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Police arrest 33 suspects in 2025 Kwara church attack

Nigeria, April 14 -- The police have arrested 33 suspects linked to the 18 November, 2025 attack on a Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Kwara State, where gunmen killed worshippers and abducted dozens... Read More


Image of Alia bowing before Sultan is fake, AI-generated - Media team

Nigeria, April 13 -- The media team of the Sultan of Sokoto has dismissed as false a viral image circulating on social media which shows Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, in a posture of worship be... Read More


Over 1,100 people kidnapped in Northern Nigeria in four months - Amnesty

Nigeria, April 12 -- At least 1,100 people were abducted across northern Nigeria between January and April 2026, Amnesty International has said, warning that the scale and pattern of the attacks refle... Read More


Falana asks Nigerian university to suspend honour for Tanzanian president over rights concerns

Nigeria, April 11 -- Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has asked Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), to suspend its planned conferment of an honorary doctorate on Tanzania's President Samia H... Read More


Nigerian soldiers kill 10 suspected terrorists in Plateau

Nigeria, April 10 -- Troops of the Nigerian military's Operation Enduring Peace have killed at least 10 suspected terrorists and recovered weapons during coordinated clearance operations in parts of P... Read More


Gunmen kill eight in fresh Plateau attack

Nigeria, April 10 -- At least eight people have been killed in a late-night attack on Mbwelle village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The PUNCH reports that the assailants struck ar... Read More


Alex Barbir, controversial US missionary, expelled from Nigeria

Nigeria, April 7 -- Amid controversy over his role in the troubled North-central region of Nigeria, the Nigerian government has expelled American missionary Alex Barbir from the country. The governme... Read More


Alex Barber, controversial US missionary, expelled from Nigeria

Nigeria, April 7 -- Amid a controversy over his role in the troubled Nigerian North-central region, the Nigerian government has expelled American missionary Alex Barber from the country. The governme... Read More


Nigeria Army kills suspected terrorists, arrests kidnapper in Plateau

Nigeria, April 7 -- Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have killed some suspected terrorists, arrested a kidnapping suspect, and dismantled criminal hideouts in a series of clearance operations across... Read More


Amnesty International faults authorities after 17 killed in Benue attack

Nigeria, April 6 -- Amnesty International has condemned the killing of at least 17 people in an attack on the Mbalom community in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State, blaming Nigerian autho... Read More