Southern Kaduna, known for incessant attacks by suspected Fulani attackers, has once again been visited by terror as a Catholic priest and 10 others were kidnapped in a fresh raid that left 3 others dead.
Although the Scottish Parliament recently rejected the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill at stage one, the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, which supported the bill, acted in good faith when it mattered.
An African Bishop, acclaimed for his humanitarian works, has cautioned against familiarity while calling for global synergy and collaboration between Churches and nations.
The Catholic Bishop of Yola, Most Rev. Stephen Mamza Dami, who doubles as the First Vice President of the Justice, Peace and Development Commission (JPDC) for the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), has expressed profound appreciation to Western donors and institutions for their commitment to peace and security in Africa.
The Catholic Diocese of Jalingo in north-eastern Nigeria has demonstrated its commitment to peace and security in Taraba State by donating land for a newly built and commissioned police post.
In light of recent reports indicating that American soldiers are deployed in Nigeria for counterterrorism efforts, an American activist dedicated to rebuilding homes in Yelewata, Benue State—destroyed by suspected Fulani bandits—has called on the government to prioritize the safety of lives and livelihoods.
A courageous Nigerian journalist recently took a swipe at the Nigerian judiciary and media for their failure to amplify the voices of the marginalised who are facing existential threats.
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) worldwide has expressed deep concern over the worsening and pervasive insecurity in Nigeria, targeting Christian communities as ECWA District Church Councils in 6 states of Katsina, Kaduna, Kwara, Kogi, Niger and Plateau states, respectively, remain under severe threat.
Troops of the Joint Task Force North Eastern region of Nigeria, code-named Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have recorded a major operational breakthrough following a carefully coordinated operation in the last 2 weeks, leading to the capture and destruction of a notorious ISWAP terrorist detention facility deep within the forested Timbuktu Triangle in Gujba Local Government Area of Borno State.
While the dust has not settled in the Catholic Diocese of Kontagora, where over 300 pupils and staff who were abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Schools, Papiri, in Niger State, were recently reunited with their families, terrorists have again set a church ablaze and attacked a convent and clinic run by religious sisters, leaving 1 person dead and 7 others abducted.
