Lawmakers sound alarm on slaughter of Nigerian Christians by militants

Lawmakers sound alarm on slaughter of Nigerian Christians by militants

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE: Countdown: Top stories of 2018 by WorldTribune Staff, December 31, 2018 A Nigerian archbishop has joined U.S. lawmakers in calling on President Donald Trump to appoint a special envoy to respond to the slaughter of Christians in Nigeria by Islamic jihadists. Although the majority of Nigerian are Christians, the nation […]

Church leaders sound alarm against ‘genocide’ in Nigeria by Muslim herdsmen

Church leaders sound alarm against ‘genocide’ in Nigeria by Muslim herdsmen

by WorldTribune Staff, August 20, 2018 More than 6,000 Nigerian Christians, mostly women and children, have been murdered by herdsmen this year, a report said. “What is happening in Plateau State and other select states in Nigeria is pure genocide and must be stopped immediately,” Christian Association of Nigeria and church denominational heads in Plateau State […]

Nigerian official: Obama didn’t provide support we needed to fight terrorism

Nigerian official: Obama didn’t provide support we needed to fight terrorism

by WorldTribune Staff, May 1, 2018 The Obama administration failed to provide the cooperation and support Nigeria needed in its fight against the brutal Boko Haram terrorist organization, a top adviser to Nigeria’s president said on April 29. Malam Garba Shehu, senior special adviser on media and publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, said “If you […]