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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: 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: Aondoaka condemns blockade of Obi’s convoy in Benue, demands probe
By Myke Uzendu The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State, Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) has condemned the obstruction of the convoy of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: Report: 437 Christians Killed, 393 Abducted In Nigeria Across July And August Alone - InterSociety
Report: In Eight Months (Jan-August 2026)-Nigeria rsquo;s Islamic Jihadists Killed 3,083 Christians And Abducted 3,193; Attacked 400 Churches, Kill ...
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: 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: Military Force Cannot Resolve Grievances Fueling North Central Violence - Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on traditional and religious leaders, communities, youths, women, development partners and the private sector in the North Central to strengthen collaboration ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: Beyond The Camps: The Forgotten Lives Of Internally Displaced People In North-Central Nigeria
In North-Central Nigeria, displacement has become more than a humanitarian emergency. It has become a painful reality for thousands of families whose lives ...
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: 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 ...