Tag: Nigeria

Bombs in Nigerian Christian district kill at least 12

July 31, 2013 Nigeria Boko Haram, Jama'atu Nasril Islam, Kano, Nigeria, Pentecostals, Sabon Gari

Police say 12 people are dead after multiple explosions on Monday night that rocked the Christian Sabon Gari area of Kano State in northern Nigeria, despite continuing government efforts to restore peace. No group has claimed responsibility for the July 29 blasts, but it is widely believed that the outlawed violent . . . Read More

Bashir trip to Nigeria sparks protest

July 17, 2013 African Union, Genocide, Goodluck Jonathan, Human rights, International Criminal Court, Nigeria, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan

Human rights groups are blasting Nigeria for hosting Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir at an African Union health summit, and have demanded his arrest on genocide charges from the International Criminal Court. However, a spokesman for Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan says “Nigeria is not in a position to determine who attends . . . Read More

‘Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians’

June 5, 2013 Global News -- No Particular Country Afghanistan, Algeria, Arab Spring, Armenia, Asia Bibi, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Central Asia, China, Communism, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Islamic extremism, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, Morocco, Myanmar, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Russia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

This is a book designed to show that “Christians are the single most widely persecuted religious group in the world today” (p4). With that aim, three authors well known in the field of religious advocacy give the reader the ultimate global briefing on the causes, patterns and trends in the persecution . . . Read More

Nigeria in ‘Hezbollah’ arrests

May 31, 2013 Nigeria Kano, Nigeria

Authorities in Nigeria say they’ve arrested three Lebanese nationals in connection with a cache of weapons found in an underground bunker in the northern city of Kano, the BBC reports. The weapons include 11 anti-tank weapons and mines, an RPG, two artillery guns and ammunitions including AK47 rifles. The authorities . . . Read More

Musa murder linked to Boko Haram

May 15, 2013 Nigeria Adamawa, Boko Haram, Borno, Christian Association of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria, Yobe

Rev. Faye Pama Musa, secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Borno State, was shot and killed yesterday (May 14). Musa’s murder came on the day President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. Various reports in the region have linked the murder . . . Read More

Nigeria – Taraba State violence over funeral procession leaves at least 39 dead

May 13, 2013 Nigeria Burial, Jukun, Nigeria, Taraba

Security forces have been enforcing a 24-hour curfew in Wukari, Taraba State in Central Nigeria to prevent the escalation of violence between Christians and Muslims on Friday 3 May that left at least 39 people dead and at least 30 injured. The bloody clash between the majority Christian Jukun community . . . Read More

Goodluck Jonathan’s amnesty gamble

April 23, 2013 Nigeria Abuja, Adamawa, Bauchi, Boko Haram, Borno, Christian Association of Nigeria, Gombe, Goodluck Jonathan, Jama'atu Nasril Islam, Kano, Lagos, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Pentecostals, Sultan of Sokoto, West Africa, Women, Yobe

A month ago, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said he would not negotiate with the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram because they were “ghosts,” faceless adversaries who would not step forward. That was then. This Wednesday, the President is scheduled to formally inaugurate a committee to explore amnesty for Boko Haram . . . Read More

Nigeria explores amnesty for Boko Haram

April 17, 2013 Nigeria Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday made good on an idea he has been floating for a week: He formed a committee to explore amnesty for Boko Haram. The government released a statement that the panel will “constructively engage key members of Boko Haram and define a comprehensive and workable framework for . . . Read More

Kano bus bomb prompts religious leaders to joint call for urgent measures

March 22, 2013 Nigeria Ansaru, Boko Haram, Christian Association of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Jama'atu Nasril Islam, Kano, Nigeria, Sabon Gari, Sultan of Sokoto

A car bomb attack in a Christian enclave of Kano, the largest city in mainly-Muslim northern Nigeria, has heightened religious and ethnic tensions throughout the country. At least 25 people have been killed and at least 60 others injured, following the 18th March suicide bomb attack in a bus station . . . Read More

Widest church grouping raises funds for Boko Haram’s almost 800 victims during 2012

March 8, 2013 Nigeria Abuja, Bauchi, Boko Haram, Borno, Christian Association of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Maiduguri, Nigeria, Pentecostals, Sharia, West Africa, Yobe

The most dangerous country for a Christian to live during 2012 was, arguably, Nigeria. That’s what research for the 2013 edition of the World Watch List shows up: it’s produced by the global Christian organisation Open Doors, whose researchers monitor the persecution of Christians worldwide. “Between November 2011 and October . . . Read More

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