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NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — When gunmen stormed villages near Makurdi in Nigeria’s Benue state last year, Pastor Emmanuel Ochefu said the attack felt personal. “They came at night, shouting and burning ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: Nigeria’s violent conflicts are about more than just religion – despite what Trump says
The US president, Donald Trump, is threatening military action in Nigeria over what he sees as the persecution of Christians there. He has accused the Nigerian government of not doing enough to ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: Religious Persecution in Nigeria Is Getting Worse | Opinion
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The past year has shown a shocking increase in religious persecution, ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: Church rejoices as priest in Nigeria is rescued from kidnappers
A priest abducted in Nigeria’s Middle Belt has been freed following a rescue operation involving security personnel and local vigilantes.
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: Nigerian bishop: Islamic jihad, not climate change, behind mass killing of Christians
Flowers lie on caskets during a funeral Mass in the the parish hall of St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, Nigeria, June 17, 2022. The Mass was for at least 50 victims killed in a June 5 attack by ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: Editorial: A reminder in Africa that the religious freedoms we take for granted are fragile
As Christianity declines in the West, the faith is flourishing in sub-Saharan Africa, which is seeing the fastest growth in Christianity the world over. By 2060, more than 4 in 10 Christians worldwide ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: At least one Christian killed every 86 minutes in Nigeria: report
Christians in Nigeria were killed at a rate of one every 86 minutes between Jan. 1 and Sept. 8, most of them in the Middle Belt that receives low priority in Nigerian and U.S. security policy, a new ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: Catholic Diocese Shuts Benue Institutions After Attacks
The Catholic Diocese of Gboko has ordered the indefinite closure of all its institutions in Ihugh town of Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State, following repeated arson attacks on school ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: Gunmen kill at least 100 people in Nigeria's Benue state, Amnesty International says
June 14 (Reuters) - At least 100 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen on a village in Nigeria's central Benue state, Amnesty International Nigeria said Saturday. The attack took place from ...