Make America Great Again (MAGA) supporters are backing President Donald Trump’s strikes reportedly against the Islamic State (ISIS) group in northwestern Nigeria on Christmas Day, who Trump said was "targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians."

Participating in the strikes raises the risk that the government will be perceived as endorsing the Trump's language on wider sectarian strife, a sensitive issue throughout Nigeria’s history.

Nigeria are looking to pick up where they left off after kicking off their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 2-1 win against Tanzania.The Super Eagles are set to lock horns with Tunisia on

More than 380 million Christians face persecution around the world, according to an advocacy group's World Watch List.

The bombing is the latest in a series of attacks in Nigeria's troubled northern region, where the country is battling multiple armed groups.