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British heavyweight boxing star Anthony Joshua was rushed to the hospital Monday morning after suffering injuries in a serious car accident that killed two people in Nigeria.

The head of the largest organization representing the Tiv people of central Nigeria told local media he sent a letter to President Donald Trump this weekend thanking him for approving airstrikes against jihadists exterminating Christian communities nationwide.

The Washington Post’s editorial board is praising President Donald Trump’s recent deadly strikes on Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria.

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Atlantic Council Distinguished Fellow J. Peter Pham, who served as United States Special Envoy for the Sahel Region of Africa, said that there are issues with coordinating strikes with Nigeria’s government because “certain parts of the

On Friday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Carl Higbie Frontline,” Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) praised the strikes in Nigeria over Christmas but said that it is crucial for the U.S. “to work with Nigerian government officials to get them to focus

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Early Start,” Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar argued that the Nigerian government has the will to fight terrorism but “We may have institutional challenges, partly due to, for instance, the Leahy law that stopped the

On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) said that she wishes that instead of undertaking strikes, the Trump administration focused on things like regaining “our role again as a leader in providing USAID” in parts of

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Early Start,” Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar stated that the American strikes in the country on Christmas were “coordinated with the U.S.,” and the fight in the area is “not about religion. It is about

Both Syria and Nigeria were struck by deadly mosque bombings this week, killing and injuring dozens of people. Both attacks were timed to coincide with prayer services to inflict maximum carnage.

President Donald Trump stated that, acting as Commander in Chief, he directed the United States to carry out a “powerful and deadly strike” in northwest Nigeria against ISIS terrorists, whom he identified as responsible for targeting and killing innocent Christians at historically severe levels.

Nigerian activists and leaders at the front lines of the jihadist mass killings in the country denounced attempts to erase the religious aspect of the persecution in the country during a recent online press briefing alongside the human rights organization Open Doors, noting the overwhelming evidence that the killers are seeking to eliminate Christianity entirely.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a Christmas Eve message from Jerusalem stressing that Israel is “the only country in the Middle East where the Christian community is thriving” and pledged that the Jewish state “will always stand” with Christians worldwide.

Nigerians speaking to the newspaper Daily Trust expressed extreme hesitation in traveling out of the capital city of Abuja to spend Christmas this week with family, citing the “insecurity” crisis caused by a growing wave of systematic attacks by jihadists against Christian communities nationwide.

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) urged Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday to use the federal government to protect worshippers in the face of expected increased jihadist attacks during the Christmas season.

New England Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson, who dedicated his life to Jesus Christ a few years ago, is raising awareness about Christians being persecuted all over the world.

Amnesty International on Tuesday accused the Nigerian Army of opening fire on protesters and killing nine women.

Police in the southeastern Nigerian state of Imo are investigating a possible organ-harvesting ring after finding a hideous trove of mutilated corpses at a hotel.

The Interior Ministry of Benin announced on Sunday that an attempted military coup against President Patrice Talon had been thwarted.

The Catholic Diocese of Zaria in Nigeria’s Kaduna state said on Wednesday that a priest named Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ezema was kidnapped from his church Tuesday night. 

A top official in Nigeria condemned calls from prominent American and other human rights figures for the country to abolish the imposition of sharia, or Islamic law, on citizens regardless of religion, dismissively remarking, “we are not Venezuela.”

Archbishop Henry Ndakuba on Friday announced that kidnapped Anglican priest Edwin Achi had been murdered by his abductors, a month after he was kidnapped from his home in the state of Kaduna and held for ransom.

Nigerian Defense Minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar tendered his resignation on Monday, the office of President Bola Tinubu confirmed, amid a growing wave of jihadist violence against Christians in the country.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a station of national emergency over a string of brutal attacks and kidnappings, including mass abductions of school children.

The World Food Program (WFP), an arm of the United Nations, warned on Tuesday that parts of Nigeria may face unprecedented hunger in the most perilous parts of the upcoming year, leaving as many as 35 million people facing “severe food insecurity.”

Yet another kidnapping of young Nigerian women by jihadis of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) was reported on Sunday. The wave of violence prompted the government of Nigeria’s Bauchi state to close all schools as a precaution, including both government and private institutions.

The main opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demanded on Sunday that President Bola Tinubu consider resignation if he cannot ensure the safety of Christians in the face on a decade-long jihadist genocide campaign against them.

Rap superstar Nicki Minaj called for God’s intervention in the effort to rescue the captured Christian hostages in Nigeria. 

Nigerian Bishop Wilfred Anagbe testified before the House of Representatives on Thursday, detailing the “gory” violence Christians face.

The U.S. is mulling a host of options such as sanctions and Pentagon engagement on counterterrorism as part of a plan to compel the Nigerian government to better protect its persecuted Christian communities.

Another day, another anti-Christian attack by jihadists in strife-torn Nigeria. Multiple news agencies reported Friday dozens of pupils have been abducted by armed men from a Catholic school in the center of the country.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who has denied the existence of persecution against Christians in his country, was obliged to postpone his trips to the G20 and AU-EU summits on Wednesday due to the ongoing crises of a mass schoolgirl kidnapping and a brutal jihadi attack on a church.

A church in rural Nigeria was attacked by jihadists Wednesday with at least two people murdered before the pastor and some worshippers were kidnapped, police and witnesses said. The attack comes just days after 25 girls were abducted from a boarding school.

Rap megastar Nicki Minaj praised President Donald Trump for “prioritizing” the issue of the persecution and slaughter of Christians in Nigeria, and thanked him for his “leadership on the global stage” in calling for action on this issue.

Pope Leo XIV offered prayers for the persecuted Christians of Nigeria during his public address on Sunday.