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Children protest demanding government to rescue the school children who were recently kidnapped in various part of the country, on the street of Abuja, Nigeria. Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga)

U.S. lawmakers frustrated with Nigeria’s limited success protecting Christians from Islamic terror

By Geoff Hill - Special to The Washington Times

Aliyu Saheed and his wife pose for a photograph with his children that were released after being kidnapped with others from a school by al-Qaida-linked fighters in Esinele, Southwestern, Nigeria, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Pelumi Salako)

Children describe how Nigerian militants moving south are seizing more young captives

By Pelumi Salako - Associated Press

Farisa, who has relapsed into malnutrition, plays on a mat inside her house in Kware Sokoto, northwestern Nigeria, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Nigerian children pay the price for the Iran war as malnutrition and poverty surge

By Ope Adetayo - Associated Press

In this photo released by Oyo state government House, Governor Seyi Makinde, left, visits a teacher abducted in May by Islamic militants, following her release at a hospital in southwestern Oyo, Nigeria, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (Oyo State government House via AP)

Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria are rescued, government says

By Dyepkazah Shibayan - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Friday, May 15, 2026, as he returns from a trip to Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint U.S.-Nigerian mission

By Michelle L. Price and Ope Adetayo - Associated Press

President of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu speaks to the media ahead of his meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer inside 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool File)

Nigeria charges six people with treason over alleged coup plot

By Dyepkazah Shibayan - Associated Press

Victims of Monday's bomb blast at a market receives treatment at a hospital in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola)

23 killed, 108 wounded in suspected suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria

By Haruna Umar - Associated Press

Police and government officials gather at St. Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary School where gunmen on Friday abducted children and staff in Papiri community, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov.25, 2025. (AP Photo/Yunusa Umar )

Nigeria’s president declares emergency and beefs up forces following abductions

By Grace Ekpu - Associated Press

A vendor sells local newspapers with headlines referring to US President Donald Trump's comments about Nigeria, on the street of Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

What to know as Nigeria rejects U.S. military threat over alleged Christian killings

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

FILE - Nigeria's Labour Party's Presidential Candidate Peter Obi, attends an election campaign rally at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos Nigeria, on Feb. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Nigeria’s opposition leaders form alliance in effort to unseat the ruling party in 2027

By Ope Adetayo - Associated Press

Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, right, welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, prior to a meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Azeez Akunleyan)

Indian and Nigerian leaders pledge stronger security ties and support for Global South

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

Police fired tear gas during a protest in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Nigeria’s leader on Sunday, Aug. 4, called for an end to mass protests against the West African nation’s economic hardship, saying the rallies have turned violent and have become politically motivated. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga, File)

Nigerian leader calls for end to hardship protests, blaming ‘political agenda’ for violence

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

A man sells fruits at a market in Lagos, Nigeria Wednesday , Nov 29, 2023. Nigeria's leader on Wednesday presented a $34 billion spending plan for 2024 to federal lawmakers with a key focus on stabilizing Africa's largest but ailing economy and fighting the nation's deadly security crisis. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Nigeria’s leader presents a $34 billion spending plan that prioritizes the economy and security

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, on June 23, 2023 in Paris. Nigeria's Supreme Court refused Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 to void the recent election of Tinubu and dismissed the political opposition's challenges, which argued that the vote was flawed and that Tinubu was not qualified to seek or hold the presidency. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, file)

Nigeria’s Supreme Court refuses to void president’s election and dismisses opposition challenges

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of Nigeria, addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Nigeria’s leader increases wages to avert a strike that could shut down the government

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, on June 23, 2023, in Paris. Tinubu on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, swore in 45 ministers nearly three months after his election, promising that his government will accelerate its development agenda. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, Pool, File)

Nigerian leader swears in 45-member Cabinet with a promise to fast-track reforms

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

President-Elect Bola Tinubu addresses gathered supporters and the country after receiving his certificate at a ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Nigeria's Bola Tinubu will take over the reins in Africa's most populous country at a period of unprecedented challenges, leaving some citizens hopeful for a better life and others sceptical that his government would perform better than the outgoing one on Monday May 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Bola Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria’s president amid hopes, skepticism

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

Bola Tinubu, of the All Progressives Congress, meets with supporters at the Party's campaign headquarters after winning the presidential elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Election officials declared ruling party candidate Tinubu the winner of Nigeria's presidential election with the two leading opposition candidates already demanding a re-vote in Africa's most populous nation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nigerian president-elect Bola Tinubu strikes unified tone

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press