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Nigerian Teen Whose Christian Conversion Triggered Death Threats Granted Restraining Order
An 18-year-old Nigerian Christian convert has been granted a court order protecting her from her father and brothers, who have been threatening to kill her for leaving the Islamic religion.
Parish Battered in Nigeria's Good Friday Massacres Welcomes Farmers on the Run
The Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Udei Parish of Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Makurdi has temporarily allocated parcels of land belonging to the Church to scores of families recently displaced by armed Fulani herdsmen.
Nigeria’s Christian Leaders Push for Economic Policies that Address “prevailing hardships”
Christian leaders in Nigeria are calling on the government to formulate economic policies that will address the country’s “prevailing hardships”.
Christian Leaders in Nigeria Back Protests to End Forced "sit-at-home" Order
Christian leaders in Nigeria’s Enugu State have joined civil society entities that are opposed to the forced “sit-at-home” order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group in the West African country.
Nigeria’s Small-scale Farmers Playing “crucial role” in Food Security: Christian Leaders
Small-scale farmers in Nigeria are playing a “crucial role” in addressing the challenge of food security in Africa in general, and the West African nation in particular, members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have said.
The Suspended Catholic Priest at the Helm of a Nigerian State as Governor
His titles are many: priest, faith healer, exorcist, psychotherapist, and, since May 29, governor of Benue State in Nigeria.
"It has become a daily occurrence": Nigerian Bishop on Persecution, Killings of Catholics
Nigerian bishop Wilfred Anagbe recently sat down with CNA in Washington, D.C., to discuss the ongoing persecution and killings of Catholics in his country, which has grown so much in recent years that, he said, “it has become a daily occurrence.”
“Horrifying experience”: CNA Freelancer on Witnessing Firefight in Nigeria’s Plateau State
A freelance journalist who has reported on a surge of violent attacks by radicalized Muslims in Nigeria for CNA recently found himself caught in the middle of a firefight between government soldiers and armed militiamen.
Advocates for Nigerian Persecuted Christians Fault US Report Depicting Fulani as Victims
Advocates for persecuted Christians in Nigeria are criticizing a new report prepared by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that they say ignores the many documented atrocities perpetrated against Christians by the Fulani ethnic group in Nigeria and instead paints the Fulani as persecuted victims.
Holy Week Attacks on Christian Communities in Nigeria Leave Nearly 100 Dead
At least 94 people reportedly have died in a series of deadly attacks on Christian communities throughout Holy Week in Benue state in north-central Nigeria, an ominous sign of escalating violence blamed on Muslim militias in the country’s Middle Belt region.
Pope Francis Meets with Two Nigerian Girls who were Kidnapped by Boko Haram
Pope Francis met Wednesday with two young Nigerian girls who suffered horrendous violence at the hands of the Boko Haram terrorist group.
"My parishioners shot dead in cold blood": Priests, Lay Faithful Describe Attacks in Niger
“Oh, what sorrow to have watched three of my parishioners shot dead in cold blood, right before my eyes — and I couldn’t do anything,” Nigerian parish priest Father Bako Francis Awesuh, 37, shared in a new Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) report published Friday.
Half Decade “far too long”: Human Rights Group Calls for Release of Nigerian Teen, Leah
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), the UK-based human rights foundation, is calling for the release of Leah Sharibu who has been in captivity since 2018 saying the half-a-decade period she has spent with her kidnappers is “far too long”.
Nigeria’s Newest Cardinal Shares Secret Behind the Highest Mass Attendance in the World
Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke said Nigerian society as a whole has “a traditional worldview” that recognizes the presence of God in life and society.
“After careful review” Nigeria to Remain off Religious Freedom Watch List: U.S. Department
A U.S. State Department official told EWTN that “after careful review” Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has decided not to put Nigeria back on the list.
Pope Francis: Jesus is "the unsurpassed model of evangelization"
Pope Francis invited Christians on Wednesday to pray for the grace to have a “pastoral heart” like Jesus that “suffers and takes risks” out of love for others.
Nigerian Mother Charged with Blasphemy for Defending Murdered Christian Student
Rhoda Jatau, a Christian and mother of five, was charged with blasphemy in a Nigerian court yesterday for forwarding a video defending a lynched Christian student.
Nigerian Musician Files Lawsuit with Supreme Court Challenging Blasphemy Conviction
A Nigerian musician is taking a case to the country’s Supreme Court challenging a death sentence he was given in 2020 for “blasphemy,” a case his lawyers hope will overturn the harsh blasphemy laws that have plagued the country’s Christians and other religious minorities for years.
U.S. Calls for Investigation into Nigerian Forced Abortions, According to Report
The U.S. Department of State says it is “deeply troubled” by recent allegations of a forced abortion program on more than 10,000 Nigerian women and has communicated its concerns to the Nigerian government, The Christian Post reported Dec. 15.
Africa’s Leaders Gather in DC as Religious Persecution in Nigeria is Still Being Ignored
As President Joe Biden welcomes leaders from over 40 African nations this week, religious freedom advocates are calling for the U.S. government to recognize the rising persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
