Benue is in Nigeria's Middle Belt, a region where the majority Muslim North meets the largely Christian South. The region faces competition over land use, with conflicts between herders, who seek ...

Gunmen kill at least 100 people in Nigeria's Benue state, Amnesty International says The attack took place from late Friday into the early hours of Saturday in the village of Yelewata, ...

At least 100 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen on a village in Nigeria's central Benue state, Amnesty International Nigeria said Saturday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Last month, gunmen believed to be herders killed at least 20 in the Gwer West district in Benue. In April, 40 were killed in in the nearby state of Plateau. Author: Tanika Godbole (with AP, Reuters) ...

Benue state lies in Nigeria's Middle Belt, ... In April, 40 were killed in in the nearby state of Plateau. Tanika Godbole Multimedia Journalist based in New Delhi. Send us your feedback.

Visuals circulated on social media showed burnt houses and corpses. Violence in the Middle Belt. Benue state lies in Nigeria's Middle Belt, in the center of the Muslim-majority north and the Christian ...

Attacks in this region, part of what is known as the central belt of Nigeria, are often motivated by religious or ethnic differences. Two weeks ago, gunmen killed 25 people in two attacks Benue state.

(Reuters) -At least 100 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen on a village in Nigeria's central Benue state, Amnesty International Nigeria said Saturday.

At least 100 people have been killed in a gun attack in a village in north-central Nigeria, Amnesty International has claimed. The human rights group's branch in Nigeria said the attack occurred ...

According to NiMet, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Kwara, Plateau, Nasarawa, Niger, Benue, and Kogi States in the afternoon or evening hours. “In the Southern region, cloudy atmosphere ...

Lagos - Flooding across Nigeria has killed 137 people and displaced more than 35 000 since July, the Red Cross said on Monday, as officials urged mass evacuations along the River Niger, fearing it ...