Nigeria

Gunmen Abduct 25 Students in Predawn Raid on Nigerian Girls’ School ………… Armed men from a criminal gang kidnapped 25 students and killed a staff member during an early morning attack on a girls’ secondary school in northwestern Nigeria on…

Daesh-Linked Ambush Kills Four Security Personnel in Northeast Nigeria ………….. Militants affiliated with the Daesh group ambushed Nigerian security forces in northeastern Borno state, killing two soldiers and two members of an anti-militant militia, security sources said Saturday, as reported…

Global Concern Grows Over Religious Freedom in Nigeria ————————————- Recent reports have highlighted a rise in religiously motivated violence against Christians in Nigeria, sparking renewed global concern over the state of religious freedom in the country. According to data from…

Protests Erupt in Northern Nigeria Over Trump’s Threat of Military Intervention ———————————— Thousands of protesters rallied in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Saturday, denouncing U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threat to launch military action in the country, according…

Nigeria Rejects U.S. Threat of Military Action, Welcomes Cooperation Against Armed Groups ………….. Nigeria has said it would welcome U.S. assistance in fighting terrorism as long as its sovereignty is respected, following remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump threatening possible…

Vatican Official Says Nigeria’s Insecurity Rooted in Social, Not Religious, Causes …………… Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has downplayed claims that Nigeria’s insecurity crisis is driven by religion, saying the violence largely stems from social and economic factors,…

Nigerian Faith Leaders Call for National Council on Religious Freedom Amid Rising Killings …………… Christian and human rights leaders have raised alarm over the growing wave of faith-based violence in Nigeria, calling on the Federal Government to establish a National…

Fuel Tanker Explosion in Nigeria’s Niger State Kills 35 ………….. At least 35 people were killed when a fuel tanker overturned and exploded in Nigeria’s northern Niger state on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The Federal Road Safety Corps said the accident…

Displaced Nigerians Fear Boko Haram, Refuse to Leave Closing Camps ——————————— Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Borno State are refusing to leave closing camps, citing a deep-seated fear of returning to their hometowns due to ongoing Boko Haram violence. According…

Boko Haram Kills Nearly 70 in Deadly Attack on Nigerian Village ——————————————– The extremist Sunni militant group Boko Haram has carried out a deadly attack on the village of Dar al-Jamal in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, killing around 70 people,…