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Facts contradict Vatican secretary’s claim that persecution in Nigeria ‘not a religious conflict’The Holy See’s Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin this week suggested that the violence against Christians in Nigeria is not a matter of Islamists targeting Christians but merely a series of conflicts stemming from non-religious disputes. But according to facts gathered by the Observatory of Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA), however, the claim that Christians are not targeted for persecution is a “myth.”Speaking to journalists at the Pontifical Augustinian Institute in Rome as the advocacy organization Aid to the Church in Need launched its latest Religious Freedom...

Blackwater Founder Proposes Private Army to Defend Christians in Nigeria — A Dangerous, Unverified Gambit That Could Fuel the War He Claims to Fight Erik Prince, the controversial founder of Blackwater, is the latest provocateur to throw petrol on Nigeria’s smouldering security crisis. Over the past week social feeds and fringe outlets have circulated what is described as a direct appeal from Prince to the Vatican — ostensibly asking Pope Leo XIV to bankroll a private military company to protect Nigerian Christians from Islamist militants. The claim, repeated widely on X, Facebook and community forums, has been carried by small...

Rep. Riley Moore, R-W. Va., joins 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss the tension surrounding the government shutdown and an increase in Christian persecution in Nigeria.

Van Jones blames “the Jews” for media silence on Nigerian massacres—but the real reason isn’t anti-Semitic conspiracy; it’s the left’s selective outrage and ideological blind spots. Van Jones, the CNN host and commentator, recently complained that neither the global left nor the mainstream media are covering the horrific violence against Nigerian civilians by Islamic terrorists. True, they are not reporting the slaughter. Truer still, they should be. However, Van Jones went completely off the rails when he blamed “the Jews.” Or as he put it, “No Jews, no news”—a stereotyped statement as anti-Semitic as it is untrue. In truth, lots...

Nigerian Christians say their communities are under attack by Islamist “predators” whose desire is nothing less than genocide. Often portrayed as small bands of criminals, the Fulani militants preying on these victims carry out kidnappings and murder; they have developed a vast, well-organized system of persecution through a network of villages. The Catholic News Agency (CNA) this week reported that Islamists have a strategy to “annihilate” Nigeria’s millions of Christians and “Islamize the country.” “We have documented the coordinated and systematic murder of an entire people; therefore, we are clearly talking about a Christian genocide,” said Criminologist Emeka Umeagbalasi, director...

Bill Maher, an American comedian, political commentator, and television host known for his sharp, often controversial critiques of religion, politics, and culture, used his HBO talk show Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday (Sept. 26) to spotlight ongoing violence against Christians in Nigeria. Maher has hosted the long-running show since 2003, featuring unscripted debates with guests from across the political spectrum. During a panel discussion, U.S. Representative Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, thanked Maher for raising the issue and said the media has failed to cover the tragedy. “Nigeria, the fact that this issue has not gotten...

Maher argues the killing of Christians in Nigeria is 'so much more of a genocide attempt than what is going on in Gaza' ‘Real Time’ host Bill Maher said the killing of Christians in Nigeria by Islamist groups is being ignored because ‘the Jews aren't involved.'See the video.

The death of Charlie Kirk has stirred waves of solidarity from Christians across the globe, particularly in Nigeria, where believers living under daily threat say his message of courage and faith has become a point of reflection and strength. TruthNigeria reported that online tributes emerged quickly in the wake of Kirk’s death, with Nigerians sharing his interviews, quotes, and reflections under the hashtag #CharlieKirkLivesOn. “In a time when silence often seems safer, Charlie chose to speak,” wrote one user on Facebook. “And though Charlie has passed, what lives on are values, courage, faith, and integrity that can’t be erased.” For...

“Islam is the sword the left is using to slit the throat of America,” Charlie Kirk tweeted. It was typical of the bold incisive rhetoric that terrified and infuriated the Left. And got him killed.It was also the kind of direct truth that few on the right were willing to speak out loud.Charlie Kirk continued to discuss our reporting on the Islamic genocide against Christians at a time when hardly anyone else would. And with his death, one of the most prominent voices still willing to challenge the Islamic invasion of America and its war on the world was silenced.“Did...

Police have arrested a suspect nearly four months after a New Jersey Republican councilwoman was gunned down in her car as she was nearing her home. Rashid Ali Bynum, 28, was arrested and charged in the murder of 30-year-old Eunice Dwumfour, who was shot and killed on the evening of February 1. Dwumfour and Bynum knew each other from working together at Champions Royal Assembly, a Nigeria-based prosperity gospel church in Newark, police said, according to ABC 7. “This was a very complex, extensive case with painstaking police work every single moment until today and it will continue after today,”...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it would continue to provide air cover to ground troops dismantling jihadist bases in the north-east. More than 35,000 people have been killed and two million displaced in the conflict, according to the UN. Earlier this month, the US State Department approved the sale of weapons worth $346m (£256m) to Nigeria in a bid to help it to quell unrest. The Institute for Security Studies think-tank said that at least 15 jihadist attacks had been recorded so far this year in areas near Nigeria's border with Cameroon and Niger. The jihadists were using modified...

No one has ever heard of Western flotillas headed to Nigeria, Congo, or Syria, where Christians and Druze are slaughtered like chickens.

-A Kano woman, Fauziya Abubakar, was sent to prison after allegedly using witchcraft to make young girls fall mysteriously ill -The girls developed symptoms like body cuts, unravelling braids, and even barking like a dog -The magistrate denied bail due to the severity of the case, adjourning proceedings until September 15 for further investigation A Magistrate Court number 7, in Nomansland, Kano, presided over by Justice Halima Wali, has remanded a woman, Fauziya Abubakar, in prison over allegations of witchcraft affecting young girls in the state. The incident reportedly occurred when Fauziya entered a residence on Lamido Crescent to use...

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1. "Genocide in Darfur – How the Horror Began." By Eric Reeves. SudanTribune September 3, 2005: "likely more than four million if we consider its earlier phase (1955-72)." Add the hundreds of thousands dead since 2005 including 150,000 2023/4 3. Nigeria, Igbo genocide by Hausa-Fulani Jihad: 3 million 2. 1971, 3 Million Bengalis by Pakistan using Islamic themes. 3. Idi Amin, sought to islamicize Uganda, 300,000. 4. Lebanon 1970s-1999 - by Syria and "Palestinians" Muslims: 300,000. 5. Iran 1979 Islamic Revolution: 80,000. 6. Saddam Hussein (- Quran waving dictator), 500,000. 7. Iran-Iraq war (Sunni vs Shiite), 1.5 million. 8. Yemen,...

Nigeria's government says it will resist pressure from the Trump administration to accept deportees from Venezuela and other third countries. In an interview with Nigeria's Channels TV on Friday, Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar said the U.S. was pressuring several African nations to accept foreign nationals whom the U.S. wants to deport. "We already have over 230 million people," Tuggar said. "In the words of the famous U.S. rap group Public Enemy — you'll remember a line from Flava Flav: 'Flava Flav has problems of his own. I can't do nothing for you, man.'" Tuggar's comments mark one of the most...

A new study published in the journal Science suggests that humans might have played a significant part in the sudden deforestation of rainforests from Central Africa. This work contradicts the prevailing view that the expansion of farming practices was the root cause as well as the increased incidence of long, severe dry spells.Germain Bayon, a geochemist at the French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea in Plouzané, and his colleagues examined the weathering of sediment samples that were drawn from the mouth of the Congo River. Deforestation intensifies weathering; therefore the clay samples would provide a continuous record of...

Nigerian bishop confirms nearly 1,000 faithful in one dayThe Diocese of Enugu announced that Auxiliary Bishop Ernest Obodo conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation on an astounding 983 Catholics in a single day this week.ENUGU, Nigeria (LifeSiteNews) — The Catholic Diocese of Enugu, Nigeria, conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation on about 1,000 candidates in just one day this week.The Diocese of Enugu announced that on June 4, Auxiliary Bishop Ernest Obodo confirmed a whopping 983 faithful in a single day, whose ages ranged from teenagers to adults. The number of candidates who received the sacrament is among the largest recorded numbers...

A black radio host convicted of staging burning cross to help sway the election testifies that mayor was in on it. A black media personality was convicted last week of faking a hate crime against Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade to gin up votes for him, with the ringleader Derrick Bernard testifying that Mobolade was in on the hoax, and the FBI testifying that the mayor misled agents about his contact with Bernard. Mobolade, who is Nigerian, won the election as a left-leaning independent in the traditional Republican stronghold in 2023 after the n-word was scrawled on one of his...

Boko Haram has evolved from a local terrorist group to a regional and global security threat....Since then, Boko Haram has increased its frequency of terror attacks in Nigeria, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, and expanded geographically to launching attacks in other West and Central African countries, such as Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. ...snip.... The U.S. support is also coming rather late in the game. The U.S. commitment of troops in Cameroon came only after China, Russia, Germany and France had already committed to help Cameroon, through defense cooperation agreements (Russia) and by providing sophisticated military equipment (China, Germany) and...