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    “Displaced youth face a 50-60% risk of radicalisation,” states Mike Arnold, stressing that education is the key solution to combating insecurity.

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    “The Catholic Church in Africa is growing. It is young, it is vibrant, it is the future, and its Pope showed up.”  Here’s why!

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    Pope Leo XIV brings “light of hope” to a traumatised population, Archbishop Andrew Nkea says in emotional message

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    US-based Non-profit Organisation rescues Plateau youths from Fulani attacks, pays hospital bills

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    “Over time we have watched the insult meted against the Body of Christ,” Middle Belt Christian Solidarity Network warns

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    Bishop Mfumbusa Appointed by Pope Leo XIV to Dicastery remembered as a “shining example of pastoral dedication”

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    US-based Nigerian lawyer, rights activist pledges “to Defend Nigeria’s Persecuted Christians.”

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    “Without context, routine behaviour gets misread and innocent people become targets,” – Award-winning Conflict Reporter, Ahmad Salkida, says in reaction to intractable conflict across Northern Nigeria

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    Barbaric: Terrorists behead 30-year-old man, Elisha, at Riwhie-Chwo, Plateau State

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    17-year-old Christian girl forcefully converted to Islam in Adamawa State escapes, now receiving discipleship

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“Thank you, Advocatus Africa, for sharing my story” – Rebecca Mallum, Chibok Schoolgirl Kidnap Survivor

Justine Dyikuk5 days ago5 days ago06 mins

One of the survivors of the 14 April 2014 mass abduction at Government Secondary School Chibok, Southern Borno has expressed appreciation to Advocatus Africa (AA) for covering the 12th anniversary of their ordeal in the hands of Boko Haram militants.

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My Odyssey from the Studio to the Classroom

Justine Dyikuk5 days ago4 days ago011 mins

A Plateau-born academic, gentleman and man of faith shares how he rose from little beginnings at Daar Communications, contributed to Plateau Radio Television Corporation (PRTVC) and University of Jos FM – ICE FM, and in a delightful twist says: “Today…I stand at the intersection of practice and theory, experience and scholarship,” after earning a deserving Ph.D.

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Chibok schoolgirl abduction survivor debuts Hashtag activism, recalls “trauma to triumph,” 11 years, 11 months later

Justine Dyikuk6 days ago6 days ago210 mins

To mark the 12th anniversary of the tragic mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok town in Southern Borno by Boko Haram terrorists, one of the survivors has undertaken hashtag activism, describing the experience as “trauma to triumph.”

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Pope Leo XIV brings a message of inter-religious dialogue during his first historic apostolic pilgrimage to Africa

Sylvester Jalo6 days ago6 days ago010 mins

Pope Leo XIV has sued for harmony, forgiveness, reconciliation and inter-religious dialogue for world peace during his first historic apostolic pilgrimage to the People’s Republic of Algeria, where thousands of the faithful gathered in Algiers on 13 April 2026.

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Sultan of Sokoto debunks viral “AI-generated,” photo of Governor Alia worshipping him

Justine Dyikuk7 days ago7 days ago06 mins

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has dismissed as fake a viral and controversial photo of Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, bowing down to him.

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Security in Freefall: As mass kidnappings persist across central and northern Nigeria, fear is becoming the only constant for millions

Justine Dyikuk7 days ago7 days ago08 mins

In what seems like fear without borders, continuous abductions in Plateau, Benue, Kaduna and Borno communities have left communities trapped in a cycle of hopelessness, looking to a government that cannot protect them.

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“I do believe in the message of the Gospel, as a peacemaker.” – Pope Leo XIV tells Trump

Justine Dyikuk1 week ago1 week ago02 mins

The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has reaffirmed the Church’s position on the ongoing war in the Middle East in response to statements made on social media by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Pope Leo XIV Appoints Bishop Ernest Obodo as Administrator of Abakaliki Diocese Following Sede Vacante

Justine Dyikuk1 week ago1 week ago03 mins

The Holy Father Pope Leo has appointed Most Rev. Dr. Ernest Anaezichukwu Obodo as the Apostolic Administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, South Eastern Nigeria. 

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Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, a fiery Nigerian cleric, accuses security agencies of failing to protect lives, property in communities across Plateau

Justine Dyikuk1 week ago1 week ago05 mins

Prominent Nigerian cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has accused security agencies of failing to protect lives and property in certain communities of Plateau State.

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416 victims taken by Boko Haram urge the Nigerian government to urgently rescue them from their harrowing captivity

Sylvester Jalo1 week ago1 week ago05 mins

In a heartfelt plea, 416 victims taken by Boko Haram are urgently calling on the Nigerian government to step in and rescue them from their harrowing captivity.

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  • Pope Leo XIV brings “light of hope” to a traumatised population, Archbishop Andrew Nkea says in emotional message
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“Displaced youth face a 50-60% risk of radicalisation,” states Mike Arnold, stressing that education is the key solution to combating insecurity.

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“The Catholic Church in Africa is growing. It is young, it is vibrant, it is the future, and its Pope showed up.”  Here’s why!

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Pope Leo XIV brings “light of hope” to a traumatised population, Archbishop Andrew Nkea says in emotional message

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US-based Non-profit Organisation rescues Plateau youths from Fulani attacks, pays hospital bills

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