Nigeria
Nigeria's Tinubu approves military pay rise as security challenges persist
The pay raises of up to 80% for members of the Nigerian armed forces come as Islamist insurgents such as Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province continue their attacks in the country.
At least 12 people killed by gunmen, women, children abducted in Nigerian village
West African leaders sign $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline agreement
A globalizing terror war has blinded the West. Finally an international response from its victims
At least 50 dead, women and children abducted in armed raid on Nigerian village
Armed men attacked Tungan Dutse village in Nigeria, killing at least 50 people and abducting women and children. The attack highlights ongoing insecurity in northern Nigeria.
Suspected Lakurawa militants kill 34 in coordinated attacks on Nigerian villages
The gunmen swept through villages in the remote border district, opening fire in what survivors described as highly organized, indiscriminate attacks.
Nigerian troops repelled simultaneous assaults by Islamist terrorists on military bases in Borno
Borno, the epicenter of Nigeria's 17-year Islamist insurgency, has seen Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters intensify attacks on both troops and civilians.
At least 32 killed in northwest Nigeria villages over armed assailants attack
The attacks on villages in the Borgu Local Government Area, near the border with the Benin Republic, are part of a surge in attacks blamed on "bandits," who have carried out deadly assaults.
When prayer is weaponized: Preserving faith’s sincerity in a politicized world - opinion
True prayer lights the heart and softens the soul; it cannot be weaponized without losing meaning.
Rescue of 166 kidnapped Christian worshippers completed in Nigeria one month later
CAN, which represents congregations across Nigeria, said gunmen stormed the churches on January 18 and seized 177 worshippers.
At least 170 killed in armed attack on central Nigerian village
Armed gunmen rounded up residents, bound their hands behind their backs, and executed them, local lawmaker Saidu Baba Ahmed stated.
US confirms troops on ground in Nigeria amid ISIS counterterror push
The US has sent a small team of troops to Nigeria following December airstrikes on ISIS targets, marking the first confirmation of US forces on the ground.
Eight Nigerian soldiers killed, up to 50 wounded, in Boko Haram attack
A military source said the military formation was part of an offensive to flush out insurgents from the Timbuktu Triangle, a longstanding militant stronghold in northeastern Nigeria.
Four Tomahawk missiles fired at Nigeria by US on Christmas failed to explode
The US strikes were conducted on Christmas night, December 25, 2025. US President Donald Trump declared the attack a "Christmas present" for ISIS, claiming that they were persecuting Christians.
