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A church in Ife, Nigeria. (Credit: Unsplash.)

Report gives cautious optimism as fewer priests kidnapped in Nigeria in 2024

Jan 16
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Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja, Nigeria, speaks during a forum addressing international religious freedom issues at the United Nations in New York March 1, 2019. (Credit: Gregory A. Shemitz/CNS.)

Nigerian archbishop says no one should die because they are hungry

Jan 13
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Police arrest Catholic priest in Nigeria over New Year’s Eve shooting death

Jan 6
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Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo who was murdered on Dec. 26, 2024. (Credit: Diocese of Nnewi.)

Catholic priest gunned down in Nigeria day after Christmas

Jan 4
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A man rides a motorcycle taxi past Christmas decorations on a street in Lago, Nigeria, on Dec. 20, 2024. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Catholic leaders in Nigeria shocked over deaths at Christmas charity events

Dec 24, 2024
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Britain’s Member of Parliament Kemi Badenoch speaks after being elected as the new leader of the opposition Conservative Party, in London, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (Credit: Alberto Pezzali/AP.)

British Conservative leader sparks controversy with remarks on Nigeria

Dec 19, 2024
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Church pushes back against attempts to legalize abortion in Nigeria

Dec 11, 2024
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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, June 23, 2023, in Paris. (Credit: Lewis Joly/Pool via AP.)

Another priest kidnapped in Nigeria amid on-going terrorism

Nov 8, 2024
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Priest kidnapping in Nigeria seen as part of assault on Christian ‘soft targets’

Oct 31, 2024
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People protest against economic hardship on the occasion of Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary, in Lagos Nigeria, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Bishop says Nigeria is ‘sinking and becoming a failed state’

Oct 15, 2024
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