Nigeria

President Tinubu Claims 13,000 Terrorists Killed, 124,000 Surrendered in Nigeria ——————————- In a national Democracy Day address, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu announced major military gains, claiming security forces have killed over 13,000 terrorists and achieved an 81% reduction in terror-related…

Nigerian Muslim Communities Face Poverty, Inequality and Insecurity ———————— Muslim communities in Nigeria, particularly in the north, continue to face deep economic and social challenges, including poverty, unemployment, weak representation and worsening insecurity. Nigeria has one of Africa’s largest Muslim…

Nigerian Army Says 360 Boko Haram Captives Rescued in Borno State ———————————————- The Nigerian army says it has rescued 360 people abducted by Boko Haram in the country’s northeastern Borno State, in an operation carried out in the Mandara mountains,…

Muslim Community in Nigeria reject un-Islamic demands made by abductors ———————————– The Muslim community in Oyo State, Nigeria, has rejected Sharia-related demands reportedly made by terrorists holding teachers and pupils abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area. The abductors,…

Nigerian Army Says Five Militants Killed, 31 Hostages Freed in Northern Operations ——————————— The Nigerian Army says troops have killed five militants and rescued 31 kidnapped people during separate security operations in the northern states of Zamfara and Katsina. According…

Gunmen Abduct 25 People in Two Attacks in Nigeria’s Kwara State ————————————— Suspected armed bandits abducted 25 people and killed three others in two separate attacks in Nigeria’s Kwara State, police said. According to Reuters, the first attack took place…

Nigeria Army Reports Death of 175 ISIS Fighters Amid Conflicting Reports on U.S. Role ———————————- The Nigerian Army announced the deaths of 175 militants from the ISIS West Africa branch (ISIS-WA) during recent military operations targeting the group’s strongholds, marking…

Armed Men Abduct Dozens of Schoolchildren in Nigeria’s Borno State Attack ————————————- Armed attackers kidnapped dozens of students after storming Musa Primary and Secondary School in the Askira-Uba area of Borno State on Friday morning, in one of the latest…

Trump claims Islamic State ‘second in command’ killed by US and Nigerian forces ————————————— Donald Trump has claimed US and Nigerian forces killed the “second in command” global leader of the Islamic State. Al-Minuki had been placed under US sanctions…

ISIS Claims Deadly Attack in Nigeria’s Adamawa as Insecurity and Kidnappings Rise ————————————– The extremist group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in northeastern Nigeria, where gunmen killed at least 29 people in Guyaku village in Adamawa…