Tue, 21-Oct-2025

21 people killed in church attack in southwest Nigeria: Official

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The violence broke out during a morning service at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, on Sunday. President Muhammadu Buhari decried the “heinous massacre of worshippers”. The Pope said he prays for the victims and for the country. Gunmen assaulted a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria with explosives on Sunday, killing 21 people … Read more

Gunmen kill ‘many’ worshippers in Nigeria church attack

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Gunmen with explosives attack a Catholic church in Nigeria’s Ondo state. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the “heinous killing of worshippers”. According to the government and police, gunmen with explosives invaded a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria’s Ondo state on Sunday, killing “many” worshippers and wounded others. The … Read more