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blueprint.ng > nscia-rejects-christian-genocide-claim-demands-comprehensive-security-reform

NSCIA rejects Christian genocide claim, demands comprehensive security reform

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (622+ words) October 7, 2026 Folarin Kehinde Nigerian News 0 The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has rejected claims that there is a genocide against Christians or any religious community in Nigeria, saying insecurity affects Nigerians regardless of faith. These were among the…...


truthnigeria.com > 2026 > 10 > a-nigerian-christian-borderland-burns-again-as-washington-watches

A Nigerian Christian Borderland Burns Again as Washington Watches

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (756+ words) By Izhi Bitrus Adamu (Taraba) – Flames that razed over 340 homes on Nigeria’s Christian-majority Mambilla Plateau have again exposed a borderland where killings go unpunished and survivors flee to Cameroon. At least seven people were killed, 186 livestock slaughtered and more than…...


barnabasaid.org > gb > news > nine-christians-beheaded-by-islamic-state-in-north-eastern-d-r-congo

Nine Christians beheaded by Islamic State in north-eastern D. R. Congo

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (416+ words) Nine Christians were killed after being captured from the village of Bandisende, Ituri Province, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on 29 September. The attack was publicised on Islamic State (IS – also known as ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) social media. Analysts…...


christiantoday.com > news > more-than-4-200-christians-killed-in-nigeria-this-year-report

More than 4,200 Christians killed in Nigeria this year - report

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1269+ words) The assessment by US-based Christian nonprofit Equipping the Persecuted (ETP) recorded 4,216 Christian lives lost between January 1 and September 8 - equivalent to nearly 17 deaths a day, or roughly one every hour and a half. It also estimates that over 600 Christian communities have…...


thesun.ng > defending-christians-doesnt-mean-fighting-govt-muslims-can

Defending Christians doesn’t mean fighting govt, Muslims – CAN

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (441+ words) Saturday, October 3, 2026 03 October 2026 4:58 am WAT CAN President Archbishop Daniel Okoh President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has said defending Christians against persecution, discrimination and violence does not amount to fighting the government or promoting hatred…...


thesun.ng > defending-christians-doesnt-mean-fighting-government-muslims-can

Defending Christians doesn’t mean fighting government, Muslims — CAN

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (734+ words) 02 October 2026 5:32 pm WAT From Fred Ezeh, Abuja The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has said defending Christians against persecution, discrimination and violence does not mean fighting government or promoting hatred against Muslims and other…...


heartlandernews.com > report-finds-one-christian-killed-every-86-minutes-in-nigeria

Report finds one Christian killed every 86 minutes in Nigeria

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (518+ words) Christian aid group Equipping the Persecuted counted at least… Attackers killed an average of one Christian every 86 minutes in Nigeria through early September this year, a new report says. Christian aid group Equipping the Persecuted counted at least 4,216 Christian deaths…...


truthnigeria.com > 2026 > 09 > u-s-state-department-confirms-truthnigerias-findings-on-plateau-massacres-pledges-protection-for-christians

U.S. State Department Confirms TruthNigeria’s Findings on Plateau Massacres, Pledges Protection for Christians

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (586+ words) In a post on X on September 29, the Bureau acknowledged that Fulani militants had carried out massacres and commended Nigeria’s response to the latest violence. The USBAA’s statement is consistent with TruthNigeria’s on-the-ground reporting, which has provided exclusive visual evidence…...


ecumenicalnews.com > article > religious-persecution-and-security-failure-in-nigerias-middle-belt-highlighted-in-report > 61419.htm

Religious persecution and security failure in Nigeria's Middle Belt highlighted in report

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (785+ words) Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation with more than 240 million people of who slightly over half are recorded as Muslims, with Christians not far behind, while some reports have recorded Christians facing persecution in parts of the country. The west…...