NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Two Christians in eastern Uganda were hospitalized after hardline Muslims beat them for their presentation at a religious dialogue, one of the victims said. Musa Kirongosa, 32, and Swidiki Buyinza, 27, of an undisclosed church in Nawaikoke, Kaliro District, were the first to speak at the Christian-Muslim dialogue organized by […]
Two Christians Beaten after Muslim-Christian Dialogue
Attack leaves them hospitalized.
November 22, 2023 By -
Pastor Slain, Wife Kidnapped in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Violence against Christians continues.
November 21, 2023 By -
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 All (ECWA), 2, in Damakasuwa town was killed at night by “bandits,” said the Rev. Romanus Ebenwokodi, spokesman for ECWA in […]
Kidnapped Pastor Killed in Nigeria after Ransom Payment
Church paid 1 million naira for his release.
November 17, 2023 By -
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 Rev. David Musa of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in the Obajana area, Lokoja County, had been kidnapped […]
Muslim Husband Sets Wife on Fire for Accepting Christ
Mother of three hospitalized with third-degree burns.
November 8, 2023 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A woman in eastern Uganda has been hospitalized with serious burns after her Muslim husband discovered she had converted to Christianity and set her on fire, area sources said. Hajara Namwase, a 32-year-old mother of three children in Kenkebu village, Budaka town, is still receiving hospital treatment for third-degree burns […]
Terrorists Kill Christian, Kidnap 25 Others in Northern Nigeria
Two others wounded in attack.
November 2, 2023 By -
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, Kachia County, the assailants attacked while residents were asleep, said area resident Emmanuei Yusuf. “The Christian villagers […]
16 Christians Slain in Attacks in Benue State, Nigeria
Slaughters continue in central part of the country.
October 31, 2023 By -
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 Sunday killed three Christians and kidnapped another, said area resident Perver Acham. He […]
Christian Doctor Slain in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Motive of attack unclear.
October 27, 2023 By -
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 Lafia, at about 4 p.m. as he was returning from his farm in […]
Christian Co-ed Kidnapped, Forced to Convert in Nigeria
University aiding in forcible Islamization, watchdog group says.
October 25, 2023 By -
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 group. Dorcas Adedayo Adekanola, a 20-year-old, first-year chemistry student at the university, was an active member of the Fellowship of Christian Students when other members noticed […]
Muslim Extremists Suspected of Killing Tourists, Beating Christian
Evangelist beaten unconscious in Kampala.
October 20, 2023 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – The killers of three people this week in western Uganda accused them of supporting Christian work, and an evangelist in Kampala was beaten unconscious after Muslim extremists on Oct. 10 attacked him for being an “infidel,” sources said. In the Kawaala area of Kampala, six Muslim extremists shouting, “Kafir [Infidel]!” […]
Terrorists Kidnap at Least 30 Christians in Nigeria
Gunmen ambush them on a farm.
October 10, 2023 By -
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 communal farm in Chikuri, Chikun County, said area resident Victor Dabo in a text […]