BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria Militants Order Christians To Leave North; Threaten New Attacks

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service
ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Nigeria's feared Islamic Boko Haram group has ordered Christians in the country's north to leave within three days or face more deadly violence, while also threatening to confront security forces sent to quell the unrest in the region.
 

NEWS ALERT: Nigeria President Declares State Of Emergency After Anti-Christian Attacks

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency as northern parts of Africa's most populous nation amid mounting concerns about attacks by Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, against especially the Christian population.

Nigeria Christians Mourn Dozens Killed In Church Blasts

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Nigerian Christians mourned their dead Monday, December 26, after at least 35 people died in a Christmas Day bombing at a Catholic Church and at least four others in similar blasts.    

BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria Christmas Church Attacks Kill 39; Pope Prays For Peace (Wrap)

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service ABUJA/VATICAN CITY (BosNewsLife)-- A Muslim sect has claimed responsibility for a powerful bomb blast that hit a Catholic church on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital Abuja during a Christmas service, killing at least 39 people.

NEWS ALERT: Nigeria Forces Kill Islamic Militants; Christian Woman Dies

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Nigerian authorities said Saturday, December 24, that police forces killed at least a dozen suspected fighters of an Islamic group blamed for deadly attacks on Christians and other targets in northern states.  

Nigeria Churches Challenged As Dozens Die In Plateau State

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Churches in central Nigeria have to decide whether to reopen this weekend for worship after dozens of Christians were killed since last week, prompting the military to step up security and impose a curfew, locals said.

NEWS ALERT: Nigeria Militants Kill Children Of Christian Convert, Missionaries Say

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- A militant group seeking to enforce Sharia, or Islamic law, throughout Nigeria, has shot and killed two children of an ex-terrorist and "murderer" because he converted to Christianity, well-informed missionaries told BosNewsLife Wednesday, November 23.

		                

Worldwide Christians Pray For “Persecuted Church”

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By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest with Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Millions of Christians around the world were expected Sunday, November 13, to participate in the 'International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church' (IDOP), amid mounting concerns over a global crackdown on devoted believers.  

BREAKING NEWS: 150 Killed In Attack On Nigeria Churches, Police (UPDATE)

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(ADDS NEW DEATH TOLL FIGURE, CHANGING LEAD, ADDS COMMENT PRESIDENT) By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Islamic militants shouting "Allahu Akbar", or 'Allah is great', carried out coordinated gun and bomb attacks on churches and police stations in northern Nigeria, killing at least 150 people and injuring some 100 others, aid workers and witnesses confirmed Saturday, November 5.  

100 Christians Killed In Nigeria Violence

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
JOS, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- The Christian community in Nigeria's central Plateau state are anxiously awaiting the arrival of some 1,300 additional riot police following weeks of sectarian violence that reportedly killed as many as 100 Christians.