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Fulani group pushes back: Miyetti Allah says pastoralists, not Christians, face “25 Years of systematic killing”

A major counter-narrative has emerged in Nigeria’s heated debate over violence in rural communities, as the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore socio-cultural association claims that...

US imposes visa ban on Nigerians over religious-freedom violations

On Wednesday, Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, announced a sweeping visa-restriction policy targeting Nigerians alleged to be involved in anti-Christian violence, including supporters...

DSS reveals N50 million payment to alleged negotiator in Kaduna train attack

In a dramatic turn at the ongoing trial over the 2022 Abuja–Kaduna train attack, a witness from Department of State Services (DSS) told the...

Pregnant woman, children abducted near Eruku as Presidency says govt knows locations of bandits

The Presidency has revealed that security agencies have identified the bandit groups responsible for a string of recent mass abductions, including the attack on...

Under Siege: 2,496 students abducted in 92 school attacks since Chibok

Fresh assaults on schools last week, including two major abductions in Niger and Kebbi states, have revived painful memories of earlier tragedies and renewed...

Court admits DSS video evidence in trial of alleged UN complex bombing masterminds

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday admitted three video recordings tendered by the Department of State Services (DSS) in the ongoing trial-within-trial...

Niger, Kebbi, Military probe school abductions despite DSS warnings

The Niger State Government has launched an investigation into the circumstances that led to the reopening of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Agwara, where gunmen...

TERROR IN NIGER: Scores of students, staff abducted as gunmen raid Catholic school at dawn

A wave of terror swept through Niger State in the early hours of Friday as heavily armed men stormed St. Mary Primary and Secondary...

Terrorism: DSS arraigns seven IPOB/ESN commanders, arms dealers, couriers, and Nigerien BDC operator linked to Simon Ekpa

● Provides update on other terrorism trials The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed terrorism charges against seven alleged IPOB/ESN commanders and collaborators linked...

Youths Block Governor’s convoy in Eruku after deadly church attack: Despite our contributions to Police, they were absent when it mattered most

Tensions ran high on Wednesday in Eruku, a border town in the Ekiti Local Government Area, following a brutal bandit attack on a church....

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