Nigeria Update: 17 June 2022

https://guardian.ng/news/gunmen-abduct-catholic-priest-in-jos/ A priest in East Local Government Area of Plateau, Jos, was abducted by gunmen Rev Fr James Kantoma, the parish priest of St Anthony Catholic Church, Angware, was taken hostage Monday. According to Alabo...

Nigeria Update: 10 June 2022

  This Thursday, four days after the devastating attack on the congregants of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, the National Security Council has declared that the Islamic State, West African Province (ISWAP) was behind the attacks that caused...

Nigeria Update – 20 May 2022

Nigeria continues to reel from the horrifying murder of Deborah Samuels in Sokoto. Tension continues to rise dangerously, with 24-hour curfews having been declared in Sokoto and in Kaduna. The incident drew international attention, for the first time, to the situation...

Nigeria Update – 22 May 2022

Denis Hurley Peace Institute was featured on the radio and TV program of Cardinal Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, on 10 May 2022. The interview was about the situation in Nigeria. To watch the interview, click on the link below and watch from minute 37:...

Nigeria Update – 6 May 2022

United States Approves Major Arms Sale to Nigeria Despite Human Rights Concerns 21 April 2022 – One week prior, the USA approved a $1 billion arms sale deal to Nigeria, despite the numerous human rights concerns put forth by a bipartisan group of leaders on the Senate...

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