palm sunday attack

The Digest: At least seven state governments have evacuated 1,630 students from the University of Jos (UNIJOS) following escalating security concerns in Plateau State. The evacuation follows the March 29 attack in Angwan Rukuba, Jos North LGA, where suspected bandits killed at least 28 people...

The Digest: Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested several individuals suspected of involvement in a series of so-called silent killings in Plateau State. Security analyst Zagazola Makama reported on X that the arrests were carried out by troops under Operation Enduring Peace during...

The Digest: Barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu told grieving families in Jos that attacks "will never happen again," armed men killed at least three persons in the Nyango Gyel community of Jos South Local Government Area. Tinubu had met victims of the Angwan Rukuba attack at Yakubu...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu's visit to Plateau State has sparked widespread criticism over its short duration, restriction to the airport, and the decision to transport grieving victims to meet him rather than visiting hospitals or attack sites. Tinubu cited a power outage at the...

The Digest: Gunmen stormed the Ban community opposite Plateau State Polytechnic on Wednesday night, killing two people and injuring two others. The attack occurred around 11 pm, triggering panic among students, especially those living off-campus. In a separate incident earlier in Riyom LGA, a...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has expressed solidarity with the people of Plateau State following the deadly Palm Sunday attack in Jos North that claimed at least 28 lives. In a personally signed statement, Tinubu said his visit to Jos is to express sympathy and show that the government...

The Digest: Nigerian singer Skales has lambasted socialite Cubana Chief Priest for politicizing the deadly Palm Sunday attack in Jos, Plateau State, which claimed at least 28 lives. Cubana Chief Priest had claimed the attack was an opposition plot to embarrass President Bola Tinubu on his...

The Digest: A grieving mother whose son was killed in the Palm Sunday attack on Angwan Rukuba in Jos has spoken out, revealing that her son Promise was her only male child. In a viral video that captured her holding her deceased son, the distraught mother described Promise as a child who...

The Digest: Tension has erupted in Jos just hours after the Plateau State Government eased the 48-hour curfew imposed following the deadly Sunday night attack in Angwan Rukuba that claimed at least 28 lives. Reports indicate sporadic violence broke out in parts of the city, triggering panic...

The Digest: Popular socialite Cubana Chief Priest has reacted to the deadly attack in Jos, expressing deep sorrow and suggesting the killings were carried out to embarrass President Bola Tinubu on his birthday. In an emotional post, he said disturbing videos from the aftermath, particularly of...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has strongly condemned the deadly attacks in Jos, Plateau State, and Kahir village in Kaduna State, describing them as cruel and unacceptable acts against innocent citizens. In a statement, the President said the killings in Jos and the attack on wedding...

The Digest: Nollywood actor Zuby Michael has sparked mixed reactions after calling on Christians in Jos, Plateau State, to flee the city following the deadly Palm Sunday attack in Angwan Rukuba that claimed dozens of lives. In an Instagram post, Michael wrote, "Christians should leave Jos,"...

The Digest: Gospel singer Nathaniel Bassey and singer Peter Okoye of P-Square have joined Nigerians in reacting to the deadly attack in Jos North that claimed over 40 lives on Palm Sunday. Bassey wrote on X, "JOS! You shall not be broken. The forces of evil in our nation shall never prevail. We...

The Digest: Hundreds of angry residents in Plateau State took to the streets on Monday morning, defying a state-imposed curfew to protest the deadly Palm Sunday attack that claimed several lives in Jos North Local Government Area. The demonstration began at the scene of the massacre in Anguwan...