“Village of Widows” in Plateau State, Nigeria: Victims of “Christian genocide”?
The UK’s Channel 4 broadcast yesterday a deep dive into violence from the Fulani militia in Plateau State. As the militia is made up of
Nigerian military and officials say at least 26 killed in 3 weekend attacks on civilians and police
At least 26 people have been killed in three separate Easter attacks in northern Nigeria, according to the Nigerian military and local officials. At least
Beyond “Christian genocide”: The real roots of criminal violence in Nigeria
“The only real way to reduce kidnapping in the long term is to improve economic conditions, reduce unemployment, and curb inflation.” Nigeria is experiencing one
Nigeria’s conundrum following Trump’s threat
US president Donald Trump has threatened “that disgraced country” Nigeria with a “fast, vicious and sweet” response if they don’t take action to stop the
German TV channel asks: Is Nigeria’s security crisis a religious war?
DW, the German public service broadcaster, today in the Flip Side programme dived into the controversial claims by US president Donald Trump that there is
Nigeria’s violent conflicts are about more than just religion – despite what Trump says
The US president, Donald Trump, is threatening military action in Nigeria over what he sees as the persecution of Christians there. He has accused the
The violence in Nigeria’s Middle Belt has long historical roots
There is systematic violence taking place in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, writes Onyedikachi Madueke. The government calls it local skirmishes, but the reality goes deeper than
Time to bury the myths about mass-murdering Muhammadu Buhari
In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Mark Anthony said: “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives
How can Nigeria tackle deadly farmer-herder conflicts?
German public service broadcaster DW has attempted to look at an end game for the perennial violence between Fulani cattle herdsmen and local farmers that
Nigerian police more interested in stopping protests against herdsmen violence than stopping the attacks
As Benue State reeled from an attack allegedly by Fulani herdsmen over the weekend, Nigerian police fired teargas at protesters in Makurdi, the state capital,
