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.”
In the scorched heart of Africa’s Sahel, where deserts swallow fertile lands and ancient rivalries ignite modern bloodbaths, Nigeria’s northern turmoil is hurtling toward a cataclysmic echo of Sudan’s devastating resource wars.
In this exclusive on-the-ground report, Advocatus Africa gathered that from January 2026 to February 2026, no fewer than 200 Christian girls were rescued from alleged forceful conversion to Islam in Bauchi State.
Despite pushback by the government on Christian genocide in Nigeria, US Congressman Riley M. Moore has finally presented the Official Report of the matter to the White House, including what commentators describe as “potential solutions to end Christian persecution in Nigeria.”
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has elected new officers to pilot the affairs of the Conference at their first plenary holding at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Abuja.
At least 10 people have been confirmed dead following coordinated attacks on communities in Plateau State, heightening fears of renewed violence along the troubled Barkin Ladi–Riyom corridor.
A Nigerian mother of 4 who gave birth to a baby girl three months into her doctoral studies, including the miracle of having twin boys towards the end of her four-year lifecycle of postgraduate studies, has defied all odds by successfully defending her Ph.D. from the UK.
The Episcopal Conferences of the Americas have expressed their renewed commitments to walk together in a spirit of communion as one Church on pilgrimage throughout the region.
