About 100 U.S. troops have landed in Nigeria to aid the African nation in its fight against radical Islamic terrorism.  The troops will focus on training and advising the local army, according to a statement from the Nigerian military on Monday.   Another 100 U.S. troops are expected to arrive in Nigeria soon as the two countries work to combat the threat Islamist groups pose to the nation’s Christian communities.   More than 50,000 Christians are estimated have been killed in Nigeria since 2009, and about 7,000 in the first half of 2025 alone, most at the hands of either the terror group Boko Haram or Muslim Fulani militants.    President Donald Trump has drawn attention to the killings since returning to the White House, and designated Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” over the slaughter of Christians.   In October, Trump tasked a handful of members of Congress, including Rep. Riley Moore, “to immediately look into” the situation in Nigeria and report back to him.   “Working with the administration, we are making steps in the right direction to address this persecution,” Moore said during an interview on Fox News last week.   JUST IN: The U.S. is sending 200 troops to Nigeria to train its military to fight Islamist militants, according to the Wall Street Journal.During an appearance on Fox, @RepRileyMoore says sources on the ground have told him that the situation in Nigeria is a "bloodbath.""As… pic.twitter.com/lCmBwwj9N9— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 10, 2026 The U.S. and Nigeria have signed a “security cooperation roadmap,” according to Moore, who is advocating for each state within Nigeria to have a police force to protect its residents.   Boko Haram and the Islamic State have historically carried out many of the attacks on Christians, but more recently, ethnic Fulani militias have also begun attacking Christian communities in the African nation.  The Nigerian government has acknowledged that it needs U.S. support to combat the violence inside the country.   The post US Troops Begin to Arrive in Nigeria appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Though the search is entering its 17th day for “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie’s kidnapped mother, Nancy Guthrie, Spencer Coursen, founder and CEO of the Coursen Security Group and author of “The Safety Trap,” believes that officials are dealing with amateurs.“What we do know is that she’s missing. What we do know is that there has been no proof of life. And after that, we really cannot verify much more because of the information flow,” Coursen tells Stu.“But until there is proof of life, a lot of what we are seeing should be treated more as noise and less as signal,” he adds.And in the recent door-camera video footage released of the alleged kidnappers, Coursen tells Stu that it looks like “amateur hour.”“Professional kidnappers control communication. They control their environment. Amateurs engage in chaos. And what I am seeing looks more and more like that of chaos than that of control,” Coursen explains.Stu points out that at one point in the recently released footage, it appears the kidnappers are “trying to block the ring cam with plants.”“Exactly. If you’re a professional, you have done research and planning up until that point, and then you either know that there’s a Ring camera or a Nest camera or Google camera or some kind of security deterrent, and you either go in the back door where there isn’t one, or you walk up with a spray can,” he says.“What you don’t do is walk up and go, ‘Oh, camera. Oh, what do I do?’” he continues.“Professionals conduct an orchestra. Amateurs bang drums.”Want more from Stu?To enjoy more of Stu's lethal wit, wisdom, and mockery, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

A former teacher found guilty of grooming and sexually abusing two students — including a teen who impregnated her — has learned her fate.Julie Rizzitello — who had taught at Wall High School in New Jersey — was sentenced last week for her child sex crimes against two students.'This is the psychological impact. This is the devastation.'Rizzitello, 37, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison for "separately engaging in numerous sexual acts with two of her students over the course of several years," the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said in a Thursday statement.In addition, Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Jill G. O’Malley said Rizzitello must be on parole supervision for life, must register as a sex offender under Megan's Law, must permanently forfeit her teaching position, and is barred from contact with her victims."These crimes were not isolated incidents constituting moments of poor judgment; they were textbook cases of grooming, involving a defendant who repeatedly leveraged tactics of isolation, manipulation, and control for the sake of her own selfish purposes," Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said of Rizzitello.Santiago continued, "The egregious nature of the conduct was further compounded by the plain fact that the emotional and psychological harm she inflicted came at the expense of two of the very same young minds she had been entrusted to develop and nurture." Wall Township Police Chief Sean O’Halloran added, "I want to commend the courage of those who came forward to report these crimes. It is never easy to speak up, especially when the offender is someone in a position of trust."As Blaze News reported in September, Rizzitello pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree sexual assault. She was was arrested at her Brick Township home on July 3, 2024.Authorities noted that Rizzitello met one victim when he was a freshman, and the other victim was a junior. Prosecutors said Rizzitello initially spent time with the students alone and developed a "friendly relationship" before it escalated into "sexual activity" that lasted for several months.The prosecutor's office stated, "The sexual acts with both victims took place largely in three locations: in Rizzitello’s Brick home, in a vehicle at a Wall Township parking lot, and at the Belmar bagel shop owned by Rizzitello’s family, where each victim was employed, at her suggestion."Investigators revealed that Rizzitello urged both victims to "delete evidence of the crimes from their personal electronic devices."The Asbury Park Press reported that Rizzitello told one victim she was "unable to get pregnant when she had unprotected sex with him in his family's home on his birthday in January 2018, when Rizzitello was 29," according to a court report the judge read during the sentencing hearing.Judge O'Malley told the courtroom, "Weeks passed, and she wanted him to come over her house, and she wanted to get a pregnancy test. Turns out she was pregnant. And she believed it was his baby."O'Malley stated, "She got an abortion. And he knew this because she told him the doctor told her she was eight weeks pregnant, which aligned with them having sex on his birthday."The judge said the victim had been Rizzitello's student.O'Malley told Rizzitello, "So now not only does he have to deal with the fact that he was groomed throughout his entire high school years, that he was preyed upon by his teacher, someone he believed he loved and trusted, that he was sexually abused by this teacher, and now he's struggling to come to terms with the fact that this individual had an abortion he wasn't comfortable with.""This is the psychological impact," the judge declared. "This is the devastation."RELATED: Teacher of the year arrested for alleged child sex crimes — then she's arrested on similar charges just days later Citing criminal complaints, the Asbury Park Press reported that Rizzitello sexually assaulted a 17-year-old student multiple times between Nov. 23, 2017, and Jan. 21, 2018.The second victim was over the age of 18 when sexually abused by Rizzitello. However, New Jersey law prohibits teachers from having sex with students who are younger than 22 years old and who haven't received high school diplomas.According to the Coast Star and the Ocean Star, one of the victims submitted a statement that was read during the hearing."I still think about how this woman was the one person I trusted with every detail in my life. … She is actually a sexual predator. At one point, I thought I was a special part of her life," the victim wrote.The victim said Rizzitello knew she "could control" him."I wish it had not happened this way. I wish it had not happened at all," the victim said.According to the Coast Star and the Ocean Star, Rizzitello told the judge, "What I’ve done is inexcusable; I know that.""I hurt my children, my family, and my friends, people who trusted me. I would do absolutely anything in the world to change my choices," Rizzitello said in court.According to the Asbury Park Press, Rizzitello is married with two children — ages 4 and 6.Rizzitello's attorney, Mitch Ansell, had asked the judge for a five-year sentence because she has no prior criminal record and because of how her prison stint would affect her children."We are left now with two children who are going to be without their mom, and it’s her own doing," Ansell said, according to the Coast Star and the Ocean Star.Ansell added, "These children didn’t ask for this, and they have to bear this incredible responsibility at a very, very young age."Like Blaze News? 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Jesse Jackson, a giant in the civil rights movement and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, died Tuesday morning at age 84. President Trump took a moment to recall Jackson's achievements and their surprisingly close working relationship.'He had much to do with the Election, without acknowledgment or credit, of Barack Hussein Obama, a man who Jesse could not stand.'On Tuesday morning, Trump posted a message on Truth Social remembering the civil rights leader as a "good man" with "street smarts.""The Reverend Jesse Jackson is Dead at 84. I knew him well, long before becoming President. He was a good man, with lots of personality, grit, and 'street smarts.' He was very gregarious — Someone who truly loved people! Despite the fact that I am falsely and consistently called a Racist by the Scoundrels and Lunatics on the Radical Left, Democrats ALL, it was always my pleasure to help Jesse along the way," Trump said.RELATED: Judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits to presidential home site Photo by Antonio Dickey/Getty ImagesTrump detailed the ways that he helped Jackson throughout the years, especially as president."I provided office space for him and his Rainbow Coalition, for years, in the Trump Building at 40 Wall Street; Responded to his request for help in getting CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM passed and signed, when no other President would even try; Single handedly pushed and passed long term funding for Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs), which Jesse loved, but also, which other Presidents would not do; Responded to Jesse’s support for Opportunity Zones, the single most successful economic development package yet approved for Black business men/women, and much more," he continued. "Jesse was a force of nature like few others before him. He had much to do with the Election, without acknowledgment or credit, of Barack Hussein Obama, a man who Jesse could not stand. He loved his family greatly, and to them I send my deepest sympathies and condolences. Jesse will be missed!"Jackson is widely regarded as Martin Luther King Jr.'s successor in the civil rights movement. He was also a presidential candidate in 1984 and 1988. The announcement of his "peaceful" death was published Tuesday morning on the Rainbow Coalition's website."Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” said the Jackson family. “We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family. His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions, and we ask you to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by.”Reverend Jackson is survived by his wife, Jacqueline, their children — Santita, Jesse Jr., Jonathan, Yusef, and Jacqueline — daughter Ashley Jackson, and grandchildren, according to the announcement. Ashley Jackson was born out of wedlock in 1999 to Jackson and Karin Stanford as a result of a four-year affair, according to Primetimer. Public observances will be held in Chicago; final arrangements for his celebration of life will be announced on the Rainbow PUSH Coalition website.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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