Nigeria

Pope Calls for Release of Hundreds Kidnapped From Nigerian School ………….. Pope Leo on Sunday urged the swift release of students and staff abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria, Reuters reported. The mass kidnapping took place on Friday when…

Nigeria Sees One of Its Worst Mass Kidnappings as Toll Rises to 315 …………. More than 300 students and staff are believed to have been abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria, one of the country’s largest mass kidnappings to…

Armed Attack on Church in Nigeria: Two Dead and Several Abducted ———————————– Armed individuals attacked a church in the town of Oroku in Kwara State, central Nigeria, killing at least two people and abducting the priest along with a number…

Senior Nigerian Army Officer Killed by ISIS-Affiliated Sunni Extremists ———————————— A Nigerian Army brigadier general was killed in a coordinated ambush carried out by ISIS-affiliated Sunni extremist militants in the country’s north, Shia Waves Agency reported. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…

Gunmen Kill Two in Nigeria Church Attack as Security Concerns Deepen …………. Gunmen attacked a church in the town of Eruku in Nigeria’s Kwara state on Tuesday evening, killing at least two people and abducting the pastor along with several…

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…