At What Cost?

In January 2026, the United States sent 100 military personnel to Northern Nigeria. That same month, they withdrew from 66 international organisations, including UN Women, calling them a waste of taxpayer money. So whose lives is America actually here to protect?In this episode, Sola Rae breaks down the official reason for the US military presence in Nigeria, the contradiction between defunding organisations that protect Nigerian lives while deploying troops on Nigerian soil, and what the US demands from Nigeria in return for this so-called partnership.Because it never starts with a base. It always ends with one.