ISWAP

Lake Chad Basin at tipping point as attacks, displacement surge, UN warns

The United Nations refugee agency has warned that escalating violence across the Lake Chad...

Nigeria insecurity: New study challenges narrative on victims and attackers

A six-year study has challenged widely held assumptions about Nigeria's armed violence, arguing that...

Viewpoint: Washington’s terror list indicts Nigeria’s inaction

Last week, the United States government released a list of individuals and entities designated...

Terrorists who massacred Owo Church worshippers in 2022 sentenced to death

A court has sentenced four men to death by hanging for their roles in...

Maiduguri bombing raises fear of resurgence of suicide attacks

The deadly explosions that rocked Maiduguri on Monday may signal a troubling resurgence of...

Bomb blasts kill 23 in Maiduguri as insurgent attacks resurface

At least 23 people were killed and 108 injured after multiple bomb explosions struck...

Bloody week for Nigerian military as insurgents kill scores of soldiers

Nigeria’s armed forces have endured one of their deadliest weeks in recent months after...

Soldiers killed as ISWAP militants attack Nigerian military base with drones

Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) used armed drones to attack...

Nigeria’s North-east crisis killed 4,000 civilians last year, UN reports

Children remain the most affected. Together with women, they account for 83% of those in need of humanitarian assistance.

U.S. carries out airstrikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria

The United States has carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria,...