West Virginia Congressman Riley Moore has disclosed that the unabated killings across Nigeria’s Middle Belt region are orchestrated by Fulani militia who receive payment from Chinese companies in exchange for illegal mining of “rare earth minerals.”
The Vatican Press Office has released an update to Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming apostolic journeys to Africa and other European countries.
Following the recent visit of Governor Bala Mohammed to the state house, emerging reports indicate that Bauchi communities are currently under siege by armed gangs fleeing military bombardment in the Northwest.
In a recent interview, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, a Plateau-born advocate for persecuted Christians in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, revealed how Boko Haram insurgents attack Christian villages, burn churches, commit mass murders, and rape women.
In the wake of recent incessant attacks on various Plateau communities across north-central Nigeria, former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has warned that peace cannot be built on denial and lack of peaceful resolution.
In a piece titled “When truth becomes an enemy, peace and justice become victims: when will the killings end on the Plateau?” obtained by Advocatus Africa, Dalung, who declared that “the enduring lesson for Plateau is clear,” insisted that any “peace built on denial is fragile; justice postponed is conflict prolonged.”
The former minister of sports reasoned that “If we suppress truth for political comfort, we mortgage the future of our children.”
He maintained that “The path to lasting peace lies not in choreographed narratives but in honesty, accountability, and justice. Plateau must embrace truth, not fear it, if we truly desire healing and restoration.”
He recalled “September 2001, when the fragile fabric of peace on the Plateau was torn apart, our land has witnessed cycles of bloodshed, destruction, and human carnage stretching over two decades.”
According to him, “Entire communities have been displaced, ancestral homes razed, and innocent lives cut short.”
Barrister Dalung explained that “Many have asked me to account for my efforts during my service in the Federal Executive Council, while others recall that my voice was consistently raised between 2004 and 2015 against the culture of silence and denial that often surrounds our security crisis.
“During the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari, the pattern of violence evolved in disturbing dimensions. Rural communities were raided by heavily armed bandits, populations displaced, and ancestral lands forcefully occupied. Yet, these heinous atrocities were frequently rationalized as ‘reprisal attacks’ by Miyetti Allah and echoed by sections of the mainstream media. Deeply dissatisfied with the regenerating insecurity, I insisted that President Buhari must visit Plateau State to obtain firsthand information about the deteriorating situation on the ground.”
The Lawyer referenced the 8 March 2018 visit at the instance of Governor Simon Lalong, during which a town hall meeting was held at the New Government House in Rayfield, noting that “Unfortunately, the structure of the meeting was tightly controlled.”
According to him, “only five representatives, youths, women, CAN, JNI, and elders, were permitted to speak. No other voices were heard, including former governors, ministers, speakers of the House of Assembly, chief judges, or even the incumbent minister from the state.
“All five speakers showered praises on Governor Lalong, declaring that Plateau had never enjoyed such peace. One elder even urged the President to disregard reports of insecurity. Ironically, as that speech was being delivered, bandits were reportedly attacking his own village, burning homes, including his. President Buhari left Jos with a perception shaped largely by that curated narrative.”
In the considered opinion of the former minister, “the outcome of that town hall [was] an embarrassment and a lost opportunity to present the unvarnished truth.”
Explaining further, he stated, “The lesson was profound: you cannot be more Catholic than the Pope. Nevertheless, I was not deterred.”
He claimed that on 8 November 2018, he led the leadership of COCIN, which had formally requested an audience with the President, stressing that “That meeting proved different.
“Church leaders spoke truth to power without reservation. Though the tangible outcomes were limited, the truth was boldly told and clearly heard. Reverend Dachollom Datiri demonstrated uncommon courage, earning my lifelong respect.”
Fr. Daniel Magaji writes, “I am glad to share this rich history and connection between Edinburgh and Bauchi. I am proud to be part of the Edinburgh mission. I thank God for this connection and pray it lasts.”
The First Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), which was held at the CSN Resource Centre, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Durumi, Abuja, 19 – 26 February 2026, has ended with a strong call for civil authorities to shun repressive and tyrannical tendencies based on the common good.
The United Nations Children’s Fund, (UNICEF), has disclosed that a total of 1,120 children, comprising 595 girls and 525 boys, were recruited by armed groups in Northeast Nigeria.
As survivor of Boko Haram violence whose father, Joseph and brother, Anthony were killed in cold blood by the sect exactly 12 years, shared his shock and nostalgia about the fresh killings of dozens of people in Shuwari Kirchinga, community in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
President Abiy Ahmed, who spoke during the 39th African Union (AU) Summit at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, tells the world that “By 2035, Africa will add more young people to the global workforce than the rest of the world combined,” arguing that “projections show that Africa’s growth will be on par, if not above, that of Asia.”
