In light of recent reports indicating that American soldiers are deployed in Nigeria for counterterrorism efforts, an American activist dedicated to rebuilding homes in Yelewata, Benue State—destroyed by suspected Fulani bandits—has called on the government to prioritize the safety of lives and livelihoods.
A courageous Nigerian journalist recently took a swipe at the Nigerian judiciary and media for their failure to amplify the voices of the marginalised who are facing existential threats.
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) worldwide has expressed deep concern over the worsening and pervasive insecurity in Nigeria, targeting Christian communities as ECWA District Church Councils in 6 states of Katsina, Kaduna, Kwara, Kogi, Niger and Plateau states, respectively, remain under severe threat.
Troops of the Joint Task Force North Eastern region of Nigeria, code-named Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have recorded a major operational breakthrough following a carefully coordinated operation in the last 2 weeks, leading to the capture and destruction of a notorious ISWAP terrorist detention facility deep within the forested Timbuktu Triangle in Gujba Local Government Area of Borno State.
While the dust has not settled in the Catholic Diocese of Kontagora, where over 300 pupils and staff who were abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Schools, Papiri, in Niger State, were recently reunited with their families, terrorists have again set a church ablaze and attacked a convent and clinic run by religious sisters, leaving 1 person dead and 7 others abducted.
The senior cleric in the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) and regional Chairman for the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo taken a swipe at Benue state Governor, His Excellency Hyacinth Alia, over what he alleged as denial of Christian genocide in his state, while lauding an American activist for rebuilding homes of Yelewata survivors.
A human rights activist has decried the level of insecurity in the suburbs of Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, attributing the menace to ungoverned spaces.
The Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Scotland has appointed a new vice rector for the Pontifical Scots College in Rome.
Bishop Matthew Hassan KUKAH’s Public Lecture, “To Have and To Hold: Faith, Moral Authority, and the Care of Our Common Home,” delivered at the 24th S.L. Edu Foundation Lecture Series on January 30th, 2026, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Hall, 16, Yar’adua St. Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
A fire incident occurred this morning, February 1, 2026, at the Old Convent of St. Francis Parish in Mangu, where Frs. Peter Yilkora, Kamji Bunyock, and a seminarian were residing.
