Kidnapping for ransom has a long history in the west African Sahel. In 1979, a rebel group led by Chad’s future president ...

When gunmen stormed St. Mary Catholic School in Nigeria's Papiri community, the children tried to escape but were told they ...

Managing Director of Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA), Alhaji Rabiu Suleiman Bichi, on Tuesday commended President Bola Tinubu for his decisive and personal intervention in ...

On 8 December 2025, authorities in Niger State hosted 100 schoolchildren who were freed over the week-end, after being abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, on 21 November 2025. The ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- A Nigerian Air Force plane made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso late Monday due to an in-flight ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria says 100 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school last month have been released. More than 100 students remain in captivity. Gunmen attacked St.

The Niger State government has formally received the 100 pupils who were recently rescued by security forces after they were ...

The Federal Government has reportedly secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic ...

The Federal Government has secured the release of 100 pupils abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in the Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. The ...

Consistent with its project execution routine, DunamisIcon Limited, Project Consultants of the Niger Delta Games, has concluded the first phase of physical inspection and evaluation of facilities for ...

West Africa's cattle herders are being stripped of their animals by extremist-linked armed groups as the deadly conflict in ...