Nigerian knifed for not keeping Ramadan fast
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A Christian was stabbed in Kaduna state, Nigeria, this month just because he was not participating in the annual Ramadan fast.
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Nigeria: Muslim herdsmen kill three Christians
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Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed three Christian villagers in Nigeria's Kaduna state last week.
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Nigeria: Muslim Mob kills Christian for Facebook post
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Last month a Christian was killed in Nigeria after his chat on Facebook ended in an accusation of blasphemy against Islam's controversial prophet.
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Nigeria: Pastor decries killings by Boko Haram
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A bishop of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria said that Boko Haram has killed thousands of his denomination's members, destroyed most of his churches and left many of his pastors without a congregation, according to the Christian Post.
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Nigeria: Muslim Herdsmen Helping Jihadists
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The killing of Christians by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria's middle belt has become part of a jihadist movement to both steal the region's natural resources and displace its Christian population.
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Nigeria: Church Saved from Bomb
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Mass murder in Plateau State was narrowly averted July 12 after a security guard spotted a bomb at a church's entrance and threw it away just before it exploded.
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Nigerian Government Urged to Rebuild Churches
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The Nigerian Federal Government has been urged to rebuild the churches that were razed by Boko Haram during its attacks in the northern part of the nation, according to All Africa.
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Displaced Nigerians Creates Crisis
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More than 1.6 million Nigerians who were forced to abandon their homes by the belligerence of Boko Haram are creating a humanitarian crisis in Africa's most populous nation, according to Yahoo News.
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Boko Haram Burns Churches, Kills More Than 30 people, Residents say
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At least 30 Nigerians were killed Sunday in raids on four Christian villages in the northeastern state of Borno by suspected Boko Haram islamists, according to CNN.
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Nigerian Village Attacked, 15 Killed, Boko Haram Blamed
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Nearly 20 suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed 15 people Sunday in Nigeria's Borno state, according to CNN.
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Boko Haram Kidnap 20 More Women in Nigeria
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Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have reportedly kidnapped 20 women from a nomadic settlement in northeast Nigeria near the town of Chibok, where the Islamic militants abducted more than 300 schoolgirls and young women on April 15.
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Boko Haram Kill Nine in Northeast Nigerian Church Attack
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Gunmen opened fire on a church service in a remote village in northeastern Nigeria, killing nine people as worshippers fled into the bush, police and a witness said on Monday.
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Boko Haram Targets Christians in Nigeria
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Officials confirmed Sunday that suspected Islamists killed more than 100 Christian villagers in northeastern Nigeria, according to BosNewsLife, a news agency that has been covering persecuted Christians since 2004.
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Casualty Figures Released in Kaduna, Nigeria
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LAGOS, Nigeria (Compass) -- The head of the Nigerian Bible Society recently released the casualty figures of Christians killed and churches destroyed during the February and May religious clashes between Muslims and Christians in Kaduna, the capital city of northern Nigeria's Kaduna state.
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MORE CHURCHES DESTROYED IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
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MORE CHURCHES DESTROYED IN NORTHERN NIGERIA Sharia-related Tension Continues to Breed Violence by Obed Minchakpu GUSAU, Nigeria (Compass) -- At least five churches were destroyed during February in northern Nigeria as the controversial implementation of Islamic law continued in several states. St. Dominic's Catholic Church was demolished on February 14 in Dashi, a village located 12 kilometers from Gusau, the state capital of Zamfara state. Zamfara Governor Alhaji Ahmed Sani had forcefully converted the church into an Islamic school in January. Christian Leaders told Compass that some of the persons who attacked the church have been arrested and that it ... Read more
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Nigerian Churches will Challenge Islamic Law
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LAGOS, Nigeria (Compass) -- Disturbed by some northern Nigeria states' widespread declaration that they are Islamic states and have adopted Islam as the state religion, Nigerian Christian churches have resolved to go to court to challenge what they see as an onslaught on their rights.
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Turmoil Continues as Sharia Law is Implemented in Northern States (Nigeria)
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Despite assurances from Muslim and government rulers in northern Nigeria that Sharia law would not be enforced on the Christian population living there, VOM sources in Nigeria report that several incidents point to the fact that this is not taking place.
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Nigerian's President Calls For Reconciliation
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ABUJA, Nigeria, March 2 (Compass) -- In a nationwide broadcast Wednesday night, March 1, Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo called for reconciliation between Christians and Muslims following two weeks of bloody clashes that have left hundreds dead.
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Clinton urges Nigerians to view diversity as blessing, not curse
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LAGOS, Nigeria, 27 August 2000 (Newsroom) – U.S. President Bill Clinton, during what may be his last official visit to Africa’s most populous nation, urged Nigerians to learn to live together despite their religious differences.
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Borno becomes seventh Nigerian state to adopt Sharia
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Borno becomes seventh Nigerian state to adopt Sharia 23 August 2000 (Newsroom) -- Borno has become the seventh state in Nigeria's mostly Muslim north to formally adopt Islamic law, or Sharia. Police in the state capital of Maiduguri stood guard as the move became official Saturday, fearing a possible backlash from non-Muslims. Earlier this year more than 1,000 people died in clashes between Christians and Muslims after Kaduna state announced it would adopt Sharia. Many Nigerian leaders fear the moves by northern states to implement Sharia, which began last October, could lead to the disintegration of the country. Seeking to ... Read more