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National Mosque in Abuja, Nigeria. (Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen accompanied by other terrorists on March 19 and 20 killed seven Christians in attacks on villages in central Nigeria, sources said. In Benue state’s Logo County, the assailants slaughtered seven Christians in the Yongia Ukambie Tiev and Ukembrergya-Tswarev communities, […]
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Pastor, His Family and Other Christians Killed in Nigeria
March 28th, 2024 
Awake Goy The Rev. Abah Jacob was slain near Maraba in Taraba state, Nigeria on March 13, 2024. (Philip Tule for Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Terrorists on March 13 ambushed and killed an African Church pastor, his wife and son along with several other Christians on a highway in […]
Herdsmen Kill Pastor, Five other Christians in Central Nigeria
March 27th, 2024 Awake Goy Location of Nasarawa state, Nigeria. (Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed a pastor and five other Christians in Nasarawa state, central Nigeria in attacks on Friday (March 22) and Sunday (March 24), sources said. In Keana County’s Kadarko area, community leader Denis Utsa said Fulani herdsmen on Friday attacked […]
Muslim Terrorists Kill Two Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria
March 8th, 2024 Awake Goy Location of Kaduna state in Nigeria. (Map data © 2024 Google) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslim terrorists killed two Christians and kidnapped dozens of others in an attack on the outskirts of the city of Kaduna in northern Nigeria, sources said. The assailants invaded Gonin Gora, a predominantly Christian village in Chikun […]
Muslim Extremist Attacks Devastate Churches in Nigeria
January 31st, 2024 Awake Goy Plateau Baptist Conference President Koeleh Kelvin Saleh. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Recent Muslim extremist attacks in an area of central Nigeria resulted in dozens of deaths and the closure of 10 Baptist churches, including one now used as a mosque, a… Source
Terrorists Kill Five Christians in Central Nigeria
January 26th, 2024 Awake Goy Location of Agatu LGA, Benue state, Nigeria. (Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Following the killing of 10 Christians in Benue state, Nigeria earlier this month, another five were slain in subsequent attacks in another area, sources said. Days before a Jan. 18 attack on… Source
At Least 31 Christians Slaughtered in Central Nigeria
January 25th, 2024 Awake Goy Sen. Diket Plang of Plateau state, Nigeria. (Facebook) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists attacked villages in Plateau state, Nigeria at about 12:30 a.m. today (Jan. 24), killing at least 25 Christians, following the deaths of six others last week, area residents said. Thousands of… Source
Pace of Killings Increases in Christian Area of Nigeria
January 23rd, 2024 Awake Goy Kaduna Gov. Uba Sani. (Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The governor of Kaduna state, Nigeria met with church leaders after the pace of terrorist killings since September increased in a Christian area, including 25 people slain in the first two weeks of January, sources said. James Bitrus, Christian leader of the […]
Pastor, Three Other Christians Kidnapped in Central Nigeria
January 19th, 2024 Awake Goy The Rev. Alia Hyacinth, governor of Benue state, called for the release of the Rev. Haanongon Gideon. (Facebook, Friendsoffraliahyacinth) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists kidnapped a pastor and three other Christians on Saturday (Jan. 13) in central Nigeria, sources said. The Rev. Haanongon Gideon, a pastor and council […]
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No Comments »Islamic Extremists Kill 15 Christians in Northeast Nigeria
January 12th, 2024 Awake Goy Nigerian National Mosque in Abuja, Nigeria. (Mark Fischer, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Islamic extremist rebels on Jan. 1 killed 15 Christians in attacks on two villages in northeastern Nigeria, sources said. Area residents said members of Boko Haram first attacked Gartamawa village,… Source
Christians Remain Captive in Nigeria Despite Ransom Payment
January 10th, 2024 Awake Goy The Rev. Elkanah Ayuba held captive by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Taraba state, Nigeria in December 2023. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News screenshot of video). ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Two pastors kidnapped along with others in Nigeria last month remain captive despite their denomination… Source
Posted in Jewish News Tags: captive, christians, despite, Nigeria, payment, ransom, remain No Comments »Islamic Extremist Terrorists Kill 14 Christians in Northeast Nigeria
January 9th, 2024 Awake Goy Location of Yobe state, Nigeria. (Himalayan Explorer based on work by Uwe Dedering, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Members of an Islamic terrorist group on Friday (Jan. 5) killed a church pastor and 13 other Christians in northeast Nigeria, sources said. The Rev. Luka Levong of the Church of… Source
Posted in Jewish News Tags: christians, extremist, islamic, Nigeria, northeast, terrorists No Comments »Terrorists Slaughter 41 Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria
January 9th, 2024 Awake Goy Location of Kaduna state in Nigeria. (Map data © 2024 Google) ABUJA, Nigeria, January 8, 2024 (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani terrorists on Wednesday (Jan. 3) killed 41 Christians and kidnapped many others in two counties of southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, sources said. The assailants in the early morning attacked… Source
Terrorists Kill Two Christians on Christmas in Nigeria
January 2nd, 2024 Awake Goy Boko Haram vehicles destroyed in Cameroon. (M. Kindzeka, VOA) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Islamic extremist terrorists rampaged through a predominantly Christian village in northeastern Nigeria on Christmas Day, setting houses on fire, looting shops and killing two Christians, area residents said. Residents of… Source
Terrorists Kill Eight Christians in Taraba State, Nigeria
January 1st, 2024 Awake Goy Taraba state Assembly Rep. Rikupki Urenyang Joshua. (Facebook rikupkiofficial) ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Unidentified terrorists on Thursday (Dec. 28) killed eight Christians in Taraba state, Nigeria, after 13 others were slain the previous week, sources said. The assailants attacked four predominantly… Source
In memory of those who “died suddenly” in Egypt, Nigeria, S. Africa, Ukraine, Russia, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand, December 18-December 25, 2023
December 31st, 2023 Awake Goy From Mark Crispin Miller @ substack The ongoing record of those ‘died suddenly’ events … do you consider this normal? … EWNZ NZ actor Levi Holley (48, C); Egyptian photog Sherif Sonbol; S. African singer Eric Moyo; Russian actors Alexei Chernykh, Sergey Pepelyaev; Indian comic Bonda Mani; Malaysian singer Surj; & more READ AT THE […]
160 People Massacred in Christian Areas of Plateau State, Nigeria
December 27th, 2023 Awake Goy Burial on Christmas Day, 2023 of Christians slain in NTV village, Plateau state, Nigeria. (Christian Daily News-Morning Star News) (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Terrorists massacred 160 people, many of them preparing for church Christmas programs, Saturday night (Dec. 23) through Monday (Dec. 25) in coordinated attacks on… Source
Posted in Jewish News Tags: areas, christian, massacred, Nigeria, people, plateau, state No Comments »History of Persecution of Christians in Bauchi, Nigeria Continues
December 21st, 2023 Awake Goy The Rev. Abraham Damina Dumus, head of the CAN Bauchi State Chapter. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) BAUCHI, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – With a decades-old history of Islamic extremist attacks, Nigeria’s Bauchi state is home to a Christian community that continues to suffer oppression and killings, a long-time pastor said. While Muslim officials […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: bauchi, christians, continues, history, Nigeria, persecution No Comments »Threat of Prison Awaits Christian Mother Granted Bail in Nigeria
December 16th, 2023 Awake Goy Rhoda Jatau could face up to 10 years in prison under Nigeria’s blasphemy law. (ADF International) BAUCHI, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian woman charged under Nigeria’s blasphemy law has been released on bail after 19 months, but she faces the threat of 10 years in prison for allegedly sharing a… Source
Posted in Jewish News Tags: awaits, christian, granted, mother, Nigeria, prison, threat No Comments »Fulani Herdsmen Kill Seven Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria
December 2nd, 2023 Awake Goy Location of Plateau state, Nigeria. (Uwe Dedering, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Thursday (Nov. 30) killed seven Christians in attacks on two villages in Plateau state, Nigeria, sources said. The assailants attacked Puka and Dinter villages in Mangu County at about 1 a.m., said Yohanna Markus of […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: christians, fulani, herdsmen, Nigeria, plateau, seven, state No Comments »Pastor’s Wife Shot Dead in Taraba State, Nigeria
December 1st, 2023 Awake Goy Oluwakemi Moses, slain in Taraba state, Nigeria on Nov. 17, 2023. (Courtesy of family for Morning Star News) ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A funeral was held in southwest Nigeria on Saturday (Nov. 25) for a pastor’s wife shot to death in Taraba state a week earlier, sources said. Oluwakemi Moses, wife of a Redeemed […]
At Least 10 Christians Slain in Taraba State, Nigeria
November 28th, 2023 Awake Goy Location of Taraba state, Nigeria. (Derivative work Profoss, original Uwe Dedering, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Friday (Nov. 24) attacked villages in Taraba state, Nigeria, killing at least 10 Christians, sources said. The assailants attacked an area from the Yangtu Special Development Area near Takum to […]
Pastor Slain, Wife Kidnapped in Kaduna State, Nigeria
November 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy The Rev. Joshua Amako Maraya of an ECWA church in Damakasuwa, Kaduna state, Nigeria, was killed on Nov. 17, 2023. (Facebook) ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Armed assailants in Kaduna state, Nigeria on Friday (Nov. 17) killed a pastor and kidnapped his wife, sources said. The Rev. Joshua Amako Maraya of the Evangelical Church Winning […]
Kidnapped Pastor Killed in Nigeria after Ransom Payment
November 18th, 2023 Awake Goy The Rev. David Musa of the ECWA in Obajana, Kogi state, Nigeria was killed on Nov. 14, 2023. (Facebook) ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A pastor kidnapped on Saturday (Nov. 11) in Nigeria’s central state of Kogi was killed on Tuesday (Nov. 14) after church members paid a ransom for his release, sources said. The […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: after, kidnapped, killed, Nigeria, pastor, payment, ransom No Comments »Terrorists Kill Christian, Kidnap 25 Others in Northern Nigeria
November 3rd, 2023 Awake Goy Sultan Bello Mosque in the city of Kaduna, Kaduna state, Nigeria. (Anasskoko, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked a village in northern Nigeria on early Tuesday (Oct. 31), killing one Christian, wounding two and kidnapping 25 others, sources said. In southern Kaduna state’s village of Ungwan Baka,… Source
Mass Arrests Target LGBTQ+ People In Nigeria As LGBTQ Abuses Are Ignored, Activists Say
November 1st, 2023 Awake Goy Law enforcement authorities in Nigeria are using the country’s same-sex prohibition law to target the LGBTQ+ community while ignoring abuses against them, rights groups and lawyers say. Source
16 Christians Slain in Attacks in Benue State, Nigeria
November 1st, 2023 Awake Goy Benue River in Makurdi, Benue state, Nigeria. (Bandele Femi, Ashinze, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Sunday (Oct. 29) killed six Christians in Benue state, following the slaughter of 10 others earlier this month, sources said. In Tse Gamber village, Gwer West County, the assailants early on… Source
Christian Doctor Slain in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
October 27th, 2023 Awake Goy Stephen Angbas was killed on Oct. 17, 2023 in Nasarawa state. (Peter Anthony) ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A Christian doctor was killed in a machete attack on him and his motorcycle driver on Oct. 17 in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, sources said. Terrorists attacked Dr. Stephen Angbas, head of Angbas Hospital in the town of […]
Christian Co-ed Kidnapped, Forced to Convert in Nigeria
October 25th, 2023 Awake Goy Student Dorcas Adedayo Adekanola is still missing after Kaduna State University personnel abducted her and forced her to convert to Islam. (Campus Watch Mission) ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Personnel of Kaduna State University have aided in the kidnapping and forcible conversion to Islam of a Christian student, according to a campus watchdog… Source
Terrorists Kidnap at Least 30 Christians in Nigeria
October 11th, 2023 Awake Goy Sultan Bello Mosque in the city of Kaduna, Kaduna state, Nigeria. (Anasskoko, Creative Commons) ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Terrorists on Saturday (Oct. 7) kidnapped more than 30 Christians in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, residents said. The assailants ambushed and took the Christians away at gunpoint at about 11 a.m. as they worked on a… […]
