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Nigeria: Fulani kidnap 46 Christians in ambush attack days after killing 32...

Suspected Fulani herdsmen ambushed and kidnapped 46 Christians and an unknown number of their children three days after killing 32 civilians in predominantly Christian areas in northern Nigeria’s...

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Pastor, 3 others killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria: reports

Suspected Fulani herdsmen shot to death four people, including a pastor and two women in two separate attacks in Benue State on Tuesday, according to Nigerian media reports.

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142 killed, 3,000 displaced in attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria

A group of armed men suspected to be radical Fulani herdsmen attacked several villages in Nigeria’s Plateau State, killing at least 142 people, abducting dozens, mostly women, and displacing more than...

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Islamic militants kill 8 Christians, including children, in Nigeria

Radical Islamic militants killed at least eight Christians, including children younger than 5, and wounded several others in an attack in Nigeria’s Borno state, according to reports.

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Leah Sharibu held captive over 1,500 days in Nigeria, but family advocates...

For more than 1,500 days, Nigerian Christian teenager Leah Sharibu has been held captive by the Boko Haram terrorist group as Christians continue to be the target of attacks in the West African nation. 

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Evangelical church raises concerns over religious tolerance ahead of...

As Nigeria is preparing for its presidential election amid unabated violence, one of the largest Christian denominations in the country has warned of a “deep and irredeemable crisis” if the religion or...

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The Biden admin has turned a blind eye to violent persecution of Nigerian...

In fact, Open Doors ruled that Nigeria is the most violent place in the world for Christians, with over 4,000 Christians murdered in 2021 alone. Usually, these instances only make small waves in...

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Biden admin. must act on Christian persecution in Nigeria

Religious liberty is a foundational freedom. No society that denies its people the right to worship according to their beliefs, or which allows that right to come under attack without consequence, can...

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2 Catholic priests abducted in Nigeria’s Kaduna State

A Catholic diocese in Nigeria’s Kaduna State has asked the faithful to pray for two of its priests who have been kidnapped from the rectory of a church, bringing the number of priests kidnapped in the...

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USCIRF report warns of deteriorating religious freedom in Nigeria, implores...

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has warned that religious freedom is deteriorating in Nigeria because of rising violence by non-State actors, and "poor governance" is driving and...

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Over 4,000 Christians killed by terrorists in Nigeria since start of 2022:...

Islamic jihadist groups in Nigeria are responsible for killing at least 4,000 Christians and abducting more than 2,300 other Christians in the first 10 months of this year alone, according to a report...

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Christian persecution likely to intensify in Nigeria, India, China in 2023:...

The persecution of Christians worldwide appears set to increase in at least three pivotal countries in the coming year 2023, according to a report by the United Kingdom-based aid and advocacy...

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Islamic State says jihadis killed 2 in attack on Nigerian church

The Islamic State has reportedly claimed responsibility for an attack on a Nigerian church during worship service that killed two guards and injured three members. 

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All-Muslim presidential ticket wins Nigerian election amid opposition from...

Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos state, has won Nigeria’s presidential election amid opposition from Christians for not following the customary electoral practice of featuring one Christian and...

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What Nigeria's presidential election means for beleaguered Christians

More Christians are killed for their faith in Nigeria than in all other countries combined. While some religious freedom advocates worried that a Tinubu victory would serve to perpetuate the status...

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Baptist pastor’s son killed, wife and 3 others abducted

Gunmen suspected to be bandits killed the son of a village pastor and abducted his wife, along with three others, in an attack in Nigeria’s Kaduna State on Friday. The Nigerian government continues to...

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Most deadly country to be Christian (Hint: Not Afghanistan)

The deadliest country in the world for Christians isn’t Afghanistan or North Korea.

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Over 5,000 Nigerian Christians killed in 2022, NGO estimates

At least 5,000 Christians were killed in Nigeria in 2022 and over 1,000 were killed in the first three months of 2023, according to estimates released this week by the International Society for Civil...

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2 girls rescued 9 years after Boko Haram abducted Chibok schoolgirls

After more than nine years of captivity, two Chibok schoolgirls have been rescued, according to Nigerian military officials. Hauwa Maltha and Esther Marcus, now both 26, were among the 276 girls...

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700 Christians killed in Nigeria during May, NGO report claims

At least 700 Christians were reportedly killed in Nigeria during the month of May, according to a report released by the Anambra-based International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law.

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