Nigerian security forces have killed at least 30 armed men in a coordinated counter-operation in Katsina State, following a wave of attacks on villages by bandit groups earlier this week. The joint military and police response was launched on Wednesday, after hundreds of gunmen raided the communities of Kadisau, Raudama, and Sabon Layi on Tuesday […]

At least 17 Nigerian soldiers were killed on Tuesday in a series of coordinated attacks on military installations in Niger and Kaduna states, according to security sources and local officials. The assaults, carried out by heavily armed gunmen commonly referred to as “bandits,” targeted three forward operating bases, marking one of the deadliest days for […]

The death toll from a brutal overnight attack on the Yelewata community in Benue State has risen to at least 150, according to survivors and local leaders. The assault, which began late Friday night, saw gunmen storm the village, open fire on sleeping residents, and set homes and market stalls ablaze, killing entire families sheltering […]

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 […]