non of my business. If it was Christian terrorists I would go and ask. Leave christians out of your bloodlust.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by casualobserver: 10:02am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
Well you have your sources and I will still hold on to mine too. We can agree to disagree.

This is 2014 when APC amplified Christian genocide rhetorics to discredit Jonathan government. There is nothing different now from what Obidients are doing that APC never did.

The difference is that this time around, that traction will will wane before the next election and there is little opposition will hold on to. Also, Tinubu already consolidated the opposition into one and you don’t actually have people with power and clout electoral wise that can jump on this to remove Asiwaju through the ballot.

What will be Obi gain? Will this make Northern Muslims to vote against Tinubu for Obi? Will this make Yoruba Christian vote against Tinubu? Even the Northern Christians, the tide has changed a bit from 2023, except if they want to play God will they say Tinubu is anti-christain. So how exactly will Obi benefit from this?
To start with condemning one incident is not the same as saying there is an orchestrated genocide.

When you say how will Obi benefit from this, we are talking about people who have over the course of our history shown they don’t see beyond their noses. When it comes to politics they can’t see beyond the immediate and all they focus on is the immediate.

Everything that has set us back as a country, everything that the same Ibos call for today was something the Ibos themselves enabled at the time for short term victory without understanding the long term implication and in the end they only set themselves and the country backwards.

Secession clause
1966 coup, and introduction of unitary govt
Right to Referendum
Federating units and full autonomy
Resource control

Are these not the bases of our problems? Who removed the good and enabled the bad? Was it not the Ibos is their usual manner of not seeing beyond their noses?

Again they are at it!
The Ibo man will burn down his house to kill a rat in the house and then turn around to anyone who cares to listen that he is homeless and it was his neighbor who caused his homelessness.

His brothers in the US are the ones lobbying for this. There is nothing America loves like an intellectually challenged and compliant puppet in charge of a country with huge resources. It’s no surprise Obi has been characteristically quiet.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by Lanre1st(m): 10:46am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
Nope. There was no Obedient in 2020 when they first added us.

It is the handiwork of Trump guys and it has always been their rule book. Appeal to their Christian base and they will always use any country they want to achieve their aim.

Nigeria is not the only country in their “country of particular concern”, other countries are there too.

Obidient are just willing tools just as they have in other countries that will retweet and like. That’s what opposition does.

If they had done the same during PDP period too, APC guys go bank on it. It’s politics. Example like the Chibok girls issue they even Obama government had to wade in.
Mr. Is there no IPOB in 2020?
Are they not the same terrorist group backing Obidient movement?

Dey play
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by ZombieDredd: 11:00am On Nov 01, 2025
chatinent:
Not even are you against the killings but you are against Trump announcing it twice.
Even the devil is shocked at his callousness
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by SultanYoung(m): 11:17am On Nov 01, 2025
greatiyk4u:
We want him to help Nigeria fish out the financiers and enablers of the APC backed terrorists and the whole charade will die a natural death........... Tinubu is in the bunker these days in the fear of coup as a kawad
let this be your last warning ⚠️, if not no one can save you, if you think you are anonymous as some few nairalanders that were taking to Abuja of recent.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by SultanYoung(m): 11:18am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
Trump has not yet told us what’s in it with his pronouncement. He should come clear and stop using vague statements.

—Will they ban Nigerians from securing visa to USA? Or will the ban be on Nigeria Muslim. How do you identify a Nigeria Muslim on the passport?

—Will he send billions to Nigeria Christians and credit each Christian $1million in their account?

—Will he split Nigeria into Christain and Muslim region?

—Will he sanction Nigeria and lay economic blockade? If so, will the Nigeria christians be exempted from the blockade?

—Will he come in and remove Tinubu and install a Nigerian Christian as president and then divide the country and let the Christian president govern Christian?

—What exactly is the benefit and demerit of his pronouncement. I search on the White House website and it’s just this vague statement. Even other frontline media are confused.
What it means for Nigeria (and implications)
In the case of Nigeria:

Nigeria was designated as a CPC in December 2020 by the U.S. Department of State for “systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.”


However, at some point in 2021, Nigeria’s CPC designation was removed.


There are ongoing calls by oversight bodies (such as U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, USCIRF) for Nigeria to be redesignated because of continued religious-freedom concerns.


For Nigeria, if it is officially designated again (or stays designated), the consequences might include:
Diplomatic/Political impact: Strain in U.S.–Nigeria relations, increased criticism internationally.

Aid/Assistance effects: U.S. government could reduce or condition non-humanitarian aid.


Reputation & investment: Being seen as a country that tolerates serious religious-freedom violations can discourage foreign investment, affect trade, and weaken international standing.

Incentive for reform: The designation is also meant to pressure the government to improve protections for religious minorities and prosecute abuse.


What it doesn’t necessarily mean
It doesn’t automatically mean full sanctions or that all U.S. aid will be cut. The U.S. has discretion how to respond.


It doesn’t mean the U.S. has concluded the country is solely responsible for all religious-freedom violations. Often non-state actors (insurgent groups, gangs) contribute. The designation focuses on the government’s role (either action or inaction).
It doesn’t necessarily mean the religious-freedom situation is the only or even primary human-rights concern — but it is a major one.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by SultanYoung(m): 11:23am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
Trump has not yet told us what’s in it with his pronouncement. He should come clear and stop using vague statements.

—Will they ban Nigerians from securing visa to USA? Or will the ban be on Nigeria Muslim. How do you identify a Nigeria Muslim on the passport?

—Will he send billions to Nigeria Christians and credit each Christian $1million in their account?

—Will he split Nigeria into Christain and Muslim region?

—Will he sanction Nigeria and lay economic blockade? If so, will the Nigeria christians be exempted from the blockade?

—Will he come in and remove Tinubu and install a Nigerian Christian as president and then divide the country and let the Christian president govern Christian?

—What exactly is the benefit and demerit of his pronouncement. I search on the White House website and it’s just this vague statement. Even other frontline media are confused.
wetting ipob and Peter obi day find dem go see am I swear to God.

I personally have witnessed full blown religious crisis from 1996 to 2012 in Kaduna and I can categorically tell you all side suffer casualties the death of Agom Adara bring religious peace to Kaduna Central, if not every election its war time.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by WhizdomXX(m): 11:31am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
This time around, Marco Rubio is calling it Fulanu ethnic militias mudding Christians in Nigeria.

We all know bandits don’t look at whether a person is Muslim or Christian before mudding people but I kinda like the viability this is gaining.

Trump should put body and send some support for Nigeria government to curb the herdsmen menace once and for all if he truly cares about Nigeria Christian. They should supply Nigeria fully the necessary military tech and intelligence needed to hasten the end to this menace.

Anything contrary to the above, he is just showing fake love to Nigeria Christian.
So that we will hear the equipment has been captured by BH. The intelligence is okay, even with that, saboteurs like the rehabilitated terrorists will still leak it to their brothers in arms.I
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by greatiyk4u(m): 11:48am On Nov 01, 2025
SultanYoung:
let this be your last warning ⚠️, if not no one can save you, if you think you are anonymous as some few nairalanders that were taking to Abuja of recent.
Comedians full here aswear
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by ifeco4(m): 12:41pm On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
This time around, Marco Rubio is calling it Fulanu ethnic militias mudding Christians in Nigeria.

We all know bandits don’t look at whether a person is Muslim or Christian before mudding people but I kinda like the viability this is gaining.

Trump should put body and send some support for Nigeria government to curb the herdsmen menace once and for all if he truly cares about Nigeria Christian. They should supply Nigeria fully the necessary military tech and intelligence needed to hasten the end to this menace.

Anything contrary to the above, he is just showing fake love to Nigeria Christian.
The same military tech and equipment that will end up in the hands of bandits and Bokoharam.
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