In this screengrab made from video, a burned house following an attack by gunmen in Yelewata community north-central Nigeria, ...

Former Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, NCPC, Evangelist Tor Uja, has urged the Federal ...

Pope LEO XIV has joined with the State Department to condemn the killing of yet more Christians by Islamist militants in ...

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu ... The gunmen made it difficult for many to flee after surrounding the Yelewata community, which is about 120 kilometers (75 miles) from the state capital of Makurdi, ...

More Nigerians don die for di hands of jaguda pipo like terrorists and bandits for di first half of 2025 dan di numba wey ...

The recent massacre in Yelewata, Benue state, where armed assailants killed over a hundred villagers and razed homes and ...

Armed groups from across Nigeria and from neighbouring countries in the Sahel are believed to be behind many attacks. Raids ...

Nigerian authorities should urgently strengthen security in vulnerable communities following deadly attacks on June 14, 2025, in Yelewata, Benue State.

More people were killed by bandits or insurgents in Nigeria in the first half of this year than in all of 2024, according to figures released on Tuesday by Nigeria's human rights agency.

A man walks past a damaged house following an attack by gunmen in Yelewata community north-central Nigeria, Monday, June 16, 2025. Credit: AP. By The Associated PressUpdated June 16, 2025 6:44 pm.

A soldier stands guard prior to the government officials visit following an attack by gunmen in Yelewata community north-central Nigeria, Monday, June 16, 2025.