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Trump vows more strikes on Nigerian militants due to Christian persecution
Flag of Nigeria on soldiers arm. / Credit: Bumble Dee/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 26, 2025 / 18:22 pm (CNA).…
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Hundreds of Nigerian students remain captive; Cameroon archbishop warns of church closures
Parishioners at a church in Akute Ogun State, Nigeria, in June 11, 2023. / Credit: Ariyo Olasunkanmi/ Shutterstock ACI Prensa…
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Nigerian priest: Those responsible for killing Christians, Muslims should be held accountable
A map of Nigeria. / Credit: SevenMaps/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Nov 25, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). Nigerian priest Father Mathias…
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Rights group hails release of 100 children abducted from Nigerian Catholic school
Empty beds in a student dormitory at St Mary's Catholic School in the Kontagora Diocese.on Nov. 21, 2025. / Credit:…
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Nigerian foundation defends Catholic bishop after remarks about Christian genocide
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto is the founder of The Kukah Centre, a Nigeria-based public…
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2 Nigerian minor seminarians released months after kidnapping, 1 killed in captivity
On Nov. 4, 2025, the Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Nigeria announced the release of two seminarians who were abducted…
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Nigerian Catholic leaders respond to call to label Nigeria ‘country of particular concern’
In interviews with ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner in Africa, Nigerian Catholic Church leaders shared their views on Christian persecution…
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Nigerian priest released from captivity after being kidnapped by Boko Haram
Father Alphonsus Afina. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Fairbanks CNA Staff, Jul 22, 2025 / 14:16 pm…
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Up to 200 displaced Nigerian Christians killed in ‘worst’ attack yet
Over 200 Christians were murdered by Islamist militants in Nigeria on June, 13, 2025. / Credit: Red Confidential/Shutterstock Washington, D.C.…
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Nigerian priest who served in Alaska captured by Boko Haram, bishop says
Fairbanks, Alaska, Bishop Steven Maekawa, OP, said he plans to offer a special Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Fairbanks…
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