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U. S. State Dept. : Non-emergency govt. personnel authorized to leave Nigeria due to "deteriorating security situation
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (292+ words) OAN Staff'Addie Davis12: 14 PM " Thursday, April 9, 2026 The U. S. State Department authorized the voluntary departure of non-emergency government employees and their families from the Abuja Embassy " and Nigeria more broadly " on Wednesday. In a recent advisory, the U. S. Embassy in Abuja announced that non-emergency…...
Jihadis Massacred 43 Congolese Christians on Holy Thursday
9+ hour, 12+ min ago (259+ words) Islamic terrorists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) slaughtered over 40 Christians on Holy Thursday 2026. While the world was vilifying Israel and'America, terrorists in multiple nations committed Holy Week attacks and massacres. The murderers are Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)…...
Several Nigerian Soldiers Killed During an Assault on a Military Base in the Northeast
10+ hour, 49+ min ago (378+ words) DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Thursday, 09 April 2026 01: 00 PM EDT The attack occurred in Benisheikh in Borno state, army spokesman Michael Onoja said in a statement, but it was repelled. Onoja described the assailants as "terrorists," which is the term the military uses to…...
Nigerian army general killed in overnight assault on base, military says attack repelled
12+ hour, 50+ min ago (303+ words) By Ahmed Kingimi and Adewale Kolawole MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, April 9 (Reuters) " Islamist militant groups Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched coordinated overnight attacks on multiple locations "in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, killing an army "general and several…...
US allowing some Nigeria embassy staff to evacuate over 'deteriorating security situation"
13+ hour, 3+ min ago (615+ words) Human rights advocate Kristina Arriaga highlights the rise in global Christian persecution, particularly in Nigeria and Cuba, coinciding with Easter. The State Department said it authorized the departure of some staff at its embassy in Nigeria over the "deteriorating security…...
Nigeria Prosecutes Suspects of 2025 Christian Massacre
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (879+ words) JOIN CT FOR MEMBERS-ONLY ACCESS TO KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR & RUSSELL MOORE LIVE Members of the Nigeria police force are seen outside the Federal High Court. The attack resulted in the deaths of about 150 people, mostly Christians, amid ongoing clashes between…...
Fighting between Sahel-based jihadist rivals spills into Niger
19+ hour, 17+ min ago (396+ words) DAKAR, April 9 (Reuters) " The West African affiliates of al Qaeda and Islamic State have clashed in Niger for the first time, according to a statement from one of the groups, a "development that analysts said signals an intensification of their…...
Amid Violence, Christian Leaders Issue Easter Appeal for Help
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (855+ words) By Morning Star News on April 8, 2026 No Comment Central Mosque, Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria. (El-siddeeq lame, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria(Christian Daily International'Morning Star News) "Days after Fulani terrorists attacked two predominantly Christian villages in Plateau state, the president of…...
Axios | Keeping track of all the contradictions " Can this peace deal survive.
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (57+ words) The Greatest News Site On The Internet. Home of CFP Nation. Axios | Keeping track of all the contradictions " Can this peace deal survive. Posted by Kane on April 8, 2026 11: 07 am...
Dozens killed in Nigeria as violence mars Easter celebrations in several nations " Pathway
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (715+ words) April 8, 2026 By Diana Chandler CENTRAL NIGERIA (BP) " At least 54 Christians were killed early Easter in Nigeria's Middle Belt, many during worship, with dozens more abducted from Evangelical Church Winning All Souls and other sites, International Christian Concern (ICC) reported. Murders and…...