Nigeria News News Nigeria » Religion: In Nigeria’s protracted violence, debate over whether religion is the cause or the casualty
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 » Religion: Nigeria’s Problem Is Poverty, Not Religion – Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said Nigeria’s major challenge is poverty rather than religion, urging Christians across the country to actively ...
News Nigeria » 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 » Religion: Faith, jobs and taxation: The cathedral on Oba Akran and Nigeria’s religious economy
On a Sunday morning on Oba Akran Avenue in Ikeja, the traffic is worse than it is on a Monday. Cars are parked in three rows along the road that was laid, widened and named for the industrial estate ...
News Nigeria » Religion: Is there a Christian genocide in Nigeria? Evidence shows all faiths are under attack by terrorists
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. US president Donald Trump declared Nigeria a "country of particular concern" in November 2025. This was the result of a campaign ...
News Nigeria » Religion: An atheist in northern Nigeria was arrested. Then the attacks against others worsened
KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Nonbelievers in Nigeria said they perennially have been treated as second-class citizens in the deeply religious country. KANO, Nigeria (AP) — When the megaphone called out for ...
News Nigeria » Religion: Religion and the Nigerian Crisis
Of the few guiding axioms of Nigerian politics, perhaps none is more indelible than the idea that you cannot understand the Nigerian society without reference to religion. The more you know about ...
News Nigeria » Religion: 56,000 Killed in Nigeria’s Ethnic and Religious Violence; Christians Disproportionately Affected
The violence left 55,910 people dead in 9,970 deadly attacks — as well as 21,621 people abducted in 2,705 attacks. A Christian woman stands next to a clothesline Feb. 2, while taking refuge in an ...
News Nigeria » Religion: In Nigeria’s troubled north, a bustling nightlife lives with a morality police and insecurity
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — At the center of northern Nigeria's strict religious code is the local Islamic police, known as the Hisbah force, whose personnel are tasked with upholding public morals across ...
News Nigeria » Religion: Makinde - Nigeria's main challenge is poverty, not religion
Presidential Candidate of Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, says the country's biggest problem is poverty.Makinde said this while reacting to his recognition as ...
News Nigeria » Religion: Makinde: Nigeria’s problem is not primarily religious but poverty
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, says Nigeria’s problem is not primarily religious but poverty, urging Christians to participate in efforts to transform the country.
News Nigeria » Religion: Poverty, not religion, is Nigeria’s biggest problem – Makinde
Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate Seyi Makinde has identified widespread poverty as Nigeria’s biggest challenge, saying the country should focus more on ...