Two weeks after the U.S. ambassador’s controversial visit to a Muslim cleric, Nigeria’s lawless central states were roiled with violence, including several murderous attacks on Christian farmers. Some Nigerian activists are concerned what signal the ambassador has sent about the direction of U.S. policy to Nigeria. Most notable among the incidents of violence, a band…
Nigerians Criticize US Ambassador as Slayings of Christians Continue
Two weeks after the U.S. ambassador to Nigeria’s controversial visit to a Muslim cleric, the nation’s lawless central states have been roiled by violence, including several attacks on Christian farmers, sparking concern among activists about the direction of U.S. policy in Nigeria. Most notable among the incidents, a band of alleged Muslim militants attempted on…
Daring School Abductions Embarrass Nigerian Army
Bandits are kidnapping masses of students and teachers with impunity in Nigeria’s wild northwestern states, prompting calls for temporary closure of their schools Students heading into class on Monday at 9:00 a.m. at an elementary school in Rama village in Birnin Gwari, 40 miles west of Kaduna City, were confronted by bandits on motorcycles who abducted…
Islamic Terrorists Kill About 30 Soldiers in Northeast Nigeria in Four Days
MAIDUGURI—Islamic terrorists have killed about 30 government soldiers in a series of clashes in northeast Nigeria since Wednesday, military and civilian militia sources said on Sunday. Security across Nigeria has been deteriorating in recent months, including in the northeast. Four attacks claimed the lives of at least 27 soldiers and 10 members of the Civilian…
Gunmen Abduct 30 Students in Northwest Nigeria as Payoffs ‘Boomerang’
KADUNA, Nigeria—Gunmen kidnapped around 30 students in an overnight raid on a forestry college in northwest Nigeria, an official said on Friday, the fourth mass school abduction since December in a country where violence is on the increase. An armed gang broke into the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, located on the outskirts of Kaduna…
Nigeria’s Hybrid Threat: Terrorists Allied With Bandits
To talk to Barry Asake today, you would picture a 57-year-old architect working in downtown Washington, D.C. and driving home every day to leafy Bethesda, Maryland—not a man who 90 days ago was hiking 11 hours a day through thorn bushes while guarded by heavily armed bandits. But Asake lives in Abuja, the capital of…
Nigerian Schoolboys Freed As Forces Search for 300 Abducted Girls
JANGEBE, Nigeria—Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 27 teenage boys who were kidnapped from their school last week in the north-central state of Niger, while security forces continued to search for more than 300 schoolgirls abducted in a nearby state. Schools have become targets for mass kidnappings for ransom in northern Nigeria by armed groups….
Nigerian Air Force Passenger Plane Crash Kills 7 People
ABUJA—A small Nigerian air force passenger plane crashed just outside Abuja airport after reporting engine failure on Sunday, killing all seven people on board, the air force said. The plane, a Beechcraft King Air 350i, was on its way to the city of Minna, 110 kilometres (68 miles) northwest of the capital, said air force…
Gunmen Kill Student, Abduct More Than 40 People in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria—Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State early Wednesday, killing at least one student and abducting more than 40 people including students and teachers, according to officials. The gunmen, thought to be bandits, fatally shot one student during the attack at Government Science College, Kagara. They also abducted 27 students, three staff…
Single Mom From Nigeria Passes Bar Exam, and Her Happy Dance Goes Viral on Twitter
After passing the bar exam, a California mom of four has gone viral for her celebratory happy dance, at home wearing sweats and a head bandana, which was posted on social media. For the past 10 years, Evelyn has been a single mother, but despite raising kids all on her own, she never gave up…
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