Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Nigeria’s Buhari says church attacks politically-motivated

church attacks

Gunmen wielding explosives stormed a church in Owo, killing 40 worshippers and injuring at least 60 others. Nigeria is struggling to end a 13-year jihadist insurgency in its northeast. ISWAP is primarily active in the country’s northeast, where it is part of a jihadist conflict.   Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that recent church … Read more

UN chief supports Nigeria’s integration of insurgents, calls it key to peace

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday he fully supported moves to expand facilities to reintegrate surrendering Islamist insurgents in northeastern Nigeria because it was a key step to achieving peace in Africa’s most populous nation. Nigeria has been fighting Islamist group Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) for more … Read more