NIGERIA- Herdsmen shoot at Governor Ortom
News Express | 27 January 2020 Benue Governor Samuel Ortom said herdsmen shot at him while he was in his farm located along Makurdi – Naka road in Makurdi, Benue state…
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Delivers Letter to President Imploring U.S. Special Envoy to Nigeria
News Release | January 27, 2020 Letter with 141 Signatures Outlines Urgent Need, Especially in Light of Execution of Christian Chairman in Nigeria WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), a bipartisan, multi-faith…
NIGERIA – My daughter’s ordeal will not stop me from going to Church to serve God, says Sharibu
National Pivot | Joe Adams | January 27, 2020 Nathan Sharibu, father of the abducted teenage Christian girl, Leah, said he had received the news of his daughter’s reported motherhood…
NIGERIA – We want our daughter alive, with or without baby –Leah Sharibu’s family
Punch | Gbenro Adeoye, Friday Olokor and Hindi Livinus | January 26, 2020 The family of Christian teenage schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in 2018, Leah Sharibu, has described reports…
NIGERIA – UPDATED: FG, South-West govs ‘agree’ on Amotekun
Punch Nigeria | Sodiq Oyeleke | Jan. 24, 2020 The Federal Government and South-West governors have agreed that Operation Amotekun should be structured to align with the community policing strategy…
WORLDWIDE – The ‘double vulnerability’ of persecuted Christian women
Christian Today | January 22, 2020 Last year, the Bishop of Truro published a monumental review into the persecution of Christians. The findings were stark: anti-Christian persecution is spreading and increasing in severity…
NIGERIA – Christian Association of Nigeria demands answers after Boko Haram kills pastor
CP | Samuel Smith | January 22, 2020 The Christian Association of Nigeria is demanding answers from the Nigerian government as the interdenominational body calls for three days of prayer…
NIGERIA – Muslim Fulani herdsmen kill 2 Christian teenage girls as persecution escalates
CP | Leah MarieAnn Klett | January 22, 2020 Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed two young Christian women in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, just weeks after members of the same terrorist…
NIGERIA – Buhari: Terrorists will pay a heavy price for killing CAN chairman
The Nigeria Lawyer | Unini Chioma | January 21, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of Lawan Andimi, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika…
NIGERIA – Nigerian pastor who praised God in ransom video beheaded after refusing to deny Christ
CP | Samuel Smith | January 21, 2020 A pastor who made headlines earlier this month for praising God in a ransom video has been executed by Boko Haram militants…
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Receives Word That Christian Association of Nigeria Chairman Lawan Andimi Has Been Executed
For Immediate Release | Jan. 21, 2020 STPC Circulating Letter to President Trump About Urgent Needs for Nigeria, Including U.S. Special Envoy to Nigeria and Lake Chad Region WASHINGTON—Save the…
NIGERIA – Nigerian pastor who praised God in ransom video beheaded after refusing to deny Christ
Christian Post | Samuel Smith | Jan. 21, 2020 the Rev. Lawan Andimi | YouTube/Melodyinter World/Screengrab A pastor who made headlines earlier this month for praising God in a ransom…
NIGERIA – Leah Sharibu alive, doing well in Boko Haram custody— Freed aid worker
News Express Nigeria | Gyang Bere, Jos | Jan. 20, 2020 Leah Sharibu, ISWAP captive from Dapchi A 26-year-old medical aid worker working with Alliance For International Medical Action, Jennifer…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram kills kidnapped CAN chairman
The Guardian | Timileyin Omilana | Jan. 21, 2020 Boko Haram insurgents have killed the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Lawan Andimi, in Michika local government area…
NIGERIA – “We are under siege” says the Archbishop of Kaduna where 4 seminarians were kidnapped
Agenzia Fides | January 20, 2020 "No other Country will tolerate this type of insecurity without calling for mass protests. Definitely our country is under siege", said His Exc. Mgr.…
NIGERIA – Two Young Christian Women Killed in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Morning Star News | January 20, 2020 Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed two young Christian women in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, on Friday (Jan. 17), sources said. The herdsmen on motorbikes…
NIGERIA – Leah Sharibu alive, doing well in Boko Haram custody— Freed aid worker
News Express | Gyang Bere | January 20, 2020 A 26-year-old medical aid worker working with Alliance For International Medical Action, Jennifer Ukambong Samuel, who regained freedom from the Boko…
NIGERIA – Two Young Christian Women Killed in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Morning Star News | Jan. 20, 2020 JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed two young Christian women in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, on Friday (Jan. 17),…
EU/NIGERIA – EU accuses Buhari of overseeing Christian persecution, ethnic cleansing in Nigeria
National Pivot Nigeria | Joe Adams | January 20, 2020 The European parliament, legislative branch of the European Union, has accused the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari of overseeing the…
AFRICA/NIGERIA – “We are under siege” says the Archbishop of Kaduna where 4 seminarians were kidnapped
Agency Fides | Jan. 20, 2020 Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "No other Country will tolerate this type of insecurity without calling for mass protests. Definitely our country is under siege",…
NIGERIA – Another Christian killed by 10-year old ISWAP member
The Guardian | Timileyin Omilana | Jan. 19, 2020 Islamic State West African Province has released a video that shows a Christian man being executed by an Islamic State child…
RELEASE – 2020 Open Doors World Watch List Heightens Urgency of Persecuted Christians Worldwide
For Immediate Release | January 17, 2020 Save the Persecuted Christians Points to Nigeria’s Unchanged Ranking, Even Amid Especially Violent Year in African Nation WASHINGTON—Open Doors USA, a community of…
NIGERIA – ISWAP release five kidnapped aid workers
ABN TV | Jan. 16, 2020 Islamic State-aligned jihadists have released five local aid workers abducted last month in Borno State, security sources and one of those freed said Thursday.…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram Have More Checkpoints In North-East
IReportNews | Jan. 17, 2020 Following an increased number of checkpoints manned by Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East region of Nigeria, the United Nations has decried the development on…
NIGERIA – ISWAP release five kidnapped aid workers
ABN | Victor Okoroafor | January 16, 2020 Islamic State-aligned jihadists have released five local aid workers abducted last month in Borno State, security sources and one of those freed…
NIGERIA – Nigerian Rights Advocates Ask Pope, Trump, to Intervene to Stop Christian Genocide
Breitbart | Thomas Williams | January 15, 2020 The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) is appealing to President Trump and Pope Francis to intercede with their government to…
NIGERIA – Nigerian Rights Advocates Ask Pope, Trump, to Intervene to Stop Christian Genocide
Breitbart | Thomas D. Williams | January 15, 2020 The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) is appealing to President Trump and Pope Francis to intercede with their government…
RELEASE – Deadly Bloodshed Continues for Nigerian Christians
For Immediate Release | January 14, 2020 As Ongoing Violence Is Documented, Save the Persecuted Christians Reiterates Urgent Call for U.S. Special Envoy in Nigeria/Lake Chad Region WASHINGTON—A French philosopher…
NIGERIA – Bandits Kill 35, Abduct 58 Others, Demand N100m Ransom in Kaduna – 10 Villages attacked
AF-FEEDNEWS | John Shiklam in Kaduna | Jan. 13, 2020 About 35 people have been reportedly killed while 58 others were said to have been abducted following the invasion of…
AFRICA – Africa’s Young Christian Communities Are Now in Islamic-Extremist Crosshairs
Hudson Institute | Nina Shea | Jan. 11, 2020 An ongoing Islamic extremist project to exterminate Christians in sub-Saharan Africa is even more brutal and more consequential for the Church…
AFRICA – Africa’s Young Christian Communities Are Now in Islamic-Extremist Crosshairs
The Hudson Institute | Nina Shea | January 11, 2020 An ongoing Islamic extremist project to exterminate Christians in sub-Saharan Africa is even more brutal and more consequential for the…
NIGERIA – Kukah describes FG as fundamentalists without bombs
Vanguard Nigeria | Chidi Nkwopara | Urowayino Jeremiah | Jan. 8, 2020 The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has described the Nigerian government as “Islamic…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram: Kidnapped CAN Chairman, Lawan Andimi cries out from captivity [VIDEO]
Daily Post | Nsikak Nseyen | January 5, 2020 The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Lawan Andimi, who was…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram: Kidnapped CAN Chairman, Lawan Andimi cries out from captivity [VIDEO]
Daily Post Nigeria | Jan. 5, 2020 The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Lawan Andimi, who was kidnapped on…
NIGERIA – On Nigerian beheadings, “Where is the moral revulsion?”
Aleteia | Aid to the Church in Need | Jan. 2, 2020 Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria, says the West readily exploits Africa’s mineral resources, but is turning a…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram jihadists behead bride, bridal party days before wedding: diocese
Christian Post | Samuel Smith| Jan. 2, 2020 A jihadist insurgency affiliated with Boko Haram brutally murdered a Christian bride and her bridal party days before her wedding, a spokesperson for a…
NIGERIA – ISIS monsters execute nearly a dozen Christians around Christmastime
ISIS monsters execute nearly a dozen Christians around Christmastime New York Post | Yaron Steinbuch | Dec. 27, 2019 Enlarge Image Islamic State of West Africa Province released a video…
USA – Pentagon examining a reduction of the US footprint in West Africa
Military Times | Diana Stancy Correll The Pentagon is considering significantly cutting back its U.S. presence in West Africa, according to a new report. U.S. troops in Africa have focused…
USA/WEST AFRICA – Pentagon Eyes Africa Drawdown as First Step in Global Troop Shift
New York Times | Helene Cooper, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt | Dec. 24, 2020 The deliberations stem from a push to reduce missions battling distant terrorist groups,…
NIGERIA – Christian Association of Nigeria Praises US For Placing Nigeria On Special Watch List
CAN Praises US For Placing Nigeria On Special Watch List Channels Television Updated December 22, 2019 8-10 minutes The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has welcomed the idea of the…