Category: Nigeria

Africa, Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, BRICS, Nigeria, People's Republic of China

Washington Weighs Up Military Action in Nigeria to “Save Christians”

08-11-2025: US President Donald Trump, the decidedly non-Orwellian renamed Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth and conservative media pundits Alex Jones and Laura Loomer have issued cries about the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. On Truth Social media, Trump warned that if the Nigerian government continued to allow the killing of Christians, the USA would stop all aid and assistance and go in “guns-a-blazing” to … Continue reading Washington Weighs Up Military Action in Nigeria to “Save Christians”

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Left Debates, Nigeria

Leftists Stump for US Backed Regime Change in Nigeria

11-11-2024: In case you missed it, some organisations of the so-called left in Australia have issued a “call to action” purportedly for “protestors” in Nigeria who are facing the death penalty. The Spartacist League (SL) has taken the lead, calling a protest in Melbourne on the 8th of November outside the State Library of Victoria.[1] Class Conscious (CC) has leapt on board, reprinting the SL’s … Continue reading Leftists Stump for US Backed Regime Change in Nigeria

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Africa, Coronavirus, Nigeria, People's Republic of China, Russia, Syria

Nigeria: Buhari Blocks Big Tech’s State Subversion

President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari.  Image from http://www.sunnewsonline.com 22-06-2021: In early June, President Muhammadu Buhari announced the indefinite suspension of Big Tech titan Twitter for its operations in Nigeria.[1] This was triggered by Twitter deleting some of President Buhari’s tweets in relation to the destabilisation of “protests” where dozens of buildings were set ablaze, ostensibly to highlight the accountability of police actions. Buhari had obliquely … Continue reading Nigeria: Buhari Blocks Big Tech’s State Subversion

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Coronavirus, Nigeria, People's Republic of China, Socialism

Nigeria: Black Lives Matter Aids US Meddling in Africa

15-11-2020: On October 20, reports emerged of the alleged killing of 12 protestors at two locations in Lagos[1], (Lekki and Alausa) Nigeria’s most populous city. The protestors were claimed to be part of the #EndSARS movement. “SARS” refers to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a police unit set up in 1992. Ostensibly, this is a movement of Nigerian youth against police brutality. In reality, it is … Continue reading Nigeria: Black Lives Matter Aids US Meddling in Africa

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