JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Unidentified assailants on Monday (March 21) kidnapped three church leaders at gunpoint in northern Nigeria, Christian leaders said. The armed men stormed a church prayer camp site in the city of Kaduna, where the pastors were supervising work in preparation for an Easter retreat for their church, the Haddiyar Ekklesiya […]
Pastors Kidnapped in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Armed assailants release one church leader, demand $500,000 for two others.
March 25, 2016 By -
After Massacre in Benue, Nigeria, Muslim Herdsmen Remain in Villages, Sources Say
Thousands displaced.
March 11, 2016 By -
LAGOS and JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – More than two weeks after the massacre of an estimated 300 predominantly Christian farmers in Benue state in central Nigeria, attacks continued this week as Muslim Fulani herdsmen remained in the area, sources said. While a government official said this week that the herdsmen had begun to leave […]
After Surviving Treacherous Roads of Nigeria, ‘Pilot’ Flies to Glory
Driver shared in the dangers of reporting persecution.
March 7, 2016 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – I was about to leave for my office one morning in 2008 when a young man approached. “Good day, sir!” he said. After I returned the greeting, he said, “Sir, please can you employ me as your driver?” I asked him who had told him I needed a driver. With […]
Suicide Bombings in Two Towns in Nigeria Leave 26 Dead, Dozens Injured
Attacks hit Christian communities of Chibok, Borno state, and Gombi, Adamawa.
January 29, 2016 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suicide attacks on two predominantly Christian communities in northeast Nigeria today and on Wednesday (Jan. 27) left at least 26 persons dead and dozens of others injured, sources said. At noon today a suicide bomber suspected to have been sent by the Islamic extremist Boko Haram group detonated explosives in a […]
Pastors in Nigeria Fall Prey to Kidnappers
Two kidnapped, another wounded by gunshot amid abduction of parishioner.
January 27, 2016 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Two Nigerian pastors have been abducted this month in Kogi state, as kidnapping cartels that have plagued the central state the past three years directed their aim at Christian leaders. In a departure from numerous kidnappings of high-profile business and government leaders in Kogi state since 2013, gunmen abducted pastor […]
Morning Star News’ Top 10 Persecution Stories of 2015
Islamic violence accelerates in countries not known for religious conflict.
January 8, 2016 By -
(Morning Star News) – Islamic extremist violence in countries not known for religious tensions, majority-Christian Kenya and Uganda, topped Morning Star News’ stories in 2015. While the Islamic State terrorized Christians in Syria, Iraq and Libya, and Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria killed innocent civilians in the shadow of Boko Haram, in northeast Kenya Al […]
Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Kill 15 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria
Gunmen’s victims include children ages 1, 3 and 5.
December 21, 2015 By -
HWAK KWATA-ZAWAN, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen on Dec. 13 attacked two households and a compound of displaced people in this village near Jos, killing 15 Christians, including two small children. The attack at about 8:30 p.m. on the two homes and the compound housing Christians displaced by a previous attack in Bachi, […]
Muslim Who Attacked Ministry Building in Nigeria Attempts to Seize Property
Pastor’s wife, students inside as demolition began.
December 7, 2015 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A Muslim in central Nigeria who destroyed part of a ministry facility, upsetting students inside, has filed suit to seize the property, a ministry leader said. Facing a charge of criminal trespass for the partial demolition of the facility in September, Mohammed Uduans has filed a civil suit against Segun […]
The Problem of Islam and the Islamic State
An atheist and an Anglican offer bold solutions.
November 12, 2015 By -
(Morning Star News) – Two remarkable pieces about Islamist violence were published last week in mainstream media – one answering the ambivalence thoughtful people feel on what to do about the Islamic State, and the other answering perplexity on what to do about Islam. They are remarkable first because, unconcerned about political correctness, they strongly […]
Nigeria’s Slain, Indigenous Missionaries Leave Legacy of Faith
Christian workers sent to dangerous northeast gave their lives for the gospel.
October 29, 2015 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Amid ongoing dangers, Christian leaders in Nigeria this month recalled the exemplary faith of indigenous missionaries who gave their lives in areas overrun by Islamic extremist militants. While President Muhammadu Buhari told an India-African summit this week that Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has been contained to “sporadic” attacks in […]