Five men accused of orchestrating one of Nigeria’s deadliest recent terrorist attacks have been remanded in state security custody following their arraignment in Abuja. The suspects – all Nigerian nationals aged between 20 and 47 – are charged in connection with the bombing and shooting at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, on…
Nigeria’s Northern States Governors’ Forum has denounced the murder of civilians travelling from Kaduna to attend a wedding in Plateau State, calling the attack “inhuman” and urging immediate justice and national unity in its aftermath. The Forum’s Chairman, Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, issued the condemnation in a statement through his media aide, Ismail…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered Nigeria’s top security chiefs to apprehend those responsible for the recent massacre of more than 100 civilians in Yelewata, a farming community in Benue State. The President issued the order during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Makurdi on Wednesday. Addressing a gathering that included traditional rulers, former governors, and regional…
Pastor Paul Enenche, head of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, has made a passionate appeal to Nigerian authorities to act decisively in addressing the country’s worsening security crisis, following the recent massacre in Yelewata Town, Benue State. During his visit to the devastated community, Pastor Enenche described the attack on sleeping villagers—carried out in the early…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, an umbrella organisation representing Nigeria’s Igbo population, has called for immediate government intervention following the deadly attack on Yelwata community in Benue State, which left more than 100 people dead and many displaced. In a statement released by the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Dr Ezechi Chukwu, Ohanaeze described the killings as…
In response to the tragic killing of over 250 people in Yelwata, the Benue State House of Assembly has called on Governor Hyacinth Alia to declare Friday, 20 June 2025, a public holiday to mourn the victims. The resolution was passed during an urgent plenary session where legislators expressed solidarity with grieving families and condemned…
