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Palm Sunday Mass Shooting in Nigeria’s Plateau State Leaves 28 Dead as Jos Unrest Flares

The attack has heightened fears of further violence over Easter.

Plateau Governor Confirms 28 Dead in Jos Shooting as 48-Hour Curfew Takes Hold

Congress Delivers Nigeria Religious-Persecution Report to White House Urging Sanctions and Security Pact

Priest Abducted in Deadly Kaduna Raid, Church and Police Dispute Toll

U.S. Confirms Small Military Team Operating in Nigeria to Support Counterterror Fight

Nigeria Police Reverse Course, Confirm Mass Abduction at Kaduna Churches

World Watch List 2026 Finds Record 388 Million Christians Facing High Persecution

Nigeria Hires Washington Firm in $9 Million Push to Shape U.S. View on Christian Protection

Report Finds Record 388 Million Christians Living Under High Persecution in 2025

Pope Leo XIV Warns of 'Orwellian' Erosion of Free Speech, Condemns Jihadist Violence

Trump Threatens More Nigeria Strikes as Reports Question Christmas Attack’s Effectiveness

Wall Street Journal Investigation Intensifies Scrutiny of Rising Abuses Against India’s Religious Minorities

Christmas-Week Attacks on Christians Spur Demands for Action From Congress and Church

U.S. Tomahawk Strikes Hit Militant Camps in Northwest Nigeria on Christmas Night

Nigeria-U.S. Accounts Diverge After Christmas Day Strikes on IS-Linked Targets

U.S. and Nigeria Carry Out Joint Strikes on Islamic State in Sokoto

U.S. Strikes Hit ISIS-Linked Camps in Nigeria as Trump Hails Targets as 'Decimated'

U.S. Strikes ISIS Targets in Northwest Nigeria at Abuja’s Request

China Tightens Grip on House Churches With Arrests, Raids and Online Sermon Ban

U.S. Contractor Has Flown Near-Daily Surveillance Missions Over Nigeria Since Late November