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Residents of Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been thrown into fear following the abduction of more than 160 worshippers during coordinated attacks on several churches.

Seven people were killed on Friday night after armed attackers stormed a community in Qua’an-Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State, leaving several others injured and some residents unaccounted for.  

An explosion struck a mosque in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria’s Borno State, during evening prayers on Wednesday, killing at least seven people, according to local security sources.

Barely ten days after the last violent incident, Oyo State has again been shaken by an attack that underscores Nigeria’s deepening security crisis. What was once considered unlikely in the South-West is fast becoming...

A major joint security operation across Kogi and Kwara states has resulted in the rescue of 309 hostages, the arrest of 129 suspected terrorists, and the killing of 55 armed attackers, the Nigeria Police...

In a concerning development for security in Northwest Nigeria, notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has reportedly re-emerged to launch new offensives in Sokoto State. This comes just weeks after a significant military operation led...

As 2026 begins, Nigerians are calling on the Federal Government to ensure that the current year is not defined by the same wave of kidnapping and banditry that plagued the end of 2025. Following...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has formally classified kidnappers and violent armed groups as terrorists, marking a significant escalation in the country’s response to abductions and rural violence. The announcement was made on Monday...

The United States has confirmed that it carried out airstrikes against militant groups linked to the Islamic State (IS) in parts of northwest Nigeria in late December. The operation targeted suspected militant camps in...

In part on the basis of widespread attacks against Christians, a human rights organization in Nigeria has filed a complaint against the governor of Nigeria’s southeastern Imo state as well as 31 other public...