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Fulani Islamic terrorists kill 100 Christians in Benue State, Nigeria; Escalates ongoing genocide......
Fulani Islamic terrorists have unleashed yet another massacre in Nigeria’s Benue State, burning alive entire families and killing 100 Christians in Yelewata village. The carnage marks a chilling escalation in the Middle Belt’s ongoing genocide against Christians, part of a broader Africa-wide jihad spreading from West Asia, now targeting the heart of the continent......
(O.rganizer 6/15/25) READ MORE>>>>>
Fulani Islamic terrorists have unleashed yet another massacre in Nigeria’s Benue State, burning alive entire families and killing 100 Christians in Yelewata village. The carnage marks a chilling escalation in the Middle Belt’s ongoing genocide against Christians, part of a broader Africa-wide jihad spreading from West Asia, now targeting the heart of the continent......
(O.rganizer 6/15/25) READ MORE>>>>>
Lagos LG Poll: Participate actively in politics, cleric tells Christians
Ahead of the Lagos State Local Government Election scheduled for Saturday, July 12, a non-governmental organisation, Centre for Politics and Governance (CPG), has called for greater participation of the Christians in the political process. This comes as the group alleged marginalisation of Christians in the recently concluded primaries for the local council elections in Lagos State. Speaking during a press briefing in Lagos, the President of CPG, Bishop Stephen Ogedengbe, said the organisation has received numerous complaints from aggrieved aspirants, many of whom alleged religious imbalance and exclusion in the outcome of recent party primaries.
(Daily Trust 6/10/25) READ MORE>>>>>
Ahead of the Lagos State Local Government Election scheduled for Saturday, July 12, a non-governmental organisation, Centre for Politics and Governance (CPG), has called for greater participation of the Christians in the political process. This comes as the group alleged marginalisation of Christians in the recently concluded primaries for the local council elections in Lagos State. Speaking during a press briefing in Lagos, the President of CPG, Bishop Stephen Ogedengbe, said the organisation has received numerous complaints from aggrieved aspirants, many of whom alleged religious imbalance and exclusion in the outcome of recent party primaries.
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Benue Christian group flays foreign interference in Nigeria’s affairs, calls for national unity
A Christian advocacy group based in Benue State has raised concerns over what it perceives as growing foreign involvement in Nigeria’s internal affairs, warning that such meddling—alongside domestic political opportunism—could threaten the country’s unity and sovereignty. The Concerned Christians of Benue State (CCBS), in a statement signed by its chairman, Matthew Samuel, expressed alarm over what it described as calculated efforts by international actors, in collaboration with some local figures, to exploit Nigeria’s ethnic and religious divides—particularly in the northern region. “Nigeria is once again at the crossroads of faith, patriotism, and the quest for peace,” the statement read. (The Authority 6/1/25) READ MORE>>>>>
A Christian advocacy group based in Benue State has raised concerns over what it perceives as growing foreign involvement in Nigeria’s internal affairs, warning that such meddling—alongside domestic political opportunism—could threaten the country’s unity and sovereignty. The Concerned Christians of Benue State (CCBS), in a statement signed by its chairman, Matthew Samuel, expressed alarm over what it described as calculated efforts by international actors, in collaboration with some local figures, to exploit Nigeria’s ethnic and religious divides—particularly in the northern region. “Nigeria is once again at the crossroads of faith, patriotism, and the quest for peace,” the statement read. (The Authority 6/1/25) READ MORE>>>>>
Christian acquitted of blasphemy after being jailed 19 months
A Christian woman falsely accused of blasphemy and jailed for 19 months has been acquitted, according to the legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom International. A judge in Nigeria’s Bauchi state disclosed in December 2024 the acquittal of Rhoda Jatau, ADF International announced and the news outlets Christian Daily International and Morning Star News reported. Jatau was arrested in May 2022 and was not granted bail until December 2023. She was accused of sharing a video on WhatsApp that condemned the May 2022 killing of college student Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu. Muslim classmates in Sokoto killed Yakubu for telling people about Jesus Christ. They then burned her body. (Alabama Baptist 1/25/25) READ MORE>>>>>
A Christian woman falsely accused of blasphemy and jailed for 19 months has been acquitted, according to the legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom International. A judge in Nigeria’s Bauchi state disclosed in December 2024 the acquittal of Rhoda Jatau, ADF International announced and the news outlets Christian Daily International and Morning Star News reported. Jatau was arrested in May 2022 and was not granted bail until December 2023. She was accused of sharing a video on WhatsApp that condemned the May 2022 killing of college student Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu. Muslim classmates in Sokoto killed Yakubu for telling people about Jesus Christ. They then burned her body. (Alabama Baptist 1/25/25) READ MORE>>>>>
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Mar 27, 2023: Church Leaders: Terrorists Kill 27 Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists killed 27 Christians in two attacks this month in Kaduna state, Nigeria, local sources said. Both attacks took place in Zangon Kataf County, where 10 Christians were killed on March 14 in Langson village and 17 slain in Ungwan Wakili village on March 10, residents said. |
Nigeria led the world in Christians killed for their faith in 2022, with 5,014, according to Open Doors’ 2023 World Watch List (WWL) report. It also led the world in Christians abducted (4,726), sexually assaulted or harassed, forcibly married or physically or mentally abused, and it had the most homes and businesses attacked for faith-based reasons. As in the previous year, Nigeria had the second most church attacks and internally displaced people. |
Feb 1, 2023: Missions Box: Why Are so Many Christians Killed in Nigeria?
More Christians are killed for their faith in Nigeria than in the rest of the world combined.
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces a vast humanitarian catastrophe, as a wave of religiously motivated violence nurtured in Nigeria has swept across the region, targeting Christian populations at an alarming rate in countries like Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali and Niger. Signs of jihadist expansion are also clearly visible in Mozambique , Congo DR and other countries. This is the disturbing finding of Open Doors’ 2023 World Watch List.
More Christians are killed for their faith in Nigeria than in the rest of the world combined.
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces a vast humanitarian catastrophe, as a wave of religiously motivated violence nurtured in Nigeria has swept across the region, targeting Christian populations at an alarming rate in countries like Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali and Niger. Signs of jihadist expansion are also clearly visible in Mozambique , Congo DR and other countries. This is the disturbing finding of Open Doors’ 2023 World Watch List.
June 13, 2022: Catholic News Agency: Expert says Nigerian Christians no longer view the U.S. as a 'credible partner'
More than a week after a devastating massacre at a Catholic church in Nigeria on Pentecost, an advocate for persecuted Christians says that Nigerian Christians largely do not view the U.S. government as a “credible partner” that will advocate on their behalf.
More than a week after a devastating massacre at a Catholic church in Nigeria on Pentecost, an advocate for persecuted Christians says that Nigerian Christians largely do not view the U.S. government as a “credible partner” that will advocate on their behalf.