By Christina Gray Abakalik (Nigeria), May 14, 2020: God willing, Father Edward Inyanwachi will soon again celebrate Mass for the members of his rural southeastern Nigerian parish. Until then he’s trying to keep them from starving. The pastor of St. Patrick Parish and two mission churches in the Diocese ofContinue Reading
Abuja, July 26, 2019: A pregnant woman and a child were among four people killed in attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria’s Plateau State mid July. The attackers targeted the villages of Ancha and Tafigana in the Bassa Local Government area, as reported by news site Nasoweseeamonline. Margaret Wakili,Continue Reading
Lagos, Nov 12, 2018: Suspected cholera cases have jumped in northeast Nigeria where Boko Haram violence has forced tens of thousands of people to seek refuge in crowded camps, the Norwegian Refugee Council said Nov.12. The humanitarian group said 10,000 people have been affected by the fast-spreading cholera outbreak andContinue Reading
Following the recent killings of two Catholic priests and other worshippers in Benue State by suspected Fulani herdsmen the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign. The CBCN urged President Buhari to choose the part of honour by “stepping aside to save the nationContinue Reading
Abuja: Two Catholic Priests and at least 17 worshipers have been killed in an attack by herdsmen on St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Ukpor-Mbalom community in Gwer East Local Government of Benue State in Nigeria. Stressing that the country will not bow to the machinations of evildoers, President Buhari vowed thatContinue Reading
A manhunt is underway for a gang suspected of abducting a British-led missionary team working in a crime-plagued region of southern Nigeria. The four missionaries, who include a doctor from Cambridge and his wife, were abducted from their accommodation in a remote part of Nigeria’s Delta State late last Friday night.Continue Reading
India, Egypt and Iran were rated “high to extreme” in persecuting ChristiansContinue Reading
The Ahiara diocese has been in disarray since December 2012Continue Reading
250 Catholic churches were set ablaze by the Boko Haram militants in 2014 Continue Reading
Abuja: Nigeria has called in the Indian envoy in the country to register its protest over an attack on four Nigerian students in Greater Noida and sought ”diligent prosecution” against the perpetrators. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Olushola Enikanolaiye, sought action by the Indian government at a meetingContinue Reading