Column - I have been making efforts to understand the underlying issues in the crises, that often make life in Jos, ... Nigeria: Jos - Once Upon a Peaceful Town. 10 February 2010.

Jos lies on the fault-line between Nigeria’s Muslim north and Christian south, and there is a long history of sectarianism there dating back to the 1980s. However, the Jos clashes are not simply about ...

Nigeria's central city of Jos is a ghost town after weekend clashes between rival groups left at least 18 people dead. Journalist Andrew Agbese told the BBC banks, schools and markets were closed ...

They call it J-Town or Tin City. Jos, a city of just over a million souls, is situated at the heart of Nigeria’s Middle Belt. For decades work here has been in mining, steel, biscuits, cereals, ...

In Plateau State, an unprecedented outbreak of violence in Jos claimed as many as 1,000 lives in September 2001. More than 700 people were killed in May 2004 in clashes in the town of Yelwa in the ...

Given the spread and movement of people across Nigeria, the crisis in Jos had a direct impact ... In the town of Onitsha in the ... October 1,2001, and "Aftermath of Jos Riot, 5 killed in ...

Nigeria: Yoruba Were in Jos Before Hausa - Kaze. 3 February 2010. Vanguard (Lagos) ... Mr. Bitrus Kaze, has dismissed claims that the Hausas are the original founders of Jos town. ...

460 Killed in Jos Crisis (Daily Champion, Nigeria) Keener’s writing for CT includes the 2004 article, “ Mutual Mayhem : A plea for peace and truth in the madness of Nigeria.” ...

Scallions are displayed at a local food market in Nigeria's central city of Jos February 15, 2011. (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters) This sad letter is written by an American expat who taught for ...

The Nation Newspaper Tragedy in Jos town as four youths drown in well. Monday, July 1, 2024 Advertise With Us. News; ... the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. An eye witness, Gonjir Goper, ...

JOS: An overnight attack in a central Nigerian town killed at least 45 people, ... 45 butchered in attack on town in Nigeria AFP Published June 15, 2025 . 0. Join our Whatsapp channel.

Nigeria's central city of Jos is a ghost town after weekend clashes between rival groups left at least 18 people dead. Journalist Andrew Agbese told the BBC banks, schools and markets were closed ...