Security

US to impose visa bans over attacks on Christians in Nigeria

The United States says it will begin imposing visa restrictions on individuals responsible for...

Nigeria’s Defence Minister Abubakar resigns amid rising insecurity

Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from office with immediate effect,...

Obasanjo: If Tinubu govt can’t protect Nigerians, the world should step in

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo delivered one of his most forceful public interventions in years...

What Tinubu’s nationwide security emergency means – what you need to know

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency, announcing sweeping measures...

UN issues stark warning to Nigeria over rising insecurity

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued its starkest warning yet on...

Trump doubles down: “I’m really angry about killings in Nigeria. It’s a genocide”

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday intensified his criticism of Nigeria’s handling of...

₦3.8bn ransom demanded in Kwara Church kidnapping as terrorists raid Niger school

Terrorists who abducted about 35 worshippers from the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke-Igan, Eruku,...

Biafra campaigner Nnamdi Kanu sentenced to life in jail

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of...

Tinubu faces fierce backlash over wave of deadly attacks

Public anger is boiling over in Nigeria after a string of deadly attacks across...

Insurgents last killed a Nigerian Army general in 2021. Here’s what happened

The killing of Brigadier-General M. Uba marks one of the deadliest setbacks for the...

ISWAP says it captured and killed Nigerian Army general after ambush

Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has released a statement claiming it abducted and...

Religious Violence: African, Caribbean, Pacific states urge global action

The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) has condemned the surge in...

U.S. draws up military plans for Nigeria after Trump’s order

The United States military has begun drafting possible intervention plans for Nigeria after President...

Amid Trump threats, SSS updates on 2011 UN House bombing, other terror cases

Nigeria’s secret police, the State Security Services (SSS), has released an unusually detailed update...

U.S. lawmaker tackles Kwankwaso on Sharia, Christian deaths

A U.S. congressman, Riley Moore, has accused former Kano State governor and presidential candidate...

Death toll from Katsina mosque attack climbs to 50

The death toll from a gun attack on a mosque and homes in Katsina...

Owo Church Attack: Suspects arraigned 3 years later as Nigeria blames Al-Shabaab

Three years after gunmen stormed St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, killing...

Deadly Borno attack raises fears of Boko Haram’s suicide tactics resurgence

On the night of June 21, a woman detonated an improvised explosive device (IED)...

Benue death toll tops 7,000 under Tinubu, threatening national food supply

More than 7,000 people have been killed in Benue state since President Bola Tinubu...

Deadly midnight raid kills 40 in Plateau village

At least 40 residents were killed in the early hours of Monday, April 14,...