Jos has been blighted by religious violence over the past decade with deadly riots in 2001 and 2008. The city is in Nigeria’s volatile Middle Belt – between the mainly Muslim north and the south where the majority is Christian or follow …

By Jon Gambrell (CP): JOS, Nigeria — Soldiers with machine-guns patrolled the streets of Jos and charred bodies lay in the streets Wednesday following days of religious violence between Christians and Muslims in central Nigeria that …

Soldiers with machine guns patrolled the streets of Jos and charred bodies lay in the streets Wednesday following days of religious violence between Christians.

Amid growing national and international condemnation, Najib has tried to downplay the religious violence as a “minor aberration”. His deputy Muhyiddin Yassin has also said the government would continue to appeal the High Court decision, …

More than 25000 persons were displaced in the two days of violence. What began as outrage over suspected vote fraud in local elections quickly hit the religious fault line as angry Muslims took aim at Christian sites rather than at …

While religious violence does happen in Nigeria, it normally has its roots in local issues, rather than influence from international extremist groups. It was reported armies with machine rifles patrolled the main roads of Jos in the …

Scores die in Nigeria religious violence. January 20, 2010 by Roland Filed under News · Leave a Comment. Authorities have slapped a curfew on a city that has seen repeated violence between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria, …

But a BBC reporter in the region says the violence has now spread to Pankshin town, 100km (60 miles) from Jos. Rights groups say at least 200 people are believed to have died since Sunday. Jos has been blighted by religious violence …

Soldiers with machine guns patrolled the streets of Jos in the back of pickup trucks Wednesday, following days of religious violence between Christians and Muslims in central Nigeria that killed more than 200 people. …

No matter how we disagree about religious matters, we should always deal with one another courteously, politely, and with due respect. There should never be any suggestion of violence, or hint of violence, as this is the surest road to …