{"id":238557,"date":"2025-12-25T15:09:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T15:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.name.ng\/news\/tinubu-tags-trump-in-social-media-christmas-message-vows-to-protect-nigerian-christians\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T15:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T15:09:36","slug":"tinubu-tags-trump-in-social-media-christmas-message-vows-to-protect-nigerian-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/tinubu-tags-trump-in-social-media-christmas-message-vows-to-protect-nigerian-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu tags Trump in social media Christmas message, vows to protect Nigerian Christians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"the-post\">\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/politicsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/President-Bola-Tinubu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-main-img=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/politicsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/President-Bola-Tinubu.jpg 600w, https:\/\/politicsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/President-Bola-Tinubu-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"2682624932\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"342\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">President Bola Ahmed Tinubu<\/span><\/span> has tagged U.S. President <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Donald Trump<\/span><\/span> in a Christmas message to Nigerian Christians, pledging to protect religious freedom amid international claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"578\">Trump and some conservative groups in the United States had accused the Nigerian government of failing to protect Christians from violence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"799\">\u201cOn this Holy day, I wish all Christians in Nigeria and around the world a Merry Christmas,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/tinubu\">Tinubu <\/a>wrote in a post on X on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"926\">The president thanked God for the opportunity to lead the country and prayed for peace among Nigerians of different faiths.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"928\" data-end=\"1118\">\u201cI thank God for the opportunity to serve as the leader of our great country, and I pray for peace in our land, especially between individuals of differing religious beliefs,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/tinubu\">Tinubu <\/a>said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1120\" data-end=\"1238\">He said his administration is committed to protecting religious freedom and safeguarding all citizens from violence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1417\">\u201cI stand committed to doing everything within my power to enshrine religious freedom in Nigeria and to protect Christians, Muslims, and all Nigerians from violence,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content \/--><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .toggle-post-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .share-buttons \/--><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has tagged U.S. President Donald Trump in a Christmas message to Nigerian Christians, pledging to protect religious freedom amid international claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria. 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