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Trending News: Nigerian gov promises houses, grants for terrorists who repentBandits kill 20 in Kebbi communityAnambra based pastor arrested for allegedly converting 75 women as wivesKemi Badenoch: Nigeria is an oil producing country but never had electricityMan hangs self in OgunTrump: US-Iran deal will be signed Sunday, Strait of Hormuz to reopen immediatelyInsurgents sets schools on fire in BornoBandits kill 17 farmers, injure others in Zamfara communityTwo Kogi varsity students arrested for killing 300-level studentIran’s Late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei To Be Buried July 9Ex-Nigerian Army spokesperson dies in custody of terrorists, but govt claims ‘it’s a natural death’No reason to keep Nnamdi Kanu in detention, says ObiSecurity agencies arrest six wanted ‘criminals involved in killing of police officers’ in EnuguNigerian inmates in Ethiopia jubilate as FG seals transfer agreementNigeria’s Defence Minister Says ’Only God Can End Insecurity’Bandits abduct villagers in fresh attack on Kwara communitiesSouth Africa to charge FG for cost of deporting NigeriansPolice Arrest Man Over Alleged False Alarm On Bandits Invasion In EbonyiLocal informants fueling terror operations – Defence ministerDickson meets Obi, says NDC crisis fully resolvedNigerian govt continues to pardon ‘repentant terrorists’Iran insists on nuclear enrichment under any deal with USEdo reopens schools shut over security threatJune 12, Democracy Day: Anything to Celebrate?FULL TEXT: Tinubu’s 2026 Democracy Day speechTinubu confers national honours on Joe Igbokwe, Richard Akinnola, 48 others NigeriansBandits, Kidnappers, Sponsors of Terror: Surrender or face full force of State, Tinubu warnsCBN bans linked financial entities from extending loans to each otherPapiri School Abduction: Court Sentences Five Linked To Attack To 25 Years ImprisonmentJune 12: FG Declares Friday Public HolidayTrump Cancels Scheduled Bombings Against IranSenate asks security agencies to track, arrest bandits flaunting activities on TikTokTrump vows to take Iran oil terminals, launch new strikes tonightUS to track health data, increase surveillance under $2bn deal with NigeriaN210tn probe: Senate disowns ex-NNPC boss Kyari arrest warrantReps pass state police billAgbedi emerges Reps minority leaderGunmen kill two vigilantes in Plateau communityXenophobia: 268 Nigerian returnees arrive in Lagos from South Africa10 killed, seven injured in Zamfara IED explosionPolice detain four Pakistani nationals over ‘suspicious presence’ in Ekiti communityAircraft crew detained after landing on Delta road— KeyamoNobody is doing NDC a favour’ — Dickson defends party after attacks by Obi supportersSome residents bring herders for kidnapping in Edo – CommissionerUS military says carrying out ‘self-defense strikes’ against IranTwo WAEC students, motorcyclist die in Rivers road accidentSenate Orders Kyari’s Arrest Over Alleged Missing ₦210tnAlleged ₦2b Fraud: How Sirika Allegedly Used Ethiopian Airlines As Fake Nigeria Air — Prosecution WitnessFG moves to secure transfer of over 100 Nigerians jailed in EthiopiaUS uncovers birth tourism fraud networks in Africa, revokes over 100 visasSeven Students Injured After School Attack In EbonyiDHQ: Nigeria-US operations have killed over 200 terrorists in north-eastUgochinyere loses minority leader bidBandits attack Kogi school, kill vice principal, 2 others, kidnap 3 students —ReportNigerian jailed in US for using fake identity to secure jobNigerian man escapes from prison van in London, Police launch manhuntIran taken too long to negotiate, will pay the price – TrumpEdo shuts three schools over Kidnap threatIMF official warns Nigeria against $5bn borrowing plan with UAE bankDSS alerts NSCDC over planned abduction of schoolchildren in EdoIran attacks US bases in Jordan, BahrainFACT-CHECK: Video of March reprisal attack in Nasarawa linked to Edo incident that never happenedUS gives reasons for refusal to issue visa to Somalia’s referee Omar ArtanXenophobia: 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US Adds Nigeria To Blacklist On Religious Freedom – Pompeo

The United States on Monday for the first time added Nigeria to a blacklist on religious freedom, paving the way for potential sanctions if it does not improve its record.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo designated the US ally as a “Country of Particular Concern” for religious freedom, alongside nations that include China, Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

Today the U.S. designates Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, the DPRK, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan as countries of concern under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 for engaging systematic, ongoing, egregious religious freedom violations.

— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) December 7, 2020
The U.S. is unwavering in its commitment to religious freedom. No country or entity should be allowed to persecute people with impunity because of their beliefs. These annual designations show that when religious freedom is attacked, we will act.

— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) December 7, 2020

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