Nigeria featured strongly on the UN Security Council’s sanctions list updated on June 1, 2026, naming individuals and ...

Sunday EhigiatorThe United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has acknowledged that violent attacks by Fulani militants in Nigeria were not driven by religion alone but by ...

Forms of insecurity, particularly kidnapping for ransom, are pervasive across the country, but armed violence is unfolding in four main theaters. In the northeast, two jihadi groups, Boko Haram and ...

USCIRF says both Christians and Muslims suffer attacks as insecurity displaces 1.3 million people in the Middle Belt.

The USCIRF report states that Fulani militant violence in Nigeria surpasses that of Boko Haram and ISIS, with mostly Christians and also some Muslims being targeted in widespread attacks.

Nigeria confirmed it shared intelligence with the U.S. ahead of Christmas night airstrikes against ISIS targets accused of ...

The villagers in northwestern Nigeria were settling in for church service when motorcycle-riding gunmen invaded, shooting at random and seizing at least 62 people, including the pastor and several ...

Data lays bare the extent and geographical spread of attacks in Africa’s most populous country ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian protests against police brutality continued Friday for the ninth day, with demonstrators fending off attacks from gangs suspected to be backed by the police, warnings ...

Drought is often blamed for Nigeria's farmer-herder violence. But new research shows clashes rise mainly where Muslim herders ...

Villagers describe mass kidnappings, ransom demands, and mounting fear as experts warn the crisis affects communities across faith lines — despite political claims otherwise. The villagers in ...