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Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack

December 25, 2025 10:20 am

The bombing is the latest in a series of attacks in Nigeria's troubled northern region, where the country is battling multiple armed groups.

130 schoolchildren and staff abducted in Nigeria last month have been released, police say Abuja

December 22, 2025 4:48 am

Bola Tinubu had been under pressure at home and from US President Donald Trump, who has alleged that Christians are being targeted in Nigeria's security crisis.

US to restrict visas for those involved in anti-Christian violence in Nigeria

December 03, 2025 10:39 pm

In November, Trump threatened military action, including possible US troops on the ground or air strikes, if the Nigerian government failed to stop the 'killing of Christians'.

Nigeria school kidnappers threatened to shoot crying child, teacher says

November 26, 2025 12:45 am

One of them, 13-year-old Stephen Samuel, said gunmen woke them up, tied them and led them out of the school.

50 kidnapped Catholic school students in Nigeria escape

November 24, 2025 12:11 am

Amose Ibrahim was one of the parents who went to St. Mary's school to check if any of his three children had escaped.

School abductions in Nigeria zoom past 300, Christmas holiday declared in key state

November 22, 2025 10:46 pm

Christian Association of Nigeria said 303 children and 12 teachers were taken during the attack in the Papiri community.

Gunmen abduct 25 girls from Nigeria high school, kill staff member

November 17, 2025 10:08 pm

In March 2024, authorities rescued more than 130 schoolchildren who had been held for over two weeks in Kaduna state.

Trump threatens to go 'guns-a-blazing' into Nigeria: What is happening in the country, what US has done

November 03, 2025 2:34 pm

Trump Nigeria Threat: What is the decades-old conflict in Nigeria about, and why is Trump suddenly talking about going there to 'wipe out Islamic terrorists'? We explain.

Trump says there 'could be' US troops on the ground in Nigeria, or air strikes

November 03, 2025 5:34 am

This comes after the US President threatened to take military action against Nigeria if Africa's most populous country failed to crack down on the killing of Christians.