Nigeria News » Plateau News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: NHRC: Land, politics, poverty driving conflicts in Nigeria — not religion
Anthony Ojukwu, executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), says competition over land and resources, political interests and poverty are the underlying drivers of conflicts in ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: Nigeria: Religious Bloodshed in the News
While it captures only episodic media attention, NGO personnel and others report ongoing ethnic and religious violence in the Middle Belt state of Plateau in the center of Nigeria, especially around ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: Insecurity: 501 European lawmakers tell FG to stop impunity in Middle Belt
The vote also marked a sharp shift from 2022, when the Parliament refused to debate the lynching of Christian student, Deborah Yakubu, in Sokoto ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: Plateau Crisis Not Religious But Political - General Rogers (Rtd)
For over two decades, Plateau State has grappled with ethno-religious violence that has claimed hundreds of lives and destroyed property. Several panels set up by successive governments to address the ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: Gunmen kill at least 30 in Nigeria's Plateau state attack
People gather as policemen arrive at the scene of an attack, the morning after gunmen killed multiple people in an overnight attack in Angwan Rukuba, Jos North, Plateau State, Nigeria March 30, 2026.
News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: “Stop Using Religion To Divide Us” – Amosun Tells Nigerians After Plateau Killing
Former Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has spoken out against the recurring violence in Plateau State, calling for renewed efforts toward peaceful coexistence among Nigeria’s diverse ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: New Bill Calls For Stronger US Response to Religious Persecution in Nigeria
A Washington lawmaker has sponsored legislation calling on the U.S. State Department to advance religious freedom and protect persecuted Christians in Nigeria, telling Military.com that the situation ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: Inside the US-Nigeria religious freedom standoff
Diplomatic tensions have deepened between Nigeria and the United States after Washington redesignated Africa’s most populous nation as a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged violations of ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: IPCR Boss Calls for Religious Affairs Desk to Boost Interfaith Peacebuilding
IPCR DG Joseph Ochogwu urges a dedicated Religious Affairs desk to unite faith leaders nationwide and strengthen interfaith peacebuilding across Nigeria.
News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: On the quest for lasting peace in Plateau
It is the dream of everyone with good conscience to bring back lasting peace in Plateau state. The state, which is too precious to linger in crisis, has remained trapped in a painful contradiction. A ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Religion: Billions for Hajj: Nigeria’s religious devotion comes at a steep cost
Over the past decade, Nigerian Christians and Muslims have spent more than N2trn ($1.2bn) on religious pilgrimages. While most of the money came from private pockets, government contributions – ...