Nigeria
Gunmen Kill Two and Abduct Pastor in Fresh Church Attack in Central Nigeria
Gunmen launched a violent attack on a church in Eruku, a town in Nigeria’s central Kwara state, killing at least two people and...
Nigeria Shuts Schools in Kwara State After Deadly Church Attack Amid Rising Insecurity
Nigerian authorities have ordered the closure of schools across five districts in central Kwara state following fears that learning institutions could become targets...
Parents Wait in Fear and Uncertainty After Kidnapping of Schoolgirls in Northwestern Nigeria
The community of Maga in the Danko Wasagu area of northwestern Nigeria has been thrown into anguish as parents wait desperately for any...
Nicki Minaj backs Donald Trump’s claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria as government and analysts push back
Award-winning rapper Nicki Minaj has publicly endorsed former United States President Donald Trump’s claims that Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria, sparking renewed...
Schoolgirl escapes abduction in Kebbi state as hunt continues for 24 others
A schoolgirl abducted along with twenty-four classmates from a dormitory in northwestern Nigeria has escaped and is safe, the principal of the Government...
Gunmen abduct more than sixty villagers in northwestern Nigeria, pastor recounts ordeal
Villagers in northwestern Nigeria were preparing for church service when motorcycle-riding gunmen stormed their community, firing at random and abducting at least sixty-two...
Coalition of 13 countries introduces new taxes on luxury air travel to fund climate action
A coalition of thirteen countries has announced new taxes on luxury air travel, targeting private jets as well as business and first-class tickets,...
West Africa splits over language in education as Nigeria returns to English and Ghana enforces mother-tongue instruction
Africa’s latest education debate is no longer about budgets, access, or digital transformation. Instead, it revolves around language, with two West African giants,...
Gunmen attack girls’ boarding school in Kebbi State, kill vice principal and abduct twenty five students
A coordinated armed assault on a government girls’ boarding school in Kebbi State in the early hours of Monday has left the vice...
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