Education minister calls for safe return of 287 students, principal abducted in Kaduna

Nigeria – a nation the U.S. Department of State has failed to designate as a Country of Particular Concern – is among the worst persecutors of Christians, an international religious freedom watchdog group reported. “Nigeria is arguably the most dangerous place to be a Christian in the world today,” International Christian Concern stated in its…

Over the past few decades in Nigeria, many millions of people have joined Pentecostal churches, and the most popular brand in recent years is known as the ‘prosperity gospel’. But while these hugely popular churches promise economic as well as spiritual rewards, they are also controversial. Even as their leaders condemn corruption, critics see these…

Pentecostal churches are wildly popular in Nigeria — and increasingly rich, as they run thriving businesses empires on the side. Critics say they exploit people’s faith. “The siege of unemployment is over in your life, the siege of business stagnation, frustration in your life are finally over.” The prosperity gospel by David Oyedepo sounds hypnotizing….

“The abduction of about 800 children and women is a heinous crime that is completely unacceptable. It is a tragic reminder of the worsening security situation in Nigeria, particularly in the northern part of the country. The lives of these young students and women are at stake, and it is imperative that swift and decisive…

More than 200 internally displaced persons (IDPs), many of them women, boys and girls, were kidnapped by terrorists in Ngala, Borno state in northeast Nigeria. The abduction reportedly happened on February 29. The terrorists, believed to be members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), allegedly abducted the IDPs who had reportedly ventured beyond

The Anglican Bishop of Ikwerre Diocese, in River State, Dr Blessing Enyindah, has called on President Bola Tinubu to as a matter of urgency address the increasing hardship facing Nigerians. Many Nigerians have been begging the government to find solutions to the continued increase in the prices of food in the country. Enyindah, who spoke…