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๐ŸŒŸ The Legendary Story of Aristotle, Alexander the Greatโ€ฆ and a Clever Maid! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ”ฅIt is said that Aristotle always advised h...
11/12/2025

๐ŸŒŸ The Legendary Story of Aristotle, Alexander the Greatโ€ฆ and a Clever Maid! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ”ฅ

It is said that Aristotle always advised his student, Alexander the Great, to stay away from excessive company of women.
According to him, too much indulgence weakens a manโ€™s judgment and clouds his wisdom.
The women of the royal harem were extremely annoyed by these teachings โ€” they felt the advice was for Alexander, but the blame always fell on them.

So one day, they decided to teach the great philosopher a lesson.

They sent a stunningly beautiful, smart, and playful maid to Aristotle.
With her charm, elegance, and sweet tricks, she slowly wrapped the wise philosopher around her finger.
Aristotle โ€” the master of logic โ€” soon fell helplessly into her spell.

Then one day, with a mischievous smile, the maid presented a strange demand:

โ€œGreat teacher, today you must act like a horseโ€ฆ and I will ride on your back!โ€

Lost in her charm, Aristotle agreed without hesitation.

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At that exact moment, the women of the harem brought Alexander the Great into the room.
He froze in shock, watching his teacher acting like a horse beneath a maid.

โ€œMaster!โ€ Alexander shouted.
โ€œYou tell me to stay away from womenโ€ฆ and look at yourself!โ€

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Aristotle immediately stood up, dusted himself off, smiled calmly, and said:

โ€œMy dear king, all of this was for your lesson.
Think wiselyโ€ฆ
If a woman can turn your teacher into a horse,
she can turn you into a donkey in no time!โ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ”ฅโœจ
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Chukwuemeka Ojukwu and Stella Onyeador: Exile, Companionship, and a Complex Decade in Cรดte dโ€™IvoireA historical account ...
11/12/2025

Chukwuemeka Ojukwu and Stella Onyeador: Exile, Companionship, and a Complex Decade in Cรดte dโ€™Ivoire

A historical account of Ojukwuโ€™s life in exile after the Nigeriaโ€“Biafra War and his relationship with Stella Onyeador.

After the end of the Nigeriaโ€“Biafra War in January 1970, Biafran leader Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu fled Nigeria to avoid ex*****on and potential political reprisals. Granted political asylum by President Fรฉlix Houphouรซt-Boigny of Cรดte dโ€™Ivoire, Ojukwu spent over a decade in exile, living a life marked by political reflection, limited public activity, and personal transitions.

A well-known photograph from May 1971 captures Ojukwu with Stella Onyeador, the woman who became his third wife during his exile years. Their relationship remains one of the lesser-discussed chapters of Ojukwuโ€™s personal life, yet an important window into the emotional and social realities of his long stay in Abidjan.

Early Background: Ojukwu Before Exile

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933โ€“2011) was:

Son of Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, one of West Africaโ€™s richest businessmen.

A graduate of Oxford University.

One of Nigeriaโ€™s earliest university-educated military officers.

Commanding Officer of the 5th Battalion, Kano in 1964.

Military Governor of the Eastern Region (1966โ€“1967).

Leader of Biafra during the civil war (1967โ€“1970).

Before meeting Stella, Ojukwu had married Njideka Onyekwelu in 1964.
Stella Onyeador was the chief bridesmaid at that weddingโ€”a detail that has remained a point of historical curiosity.

Meeting Again in Cรดte dโ€™Ivoire

During Ojukwuโ€™s exile, Stella Onyeador later joined him in Cรดte dโ€™Ivoire.
Historical accounts confirm that:

Stella and Ojukwu eventually married while he lived in Abidjan.

She remained a central figure in his life during his quiet years away from Nigerian politics.

Their partnership lasted about a decade, during which they lived as a couple respected in Ivorian social circles, even though Ojukwu himself was not politically active.

Marriage Without Children

Historical sources repeatedly note that:

Ojukwu and Stella did not have biological children during their marriage.

Their home included an adopted girl-child, taken in during Ojukwuโ€™s exile years.

This adoption later became a defining issue when the couple separated.

The Separation of 1982

In 1982, Ojukwu returned to Nigeria after receiving a state pardon from President Shehu Shagari.

Based on documented accounts:

Stella and Ojukwu had disagreements that escalated during this period.

The disagreement partly involved the custody of the adopted daughter they both cared for in Cรดte dโ€™Ivoire.

Under Ivorian law at the time, a woman was not permitted to adopt a child independently.
Ojukwu was therefore granted custody.

After separation, Stella did not remarry and lived a more private life until her death in 2010.

The Photograph: A Snapshot of Exile

The 1971 photograph shows:

Ojukwu in his early exile years, just a year after fleeing Nigeria.

Stella by his side, symbolizing companionship at a moment of political uncertainty.

A period of personal calm contrasted with the turbulence of the decade that preceded it.

The image is one of the few public glimpses into Ojukwuโ€™s life during exile, a time in which he was removed from the Nigerian political scene but remained deeply symbolic to many of his supporters.

Legacy of the Exile Years

Ojukwuโ€™s exile:

Allowed him to escape immediate post-war reprisals.

Became a defining moment for reflection, shaping his later entrance into politics with the Nigerian Peopleโ€™s Party (NPP) in the 1980s.

Provided the setting for a long relationship with Stella, which remains an important part of his personal story.

Stella Onyeadorโ€™s life is remembered mostly through her association with Ojukwu, but records suggest she was respected, elegant, and close to Ojukwuโ€™s circle during a formative period in his life.

References

1. Nigerian Civil War and Biafra exile records, National Archives Ibadan & Enugu.

2. Interviews and family accounts published in Nigerian newspapers (1982โ€“2010).

3. Academic works on Ojukwu, including chapter in civil war historiography.

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—˜'๐—ฆ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐— ๐—˜(How Orthodox Sought Catholic Aid Before the Fall of Constantinople)History remember...
11/12/2025

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—˜'๐—ฆ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐— ๐—˜

(How Orthodox Sought Catholic Aid Before the Fall of Constantinople)

History remembers empires for their victories, but sometimes their most powerful moments are found in their desperate pleas for unityโ€”moments when pride is set aside for the sake of survival.
Such was the story of Byzantium in its final days, when the Eastern Orthodox emperor turned toward Rome, the โ€œlong-lost brother,โ€ in the hope that Christian unity could save a dying empire.

A Broken Christendom, Yet a Rekindled Hope

For centuries, the Catholic West and the Orthodox East lived apartโ€”two lungs of the same body breathing, yet no longer in harmony. Disputes on theology, culture, and power had caused a wound that lasted generations.

But by the 15th century, a storm larger than their divisions was rising.

The Ottoman Empire, fierce and unstoppable, was closing in on Constantinople, the last jewel of Christian civilization in the East. The walls that had once humbled armies for a thousand years were now trembling.

In this hour of mortal danger, the Byzantine emperor John VIII Palaiologos made a decision that shocked both East and West:

he went personally to the Pope, kneeling before the successor of Peter to seek unityโ€”and help.

๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ก ๐™ค๐™› ๐™๐™ก๐™ค๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š: ๐˜ผ ๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™ง๐™–๐™˜๐™ก๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐˜ผ๐™œ๐™ง๐™š๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ

At the Council of Florence (1438โ€“1439), something extraordinary happened.
After nearly four hundred years of estrangement, the Greek bishops examined the doctrinal disputes with Romeโ€”
and they agreed.

They accepted the Catholic teachings on the Filioque, Purgatory, Papal Primacy, and more.
Not reluctantly, but with the conviction that unity was necessaryโ€”both spiritually and politically.

For a brief moment, heaven seemed to open.
The ancient Churches stood side by side again, ready to proclaim to the world:
โ€œWe are One.โ€

A Unity Signed in Hope, Lost in Tragedy

But unity on parchment could not stop Ottoman cannons.

Despite the popeโ€™s call for aid, despite the crusading fleets that did sail, it was too little, too late. Europe was fractured, distracted, and troubled by its own wars.

The Byzantine emperor returned home with the Union of Florenceโ€”
but with only a small army behind him.

Still, he refused to surrender.

๐™๐™๐™š ๐™€๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ค๐™ง ๐™’๐™๐™ค ๐˜ฟ๐™ž๐™š๐™™ ๐™’๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™จ ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ

In 1453, Sultan Mehmed II unleashed the final siege. Constantinople shook under bombardment, its once-invincible walls torn open.

Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Roman Emperor, stood at the breachโ€”
armor shining, sword drawn, praying one last time for God to remember His city.

Knowing death was certain, he cried to his soldiers:

โ€œThe city is lost, but we shall not be.โ€

He fought not as a ruler seeking glory, but as a Christian defending the last altar of the East.
Witnesses say he disappeared in the chaos of battle, choosing to die with his people.

Both Orthodox and Catholic historians honor him as a martyr of Christian unity.

The Cross Torn Down, the Hagia Sophia Captured

When the walls finally broke, Constantinople fell.
The greatest cathedral of Christendomโ€”Hagia Sophia, once the pride of the Byzantine worldโ€”
was seized and transformed into a mosque.

The city that had once been the beating heart of the Christian East became the center of the Ottoman Empire.

The reunion forged at Florence vanished under the shadow of conquest.

๐˜ผ ๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™™ ๐™Š๐™ช๐™ฉโ€”๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™‰๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™€๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™

Rome had answered.
Catholic soldiers did come.
Ships did arrive.
But the forces were small compared to the Ottoman tide.

The Catholic Church, despite its desire to restore unity and save Constantinople, could not gather enough power to turn the tide.

Still, history remembers that in Byzantiumโ€™s darkest hour,
it was toward Rome that the emperor reached out.
It was with the Catholic Church that the Greek bishops reconciled their doctrines.
And it was Catholics who sailed to their aid, even if the help was tragically insufficient.

๐˜ผ ๐™๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™‡๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฉ, ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™‰๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™œ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ

The Union of Florence was short-livedโ€”not because of disagreement, but because the East was swallowed by a power that silenced its voice.

Had Constantinople survivedโ€”had the empire enduredโ€” the Catholic and Orthodox Churches might well be united today.

The dream was real; the theology was agreed; the signatures were written.

But history was not ready.

Yet the Hope Remains

Even today, Orthodox and Catholics look to that moment as a signโ€”
a reminder that unity is possible,
that the wounds of the past can heal,
and that the legacy of Constantine XI, the last emperor, still whispers:

โ€œ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ.
๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ.โ€

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๐Ÿ“œ ๐–๐‡๐˜ ๐๐Ž๐๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐Œ๐€๐’๐”๐’ ๐ˆ ๐‚๐€๐๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐™๐„๐ƒ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐ˆ๐๐‹๐„? โœจDid you know that St. Pope Damasus I (366โ€“384 AD) is one of the most importan...
11/12/2025

๐Ÿ“œ ๐–๐‡๐˜ ๐๐Ž๐๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐Œ๐€๐’๐”๐’ ๐ˆ ๐‚๐€๐๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐™๐„๐ƒ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐ˆ๐๐‹๐„? โœจ

Did you know that St. Pope Damasus I (366โ€“384 AD) is one of the most important figures in the history of the Bible? ๐Ÿ“–

Hereโ€™s the truth that many Christians donโ€™t know:

๐Ÿ“˜ 1. Pope Damasus Was Once the Librarian of the Vatican

Before becoming Pope, Damasus served as a librarian in Rome. Because of this background, he understood better than anyone the importance of accurate, unified, and authentic Scriptures for the whole Church.

โš”๏ธ 2. He Wanted to Crush Heresies Using Fake Scriptures

During his time, the Church was battling powerful heresies โ€” especially A***nism, which denied Jesusโ€™ divinity.
โžก๏ธ These groups circulated their own scriptures and corrupted texts.
โžก๏ธ Christians had no universally fixed canon yet.
โžก๏ธ Local churches used different lists of books.

This chaos allowed heretics to deceive the faithful.

๐Ÿ“œ 3. The Council of Rome (382 AD): The First Official Bible Canon

To end confusion and stop false teachings, Pope Damasus convened the Council of Rome in 382 AD.

Here, the Church officially listed the 73 inspired books โ€” the same canon used by Catholics today:

โœ”๏ธ 46 books of the Old Testament (including the Deuterocanon)
โœ”๏ธ 27 books of the New Testament

โžก๏ธ This was the first time in Christian history that the whole Bible was formally defined.

โžก๏ธ From that moment forward, all Christians under Rome used the same 73-book canon.

โŽNo A***n list.
โŽNo shortened Bible.
โŽNo confusion.

Just one unified Christian Scripture.

๐Ÿ“– 4. He Commissioned St. Jerome to Produce the Latin Vulgate

To ensure accuracy and unity, Damasus told St. Jerome:

๐Ÿ’ฌโ€œTranslate the Bible into one standard version for the whole Church.โ€

Thus began the creation of the Latin Vulgate, the authoritative Bible for more than 1,500 years.

๐ŸŒŸ Amazing Trivia About St. Pope Damasus I

โœจ A. The โ€œBible Popeโ€ of the Early Church

His efforts gave Christianity its first universally recognized Bible.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ B. Defender of Apostolic Tradition

He vigorously fought against A***nism, Apollinarianism, and Macedonianism, safeguarding orthodox doctrine on Christ and the Holy Spirit.

๐Ÿชฆ C. Restorer of the Catacombs

Damasus restored Christian catacombs and marked martyr tombs with poetic inscriptions โ€” many survive today because of him.

๐Ÿ“š D. The First Canon Matching Todayโ€™s Catholic Bible

The list from the Council of Rome under his authority is identical to the Catholic canon used today.

๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ E. The โ€œDamasine Scriptโ€

His inscriptions were written in a beautiful calligraphic style later named after him.

๐ŸŒน F. Champion of Marian Doctrine

He strongly defended Maryโ€™s perpetual virginity, earning him the title โ€œDoctor of the Virginity of Mary.โ€

๐ŸŽ‰ G. Feast Day: December 11

A perfect day to remember the man who gave Christendom its Bible.

๐Ÿ™ St. Pope Damasus I, pray for us!

๐Ÿ“ฃ Share to spread the truth about the first pope who defined the Bible you hold today!

11/12/2025

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ˆ๐ซ๐š๐ช: ๐…๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐›๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง, ๐–๐š๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐Ÿ”ฅ

When we hear โ€œIraq,โ€ we often picture a war-torn land dominated by Islam.

But hidden beneath the sands of conflict shines one of the oldest Christian lights on earth โ€” the Catholic faithful of Ancient Mesopotamia, the land of Babylon, Nineveh, and Ur, the birthplace of Abraham.

Yes โ€” the same Abraham of Genesis, born in โ€œUr of the Chaldeesโ€ (Genesis 11:31).

๐ŸŒ ๐ˆ๐ซ๐š๐ช ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ“œ

โœจ ๐๐š๐›๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง โ€” โ€œBy the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and weptโ€ฆโ€ (Psalm 137:1)

โœจ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ก โ€” Jonah was sent here to preach repentance (Jonah 3).

โœจ ๐”๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ โ€” Abrahamโ€™s homeland (Genesis 12:1).

โœจ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ก๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ โ€” mentioned in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:10โ€“14).

Iraq is not just a modern nation โ€” it is the Bibleโ€™s ancient stage.

โœ๏ธ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž

Long before Europe became Christian, the Gospel was already preached in Mesopotamia by:

๐Ÿ”น St. Thomas the Apostle
๐Ÿ”น St. Addai (Thaddeus)
๐Ÿ”น St. Mari

By the 2nd century, Christian communities filled the lands of Persia, Assyria, and Babylon.
These Christians were not newcomers โ€” they were ancient, biblical, apostolic.

โ›ช ๐–๐ก๐จ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐๐ž๐š๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ?

The Chaldean Catholic Church is the largest Christian community in Iraq, and they are FULLY in communion with the Holy See.

Their liturgy is in Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke.

Their ancestry traces back to Abrahamโ€™s own land.

Though many outsiders assume Iraqi Christians are โ€œArabs,โ€ the Chaldean Catholics are actually ethnically Assyrian, descendants of the ancient Mesopotamian peoples who built the Assyrian and Babylonian empires. Their identity is not Arab but Assyrianโ€“Chaldean, rooted in the civilizations of Nineveh, Ashur, and Ur. They speak dialects of Neo-Aramaic, not Arabic, and preserve customs, liturgy, and cultural memory that pre-date Islam by more than a thousand years. To this day, Chaldean Catholics proudly carry the heritage of the early Assyrians โ€” an ancient nation that embraced Christianity long before the rise of Arab culture in the region. Their Catholic faith and their Assyrian bloodline together form one of the oldest living Christian identities in the world.

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐ˆ๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ซ๐ฌ

In 2014, when ISIS swept across Iraq, they targeted Christiansโ€”especially Catholicsโ€”calling them โ€œinfidels.โ€

Catholic villages like Qaraqosh, Bartella, and Karamlesh were devastated.
Churches were burned.
Ancient monasteries were leveled.
Families were executed for refusing to abandon Christ.

And yetโ€ฆ
THEY NEVER DENIED THEIR FAITH.
Modern martyrs, in the very land where Abraham walked.

๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก: ๐„๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ ๐ŸŒ

While many Christian groups vanished from the Middle East, Catholics endured.
The Catholic Church silently pierces through the most dangerous regions:

๐ŸŒด the jungles of Africa
๐ŸŒ‹ the tribes of Papua New Guinea
๐Ÿ”ฅ cannibal islands
๐Ÿน dangerous tribes
๐Ÿœ๏ธ deserts ruled by empires
โš”๏ธ war zones like Iraq

This is what Catholic universality looks like โ€” a Church that thrives where danger is greatest.

โš ๏ธ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ˆ๐ซ๐š๐ช?

Because Protestantism historically does not evangelize pagan, tribal, or hostile regions.
They generally preach in already Christian countries.
But in Iraq โ€” a Muslim-majority, high-risk environment โ€” the faithful presence that survived is:

๐Ÿ‘‰ Catholic
๐Ÿ‘‰ Ancient
๐Ÿ‘‰ Apostolic

Protestant groups appear only where Christianity already exists.
But the Catholic Church goes where no one else dares to go.

This is why in Iraq:

โœจ The largest Christians are Catholics.

โœจ The oldest Christians are Catholics.

โœจ The survivors of persecution are Catholics.

๐Ÿ™ A Living Miracle in Mesopotamia

From the Garden of Edenโ€™s riversโ€ฆ
To Abrahamโ€™s homelandโ€ฆ
To the ashes left by ISISโ€ฆ

The Catholic Church still stands in Iraq โ€” praying in Aramaic, celebrating ancient liturgy, and witnessing Christ in a land that has seen empires rise and fall.

A testimony that:

The Catholic Church is truly universal โ€” timeless, borderless, fearless.

Not even Babylon, Persia, or ISIS could erase it.


10/12/2025
04/12/2025

The true story about the convoy of the troops of Niger Republic across the Nigerian border.

04/12/2025

Good morning

30/11/2025
US House of Reps Resolution on NigeriaThe Resolution introduced yesterday by Rep. Riley M Moore at the US House of Repre...
26/11/2025

US House of Reps Resolution on Nigeria

The Resolution introduced yesterday by Rep. Riley M Moore at the US House of Representatives concerning the events in Nigeria.

H. RES.

Condemning the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and standing ready to support President Donald J. Trump in taking decisive action to end the existential threat that persecuted Christians face in Nigeria.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. Moore of West Virginia submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”

RESOLUTION

Condemning the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and standing ready to support President Donald J. Trump in taking decisive action to end the existential threat that persecuted Christians face in Nigeria.

Whereas Clauses

Whereas Nigeria is experiencing the highest levels of violence against Christians in the world since Boko Haramโ€™s insurgency began in 2009;

Whereas Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), and Fulani militants have systematically targeted Christian communities through massacres, church burnings, kidnappings, and sexual violence, leaving villages destroyed and millions displaced;

Whereas estimates indicate that between 50,000 and 100,000 Christians have been martyred for their faith since 2009, with more than 7,000 Christians killed in 2025โ€”an average of 35 Christians murdered every dayโ€”and over 19,000 churches attacked or destroyed;

Whereas, in Benue and Plateau States alone, more than 9,500 peopleโ€”mostly Christiansโ€”were killed between May 2023 and May 2025 by Fulani militants, while more than half a million were displaced from their homes;

Whereas these attacks are not random or merely intercommunal, but deliberate campaigns of religious cleansing, as demonstrated by coordinated assaults during Christian holy days such as the 2022 Pentecost Massacre, Christmas Eve 2023 Massacre, and the Holy Week 2025 killings that claimed hundreds of Christian lives;

Whereas, despite assertions that such violence arises from general instability rather than specific targeting of Christians, when adjusted for population sizes in various states, Christians in Nigeria are being killed at a rate at least five times higher than that of Muslims;

Whereas countless pastors and priests have been kidnapped, tortured, or murdered, with over 250 clergy attacked or killed in the past decadeโ€”including the recent tragedy of Father Sylvester Okechukwu, who was kidnapped and murdered on Ash Wednesday in 2025;

Whereas the Nigerian Government has repeatedly failed to respond to early warnings of impending attacks, such as the October 14, 2025, massacre in Rachas village, Plateau State, where a pastorโ€™s warning of a Fulani offensive was dismissed by the Nigerian Army, which publicly condemned the pastor for disseminating โ€œfake newsโ€ and accused him of stoking division, leading to the killing of at least a dozen Christians the next day;

Whereas Nigeriaโ€™s federal and state authorities routinely deny the existence of religious persecution, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stating in September 2025 that โ€œthereโ€™s no religious persecution in Nigeria,โ€ despite overwhelming documentation to the contrary;

Whereas, even after President Donald Trump announced his decision to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) on October 31, 2025, President Tinubu stated that โ€œthe characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality,โ€ despite the fact that more Christians are being killed in Nigeria than in the rest of the world combined;

Whereas Nigeria is one of only seven countries in the world that retains a blasphemy law carrying the death penalty, enforced in twelve northern states under Sharia criminal law, and enforces other blasphemy laws as well, which have been used to imprison and threaten Christians, minority Muslims, and other dissenters;

Whereas Christian believers such as Rhoda Jatau and Deborah Yakubu have faced mob violence, imprisonment, and even murder for alleged blasphemy, while perpetrators of such crimes against blasphemy-accused individuals often go unpunished;

Whereas these blasphemy laws and mob killings have been condemned by the United Nations, the European Parliament, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice as grave violations of international human rights law and religious freedom norms;

Whereas, in 2020 and again in 2025, President Donald J. Trump designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, unlocking tools for sanctions and other diplomatic measures against the Government of Nigeria in response to severe violations of religious freedom;

Whereas the Biden administrationโ€™s 2021 decision to remove Nigeria from the CPC list coincided with a marked escalation in violence and persecution against Christians;

Whereas the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended Nigeriaโ€™s redesignation as a Country of Particular Concern every year since 2009, citing ongoing, egregious, and systematic violations of religious freedom; and

Whereas continued silence from the global community only emboldens radical Islamic terrorists, and the moral voice of the United States must be raised on behalf of persecuted Christians in Nigeria: Now, therefore, be itโ€”

Resolved Clauses

Resolved, That the House of Representativesโ€”

1. Condemns the ongoing persecution and targeted killing of Christians in Nigeria by Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Fulani militant groups, and the Nigerian Governmentโ€™s failure to act in defense of Christians;

2. Stands ready to support President Donald J. Trump in taking decisive action to end the existential threat that persecuted Christians face in Nigeria;

3. Calls upon the United States Government to use all available diplomatic, economic, and security tools to pressure the Nigerian Government toโ€”

(A) End impunity for perpetrators of religiously motivated violence;

(B) Protect Christian communities and clergy from further attacks;

(C) Work to return internally displaced persons to their homelands, particularly among Christian communities; and

(D) Repeal blasphemy laws and release all prisoners detained for their faith;

4. Encourages coordination with international partners to deliver humanitarian aid directly to victims through trusted nongovernmental and faith-based organizations; and

5. Affirms the commitment of the United States to stand in solidarity with Christians and to defend their right to practice their faith without fear of persecution, violence, or death.

Document Reference:
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Dated: November 4, 2025 (11:24 a.m.)
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