Donald Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria over alleged Christian genocide has rattled the corridors of Aso Rock more than any local protest ever did. In two angry posts between October 30 and November 1, 2025, the former U.S. president accused the Tinubu administration of presiding over religious killings and warned that “America will act if Nigeria refuses to act.” It is a reckless claim — one built on distortion — but it has found oxygen because of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s record of failure. A nation that cannot feed its people, secure its citizens, or speak for itself abroad becomes easy prey for foreign bullies.
The Economy That Eats Its People
From his first day in office, Tinubu mistook shock therapy for reform. On May 29, 2023, he scrapped the fuel subsidy without a transition plan. Two years later, inflation has soared past 34 percent; food prices have tripled; transport costs have broken family budgets. In October 2025, he added a 15 percent petroleum surcharge, calling it a “bold step.” The World Bank reports that 54 percent of Nigerians now live in poverty, and another 31 million face acute hunger. These are not reforms — they are rationed disasters. Borrowing to prop up the reserves and taxing survival itself is not policy; it is punishment.
A Commander Without Command
While hunger grows, insecurity metastasizes. The last two years have recorded some of the bloodiest attacks in recent history:
- Sept 2, 2023 – Kaduna: Bandits stormed a mosque in Saya-Saya village during evening prayers, killing seven worshippers.
- Mar 9, 2024 – Kaduna: Two shot dead inside a mosque during Friday prayers.
- Feb 8, 2025 – Sokoto: Imam and ten worshippers abducted during dawn prayers.
- Aug 19, 2025 – Katsina: Gunmen massacred between 27 and 50 people in a mosque.
- Sept 26, 2025 – Zamfara: Five killed, dozens abducted from a mosque.
Churches have not been spared either:
- Aug 20, 2025 – Katsina: Bandits attacked both a church and a mosque in the same night, killing and abducting worshippers.
- Oct 2, 2025 – Borno: Boko Haram destroyed a church and killed four Christians.
And schools have turned into hunting grounds:
- Mar 7, 2024 – Kaduna: Reuters reported “Gunmen Kidnap 227 Pupils From School in Nigeria.”
- May 10, 2024 – Kaduna: AP News confirmed another nine students abducted in the North.
- Mar 24, 2024 – Niger State: Al Jazeera reported over 130 kidnapped students held for two weeks.
- Jan 2025 – Abuja: AP News reported “Explosive Device Kills 2 at a School Near Nigeria’s Capital.”
- Sept 10, 2025 – UN Report: Nigeria ranked 4th globally in attacks on school children.
UNICEF and Save the Children have repeatedly warned that “education is under siege in Nigeria.” Yet every month, government spokesmen insist that “security is improving.” The Commander-in-Chief has reduced command to commentary.
Propaganda as Governance
Instead of tackling misery, Tinubu built an industry around denial. Paid influencers — popularly called data boys — dominate social media with slogans of fake progress. Ministers panic-buy loyalty, bribing clerics and media surrogates to sing unity hymns while hunger tightens its grip. Governance has become a cash-and-carry choir. When truth is expensive, lies become budget items.
A Nation Without a Voice
For more than two years, Nigeria has had no ambassadors anywhere in the world — a diplomatic first in our history. Embassies run on autopilot, trade missions idle, and our seat in global councils gathers dust. At a time when Trump’s tweets can spark international outrage, Nigeria has no official mouth to defend itself. Even the world has ghosted us; our embassies are now museums of absence.
Foreign Blunders and Global Suspicion
Tinubu’s foreign policy is an extension of his domestic confusion. In 2023, he almost dragged ECOWAS into war with Niger Republic, threatening military intervention while his own soldiers fought bandits at home. In 2025, the U.S. Senate accused USAID of indirectly funding terrorism in Nigeria, and Washington continues to delay arms sales over concerns about accountability. The pattern is clear: a president who cannot manage his backyard cannot manage foreign alliances. Trump’s current posturing is simply taking advantage of that vacuum.
The Humanitarian Wreckage
Behind every statistic is a human casualty. The World Food Programme (July 2025) warned that Nigeria faces its worst hunger crisis in decades. Millions skip meals daily; displaced families sleep in overcrowded camps; hospitals run on empty generators. Tinubu’s government calls it “temporary hardship.” For ordinary Nigerians, it feels permanent.
The Verdict
After more than two years of economic ruin, unending bloodshed, and diplomatic silence, Nigeria stands on the edge of implosion. Tinubu’s government has failed every constitutional test of leadership. It has turned reform into ruin, propaganda into policy, and courage into cruelty. His continued stay in office is a national risk.
Tinubu promised Renewed Hope; what he delivered is recycled hardship. He came as a reformer and became the Commander of Chaos. Nigeria deserves more than slogans, more than denial, and far more than a president who governs by propaganda.
2027 is not far, and there is no better time for him to go.