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Priesthood in Nigeria “includes the danger of being kidnapped”
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His car broke down on a country road and a suspicious looking man on a motorcycle passed him and then circled round for closer inspection, ...
Nigerian prelate demands to be treated justly
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“We hope these new leaders will treat everybody fairly and justly, so that it doesn’t matter who you are, you should be treated as any ...
Seminarians in Nigeria recall their kidnapping
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They beat us during those phone calls. We were crying with the tension, while our parents listened over the phone. This routine continued for ...
Nigeria: We ask our leaders, ‘Why do you allow your citizens to be killed?’
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"Some camp residents have suffered multiple displacements. Others have seen their loved ones slaughtered, shot at, and butchered like animals. We have staff who give ...
Nigeria: young woman loses both parents in Fulani herdsmen attack
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"One of the men took his machete and cut off my mother’s head. Her blood splashed on my face. I screamed."
Two Boko Haram victims blessed by the Pope
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“They put the Christians in cages, like animals. The first thing they did was forcefully convert us to Islam. … The warned us not to ...
Christian farmer in Nigeria dies protecting son
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"I ran to my hut, where I found my husband lying in a pool of blood. He had been shot in the head, and he ...
Push to re-designate Nigeria as a ‘country of particular concern’
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Nigeria, because of its economic and demographic weight, “is the anchor of Africa. And if Nigeria falls, the whole of Africa falls.”
Bishops call on Nigerians to ‘reject evil’ in elections
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“Our votes are precious; we must use them well. We encourage all eligible citizens to come out en masse to vote for God-fearing, honest, vibrant, ...
In Nigeria, a farmer sees his family killed by Fulani herdsmen
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"Then I heard my brother scream. I rushed inside and saw my son’s head in one corner of the room and the rest of his ...









