Nigeria Resists Christian ‘Mass Murder’ Claims Amid Trump Threats NYT | Top Stories By: Ruth Maclean, Saikou Jammeh and Ismail Auwal 5 November 2025 at 03:44 Officials have accused the United States of foreign interference and called on Washington to support the country’s democracy instead of fomenting division. © Sunday Alamba/Associated PressHonoring late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos Nigeria, in April.