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Originally published in My Christian Daily In Nigeria’s Plateau state, a region long marked by sectarian and communal tensions, violence continues to disrupt life for thousands of rural residents. From the Christian farming communities of Bassa to the hilly terrain of Bokkos and the settlements of Mangu and Riyom, the […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News ALSO SEE: All by design: How Nigeria’s Islamic extremists get away with killing so many Christians Over 100 Christians have reportedly been killed and more than 5 000 forced to flee their homes in Nigeria, in attacks that started on May 24. This comes […]
By Oscar Amaechina — Originally published in The Christian Post Christians in my country are being massacred daily, and our government isn’t doing anything about it. Nigeria has become the most difficult place to live as a Christian. According to an April 2023 report by the International Society for Civil […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily Boko Haram terrorists on Monday April 28 attacked a predominantly Christian community in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, killing seven Christians and setting homes and church buildings ablaze, residents said. The militants attacked Kwaple village in Chibok County, said area resident James Musa. “Kwaple village […]
Originally published by Global Christian Relief Against the azure Nigerian sky, Milka stands with quiet confidence — a far cry from the terrified 12-year-old who fled through the night in 2014 when Boko Haram militants stormed her village. “We started running, running, running,” she recalled, her fluent English carrying the weight of memories still […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday March 7 upheld the death sentence for a Christian who defended himself against an attack by Fulani herdsmen. Calling the ruling a “horrendous miscarriage of justice”, attorney and international human rights advocate Emmanuel Ogebe said in a […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Suspected militants of Islamic extremist group Boko Haram killed a pastor at his home in Gombe state, Nigeria on Sunday, as violence continued to terrorise the country’s northeast, sources said. The Rev Bala Galadima of the Evangelical Church Winning All was shot to death […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily Boko Haram is escalating attacks on Christian communities in Chibok, Borno state, displacing more than 4 000 Christians in recent days. In a series of coordinated raids, Boko Haram targeted the Christian villages of Njila, Banziir, Shikarkir, and Yirmirmug, burning homes, torching churches, and […]
Fulani herdsmen killed 48 Christians in central Nigeria’s Benue state between November 24 and December 1, sources said. The gunmen killed 18 Christians, including women and children, who were on their way to church services in Azege village, Logo County on December 1, and 30 others were slain in Logo […]
After being abducted by an offshoot of Boko Haram in Nigeria six years ago, a Christian nurse describes her daring escape and how faith kept her alive. Originally published in The New York Times For more than six years, Alice Loksha Ngaddah bided her time, waiting for an opportunity to […]