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At least 17 students die in fire in northern Nigeria

Abuja, Nigeria Reuters At least 17 students died in a fire in northern Nigeria’s Zamfara state on Tuesday night, a state police spokesperson said on Wednesday. The students at an Islamic school in Kauran Namoda town in Zamfara State, who were between seven and 17-years-old, died in the blaze while around 12 others were taken […]

Nigerian pastor William F Kumuyi prayed for Trump – now has some advice for him

RNS The pastor of one of the world’s largest churches had some advice for President Donald Trump as he begins his second term in office: Don’t settle for just trying to make America great or think of America’s interests only. Instead, work on making the world a better place for everyone, not just Americans.   […]

Nigeria death toll from fuel truck blast reaches 98

Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters The death toll from a weekend fuel truck blast in Nigeria has reached 98 after more bodies were recovered from the wreckage on Monday, the head of the regional emergency agency said, adding 69 people were receiving treatment in hospital. A petrol truck overturned and exploded on Saturday in Dikko, northern Niger […]

“Bombed from the sky”: Nigerians decry another deadly airstrike on civilians

Abuja, Nigeria Reuters When vigilantes in north-western Nigeria’s Tungar Kara town prepared to go after an armed gang in a nearby forest last Saturday, residents cheered and prayed for their safe return. But before they set off on their mission, the town was bombed in an airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), which it […]

Fuel tanker truck blast kills at least 70 in Nigeria

Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters At least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a petrol tanker truck overturned, spilling fuel that exploded, the country’s national emergency agency said. The accident in Niger state follows a similar blast in Jigawa state last October that killed 147 people, one of the worst […]

One in seven global Christians faces ‘high-level’ persecution: Open Doors report

United States RNS Driven by Islamic extremism, authoritarian regimes and war, high-level persecution and discrimination impacted 380 million Christians around the world in 2024, according to the annual World Watch List report by the evangelical non-profit Open Doors released on Wednesday. The World Watch List ranks the 50 countries where Christians experienced the most persecution […]

Militants kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria’s Borno state

Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters Suspected Islamist militants killed 40 farmers in an attack on the Dumba community in Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno state on Sunday, a senior state official said on Monday. The militants were believed to belong to the armed group Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), who have been waging […]

At least 46 kidnapped in Nigeria’s Zamfara state, residents say

Abuja, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen kidnapped at least 46 people, including women and children, in a raid on Gana town in Nigeria’s north-west Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said on Tuesday. The attack, which follows a similar mass kidnapping in the state last month, occurred at about 2200 GMT on Sunday, with dozens […]

At least 10 killed after Nigerian military jet targeting bandits bomb civilians

Abuja, Nigeria Reuters At least 10 people were killed and several wounded when a Nigerian military fighter jet pursuing bandits in two villages mistakenly bombed civilians in the north-western state of Sokoto on Wednesday, the state Governor Ahmed Aliyu said. “The military jets were on their mission to eliminate criminal armed groups terrorizing the state, […]

Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead during Christmas food distribution

Abuja, Nigeria AP The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said Sunday. The victims, including at least four children, collapsed during crowd surges as people grew desperate for food items while the country grapples with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. The dead […]