Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Force in Play

Hosted AFRICOM's Anderson in Abuja Feb 8 ahead of full US troop deployment

On Christmas night 2025, American warplanes struck ISIS-linked camps in northwest Nigeria, killing militants in the first direct U.S. combat action there. President Tinubu approved the operation after months of Trump pressure, targeting Lakurawa/ISSP elements in Sokoto State, but Jabo residents reported civilian panic from a missile hitting farmland. By mid-February 2026, U.S. Africa Command deployed around 200 military personnel, with the initial 100 troops arriving February 17 at Bauchi Airfield to train and support Nigerian counterterrorism forces.

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Force in Play

Overseeing army deployments after February 2026 massacres while managing US joint strikes and French assistance amid unabated violence

Since March 2025, jihadist attacks, mass kidnappings, and farmer-herder violence have swept across northern and central Nigeria. A February 4, 2026, jihadist massacre in Kwara State alone killed over 160 people. Major incidents include a US-Nigeria airstrike on December 25, 2025, targeting Islamic State militants; Boko Haram and ISWAP attacks killing dozens of soldiers in January 2026; and partial rescues amid ongoing banditry.

Updated 6 days ago

Force in Play

Under intense domestic and international pressure over insecurity and protection of Christians and schoolchildren

On November 21, 2025, armed men abducted 315 people—303 pupils and 12 staff—from St. Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Niger State. Around 50 children later escaped, but the mass abduction was one of Nigeria's largest since Chibok in 2014 and sparked national outrage that exposed deep security failures. U.S. officials weighed sanctions to pressure Nigeria to protect Christian communities and other civilians targeted in northern violence.

Updated 6 days ago

Built World

In office since May 2023

Nigeria imports more solar panels than any African country except South Africa. In the 12 months ending June 2025, Chinese solar module shipments to Nigeria grew by two-thirds—the steepest surge on the continent. The catalyst: a national grid that collapsed 12 times in 2024, fuel prices that tripled after subsidy removal, and 87 million Nigerians still without reliable electricity.

Updated Jan 23