The U.S. cannot unilaterally carry out any military operation in Nigeria over its claims of Christian persecution in the West African country, a Nigerian presidential spokesman told The Associated Press Sunday.

President Trump​ announced he would designate Nigeria "a country of particular concern" as it relates to religious freedom, a move that had been pushed by some U.S. lawmakers.

President Donald Trump threatened to send the U.S. military into Nigeria “guns-a-blazing”, citing claims of mass killing of Christians in the African nation. “If the Nigeria

Rapper Nicki Minaj has praised President Donald Trump after he threatened military action against Nigeria for the “slaughter” of Christians

President Donald Trump threatened the Nigerian government over the "killing of Christians' in a Truth Social post on Saturday, Nov. 1.

President Donald Trump threatens military action against Nigeria over Christian killings, orders aid suspension and warns of "guns-a-blazing" response to Islamic terrorism.

The Nigerian government on Saturday vowed to keep fighting violent extremism and said it hoped Washington would remain a close ally after President Donald Trump added the West African nation to a U.S.

The Nigerian government is facing renewed allegations of complicity in the Christian persecution plaguing its country amid the Nigerian army s publication of a social media post dismissing warnings