Nigerian officials estimate that over 500 people remain missing and presumed dead following devastating flash floods in Mokwa, Niger State, which began on May 29. The floods flattened entire neighborhoods, killing hundreds and displacing thousands. Key roads and bridges were destroyed, disrupting movement and economic activity. The United Nations and Nigerian authorities are leading recovery […]

Rev. Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian Catholic priest who previously served in the United States, was kidnapped by Boko Haram on June 1 near Gwoza, close to the Cameroon border, according to Bishop John Bogna Bakeni of Maiduguri. Afina was traveling from Mubi to Maiduguri for a workshop when his convoy was ambushed by armed men […]

At least 20 people have been killed during simultaneous attacks by unidentified gunmen on several communities in Nigeria’s north-central Benue state, police said on Tuesday. The attacks occurred late Sunday in communities within the Gwer West and Apa areas, said Udeme Edet, spokesperson for the Benue police. Edet said 12 people were killed in Apa […]

At least 200 people have died and 500 remain missing after devastating floods swept through Mokwa, Niger State, following torrential rains last week. Local authorities have called off rescue operations, fearing that no more survivors will be found. The disaster, described as the worst flooding in the region in six decades, has displaced over 3,000 […]

At least 22 people, mostly athletes, died in a bus accident after the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle on a bridge in northern Nigeria, authorities reported. RELATED: Nigeria: 158 Deaths From Floods in Western  Niger The tragedy occurred this Saturday on a highway near the Gadar Yankifi area, in the northern state of […]

The number of deaths from flooding in Nigeria on Thursday amounted to 158 people, local authorities confirmed on Saturday, a catastrophe hit hard the village of Kpege, in the local government area of Mokwa, located in the state of Niger (West). RELATED: Nigeria’s Food Crisis Deepens as Climate Change and Policy Failures Take Toll According […]

The upsurge in Boko Haram attacks has reignited fears of escalating insecurity in northeast Nigeria, as the Islamist extremist group intensifies incursions into military bases, sabotages roads, and targets civilian communities. Despite the Nigerian military’s assurances of victory, the conflict—Africa’s longest-running since 2009—remains deeply entrenched, having killed an estimated 35,000 civilians and displaced over two […]

The once-thriving rivers of northern Nigeria now lie dry and cracked, exposing the country’s deepening food insecurity as climate change intensifies and government solutions fall short. Nigeria—Africa’s most populous nation—declared a food security emergency in mid-2023, yet nearly a year later, the crisis has worsened: Dr. Fatima Garba, an agricultural economist, criticized the lack of […]

At least 20,000 people have fled the town of Marte, near the Cameroon border, after Islamist militants ramped up attacks, raising fears of a renewed insurgency, according to Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum. Marte, resettled four years ago after being under insurgent control, has now been overrun again by suspected Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters. […]

At least 30 people were killed when gunmen ambushed travelers along the Okigwe-Owerri road in southeastern Nigeria, setting fire to more than 20 vehicles in what Amnesty International described as a “vicious attack”. Suspected Separatist Involvement The attackers are suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a banned separatist group advocating for the […]