
NIGERIA: Leah Sharibu is still alive
A young Christian woman, captured by extremist militants more than three years ago aged 14, is…

NIGERIA: Bishop seeks release of 75-year-old priest from kidnappers
A bishop has taken personal charge of negotiations to secure the release of a retired parish priest…

NIGERIA: Leah Sharibu turns 18 in Islamist captivity
A Nigerian priest has issued a heartfelt message of solidarity in support of a Christian woman who…

NIGERIA: Government apathy is stoking kidnappings ‘disease’
The Nigerian government lacks the will to tackle an epidemic of kidnappings gripping the country – according…

NIGERIA: Catholic priest murdered
Armed bandits in Nigeria have kidnapped and killed a priest returning from Mass in the latest act…

NIGERIA: ‘No evil will take away our faith’
A Christmas Eve attack by Boko Haram – that left at least 11 dead and two church…

NIGERIA: The Rosary inspired my captors to release me
A priest kidnapped in Nigeria has described how his abductors were persuaded to set him free after…

NIGERIA: Freed at last
There is rejoicing in Nigeria after a Catholic priest from the capital, Abuja, was released 10 days…

NIGERIA: Nigerian bishops back protest against police
Nigeria’s Catholic bishops have thrown their weight behind a nationwide youth-led protest against police brutality and corruption.

NIGERIA: Government failure has turned Nigeria into ‘a boiling pot’
On the 60th anniversary of the independence of Nigeria, a leading Catholic bishop has said that government…

NIGERIA: ‘Christians fear for their lives’
• Priest adds: “It is like we have been left to perish because of our faith.”…

NIGERIA: Bishop Kukah – ‘Genocide is happening in Nigeria’
Systematic violence against Nigerian Christians by Fulani herdsmen constitutes genocide, according to a leading Catholic bishop who…