A heavy silence has fallen over Woro village after suspected jihadist gunmen killed at least 162 people, burned homes and abducted dozens in one of Nigeria’s deadliest attacks in recent months.
Dozens of worshippers abducted from two churches in Kurmin Wali community of Kaduna State have narrated accounts of hunger, physical abuse and forced trekking during two weeks in bandits’ captivity.
At least 10 people were feared killed on Tuesday evening after bandits invaded Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The village chief of Jamigbe community in Gawu Ward, Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), HRH Alhaji Danladi Aliyu, has narrated how Usman Mohammed, the head teacher of the Local Education Authority (LEA) Primary School in the community, died after being attacked by a venomous snake.
Makoko, a historic floating fishing community in Lagos, has been thrown into crisis following an ongoing demolition exercise by the Lagos State Government, leaving thousands of residents homeless.
When Richard Okoye received a credit alert of about N300,000 on his phone one morning, he stared at the screen in disbelief.
The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for Northern Nigeria, Reverend Joseph John Hayab, recently expressed his disappointment in how the news of the kidnapping of 177 worshippers in Kurmin Wali in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, by bandits, was handled by Nigerian authorities
There was brief panic in the Nigerian media mid-week following reports that prominent Lagos socialite and Yeye-Oge of Lagos, Chief Mrs. Opral Benson, had gone missing.
Fresh evidence has emerged shedding light on the prolonged conflict between Fulani herdsmen and communities in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, with documents indicating that portions of Agatu land were secretly ceded to herders in 2017.
The United States has announced a new set of travel restrictions affecting Nigerian travellers, including a requirement for some applicants to post visa bonds of up to $15,000.
