Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 23, 2026 NIGER STATE, Nigeria — A brutal jihadist assault on Muslim communities in central Nigeria has left dozens dead or kidnapped after heavily armed militants [...]
A Nigerian pastor who gained President Trump's attention for burying persecuted Christians now says a Fulani militia has threatened to kill him, days after the same group slaughtered nine members of his extended family. Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, a regional leader of the Church of Christ in Nations in Nigeria's Middle Belt, posted on X that […] The post Nigerian pastor featured by Trump receives death threat after Fulani militia kills nine of his relatives appeared first on American Almanac .
A Nigerian pastor who gained President Trump's attention for burying persecuted Christians now says a Fulani militia has threatened to kill him, days after the same group slaughtered nine members of his extended family. Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, a regional leader of the Church of Christ in Nations in Nigeria's Middle Belt, posted on X that Fulani herdsmen sent a threatening letter to him and his church members vowing to attack and kill him, just as they had killed his relatives. The threat came after gunmen stormed his family's compound in the Riyom district of Plateau State on July 12, killing nine people, a group Fox News Digital reported included what was said to be a two-month-old baby. Dachomo described the attackers arriving at the…Open
‘atrocities are happening’
Experts and policy change-makers tell the Daily Caller that the Nigerian and U.S. governments are failing to confront the primary threat responsible for the killing of Christians in Nigeria. Between 2020 and 2025, more than 22,800 Christians were killed, and nearly 16,000 more were abducted in Nigeria, according to a new report by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa. The report found that the group responsible for most of those attacks is not the one drawing the primary focus of either the Nigerian government or the Trump administration. (RELATED: Legacy Media Downplays Christian Persecution In Nigeria After Trump Admin Strikes) That group, the Fulani Ethnic Militia (FEM), is responsible for 44 percent of civilian killings…Open
AI:The United States government continues to ignore the systematic slaughter of Nigerian Christians by failing to blacklist terror networks including ISIS, Boko Haram, and Fulani ethnic militias. Despite mounting reports of atrocities and targeted violence against Christian populations, these militant groups have escaped official designation as terrorist entities by American authorities, leaving those advocating for international intervention without the necessary diplomatic or legal tools to halt the ongoing massacres.Open
‘atrocities are happening’
Experts and policy change-makers tell the Daily Caller that the Nigerian and U.S. governments are failing to confront the primary threat responsible for the killing of Christians in Nigeria. Between 2020 and 2025, more than 22,800 Christians were killed, and nearly 16,000 more were abducted in Nigeria, according to a new report by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa. The report found that the group responsible for most of those attacks is not the one drawing the primary focus of either the Nigerian government or the Trump administration. (RELATED: Legacy Media Downplays Christian Persecution In Nigeria After Trump Admin Strikes) That group, the Fulani Ethnic Militia (FEM), is responsible for 44 percent of civilian killings…Open
A.I. chatbots are not just a propaganda tool for violent extremists but are aiding in bomb construction and attack planning, new research finds.
'Targeting the wrong people'
State of the Union: A U.S.-Nigerian operation claims to have eliminated the second in command of ISIS across the globe. The post Islamic State Leader Killed in U.S. Strikes in Nigeria appeared first on The American Conservative .
President Donald Trump and Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinub confirmed Saturday morning joint strikes on Islamic State leadership in Nigeria. The president claims that the strikes killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the “second in command of ISIS globally.” Prior to leadership in the Islamic State (ISIL or ISIS), al-Minuki is alleged to have been a member of the jihadi group Boko Haram. He is also alleged to have overseen kidnappings and attacks against “ethnic and religious minorities” in Nigeria. The Nigerian military claimed in 2024 to have killed al-Minuki, though “it is not clear,” according to the New York Times, whether that was a premature claim or applied to a different person of the same name. The U.S. has…Open
Published May 11, 2026 Reports of continued violence by Islamist militant groups in parts of Africa are raising renewed concern among security analysts and humanitarian organizations, as civilians—including women and children—remain caught in ongoing conflicts. [...]
'Precision air strike'