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Catholic faithful march carrying Palm fronds to celebrate Palm Sunday, on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – On Friday, the ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: US House passes bill to halt Nigeria aid over Christian killings
An effort to withhold 100% of United States aid to Nigeria until the Nigerian government takes effective steps "to prevent and respond to violence in the country" has passed the U.S. House of ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: Nigeria is still imposing restrictions on religious freedom, U.S. agency says
Nigeria’s legal system is imposing systematic restrictions on freedom of religion or belief, specifically with its use of blasphemy laws in 12 Nigerian states, according to a statement issued on ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: Stop renewed killings in Benue, Plateau!
THE renewed bloodshed in Benue and Plateau states has once again exposed the grave failure of government at all levels to guarantee the most fundamental constitutional right of Nigerians to life. The ...
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: Cardinal Parolin Says Nigeria’s Conflict Is ‘Social,’ Not Religious, Prompting Pushback
The Vatican Secretary of State’s comment echoes government claims, but many Church leaders and analysts insist religion remains central to the violence. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: Kukah: why Nigeria should not be linked to religious genocide
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has urged the United States not to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) over religious freedom. He warned that such a ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: Tinubu’s same-faith ticket reignites debate across Northern Nigeria ahead of 2027:
The controversy over the All Progressives Congress (APC)'s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket began in 2022 after the ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: New Bill Calls For Stronger US Response to Religious Persecution in Nigeria
A Washington lawmaker has sponsored legislation calling on the U.S. State Department to advance religious freedom and protect persecuted Christians in Nigeria, telling Military.com that the situation ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: Gov Ortom rescinds order allowing religious activities, markets in Benue
Gov. Samuel Ortom has rescinded the order allowing Churches and Mosques in Benue to reopen for religious activities. Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom goes hard on police IG over herdsmen killings N News ...
News Nigeria » Benue » Religion: At least 30 killed in Nigeria's Benue state
ABUJA, Aug 8 (Reuters) - At least 30 people have been killed in Nigeria's Benue state, after suspected bandits attacked a village, the state information commissioner said on Friday. Benue State ...