By Elizabeth Kendall — Originally published in Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin As Nigeria’s General Elections loom, one cannot help but feel a dreaded sense of déjà vu. Tensions soared and conflict loomed back in March 2015 as Muhammadu Buhari (a Fulani Muslim from the north) ran for the presidency against the […]
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Nigerian pastors tell president army complicit in attacks on Christians
Originally published in Morning Star News Christian leaders meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria this month delivered a sharp rebuke, saying the military is complicit in attacks on Christians. With the governor of Plateau state in attendance, the Rev. Dacholom Datiri, president of the Church of Christ in […]
Trump sends team to Nigeria amid massacre of hundreds of Christians by Islamic radicals
Originally published in The Christian Post The US State Department is headed to Nigeria this week amid the massacre of hundreds of Christians at the hands of various Islamic radical factions. Killings had spiked in October. The State Department says on it website that the visit will be part of […]
Christian slayings continue in Nigeria as president blames violence on ‘climate change’
By Elizabeth Kendal — Originally published in Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin On August 28 the Christian stronghold of Nunman LGA in Adamawa State was rocked by a Fulani-led political assassination (beheading). Meanwhile, massacres continue in Plateau State and a growing number of Nigerian civic, political and religious leaders are convinced […]
Fulani violence curbs evangelism, threatens Rwanda-like crisis, says Nigerian pastor
For more than 25 years Rev Koppah Seboh Shiktuun has been sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria but an escalation in Fulani — and other — violence in the nation has put a hold on his evangelism outreaches and he is concerned that if the […]
UK archbishop raises profile of Nigeria attacks as new humanitarian crisis looms
Originally published in World Watch Monitor The Archbishop Canterbury, Justin Welby, has challenged the British government on how much it is doing to help end violent attacks on Christians in Nigeria. His comments, made in a House of Lords debate on Fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram on Tuesday (17 July), […]
Jerry Gana joins Nigerian presidential race
Professor Jerry Gana has joined the presidential race by picking the formal expression of interest form to seek nomination to run in the February 2019 general election. Prof Gana, 72, has held several cabinet positions as Minister of Information, Minister of Integration and Cooperation in Africa as well Minister of […]
President Buhari, please stop the Muslim slaughter of Nigerian Christians
In this hard-hitting article Dr Michael Brown, a prominent US radio host and Christian leader, challenges the Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari on “religious cleansing” in Nigeria and challenges the West to take action. Originally published in The Christian Post Babies are being hacked to death. Children kidnapped. Women raped and […]
Nigerian leaders take protest to US — warn Fulani violence could flood West with refugees
By Special Correspondent Former Minister of Defence and respected business mogul, General TY Danjuma (Rtd) has taken his protest against killings in the North Central region of Nigeria to the United States of America. Speaking at a session hosted by the International Committee on Nigeria (ICON), in collaboration with Heritage […]
Nigerian evangelist recommends Christians fast for 200 days to stop killings
Originally published in Daily Posting Popular Evangelist, Rev Uma Ukpai has said that the only solution to the recent upsurge of killing of Christians in parts of Northern Nigeria by alleged herdsmen is for believers in the country to sacrifice their food for 200 days and pray against the carnage. […]