BREAKING: Nigeria Islamists Kill Kidnapped Christian Student (Update)
(Adds info about memorial website, more details)
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Islamic militants have released a...
Islamists Behead Nigeria’s Leading Pastor As Crisis Escalates
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by Linda Bordoni and Stefan J. Bos
ABUJA/VATICAN CITY (BosNewsLife)-- Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram says it has...
Militants Behead 11 Christians in Nigeria on Christmas Day
With reporting by Nathan Morley
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Militants of the Islamic State group (IS) have released a video purportedly showing the murder of 11...
Militants Free Kidnapped Priest in Nigeria
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by Devin Watkins
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Police forces have liberated a priest in southern Nigeria who was abducted by...
Nigeria Girl Kidnapped For Refusing To Convert To Islam; 18 Killed In Clashes
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian school girl in Nigeria spent Easter as a hostage of Islamist militants after she refused to convert to Islam, while extremists killed more than a dozen people during the holiday, BosNewsLife learned Monday, April 2.
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Christians Killed In Nigeria; More Than 100 Schoolgirls Missing
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Rome’s Colosseum Turns Red For Persecuted Christians; Asia Bibi ‘Expected To Be Released’
By Philippa Hitchen reporting from Vatican City
VATICAN CITY/ROME (BosNewsLife)-- Rome's most famous landmark, the Colosseum, will be lit up in red on Saturday, February 24, as a sign of solidarity with all those facing persecution for their faith. They include a Pakistani mother of five on death row who is expected to be released soon amid international pressure, family and organizers said.
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Kenya Christian Students Injured In School Attack
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
NAIROBI, KENYA (BosNewsLife)-- Dozens of Christian students in Kenya are recovering from injuries after they were beaten and stabbed for refusing to convert to Islam, BosNewsLife learned Sunday, February 11.
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‘Muslim Militants Kill 90 Christians In Nigeria’
By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in central Nigeria face a tense Christmas after the deadliest sectarian violence in the country's recent history killed at least 90 people, aid workers and Christians say.
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BREAKING: Nigeria Police Free Kidnapped Christian Amid Killing Spree
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J.
Bos
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Nigeria's security forces have rescued a kidnapped Christian man after recent Muslim attacks in which at least 15 Christians died, BosNewsLife learned.
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