Radical insurgents of an unknown jihadist faction in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Sokoto have taken over nearly 80 towns, according to lawmakers speaking to The Epoch Times. Once in control they are reported to have imposed heavy taxes, seized crops, and taken women as sex slaves. “They have suspended all laws and instructions from the government and…
Rights Groups Criticize US No Longer Listing Nigeria as Violator of Religious Freedom
JOS, Nigeria—Human-rights groups around the world have reacted with dismay to the recent delisting of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) by the U.S. Department of State. Ahead of his Nov. 18 visit to Nigeria, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken listed China, Myanmar, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan and…
Pastor Tells Blinken Nigerian Christians Want Free Speech
In his first trip to Africa, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken pledged a new face of diplomacy to African countries while cutting the ribbon on a $2.1 billion assistance agreement with Nigeria. But a small-town Baptist preacher told him in a private meeting Nov. 19 that what persecuted Nigerian Christians want the most is free…
Nigerian Christians Want Free Speech, Pastor Tells Blinken
In his first trip to Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed a $2.1 billion assistance agreement with Nigeria to support health care, education, agriculture, and good governance. But a small-town Baptist preacher told him in a Nov. 19 private meeting that what persecuted Nigerian Christians want most is free speech. “Recently they have…
Death Toll From Gunmen Attack in Nigeria’s Northwest Rises to 43
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—At least 43 people have died following raids by gunmen in Nigeria’s Sokoto state this week, three times more than the initial death toll given by officials, a spokesman for the state governor said on Wednesday. Although the military is conducting an operation to stamp out a tide of violence by armed gangs known…
Gas Explosion in Nigeria’s Lagos Kills 5, Including a Child
LAGOS, Nigeria—A gas explosion in Lagos, Nigeria’s biggest city, on Tuesday killed at least five people, including a child, an emergency services official told The Associated Press. “There are four adults dead—three males and one female—and a 10-year-old boy died in the incident,” Ibrahim Farinloye of the National Emergency Management Agency said, adding that rescue…
Rights Activists Petition Blinken to Help Free Nigerian Reporter
November 14, 2021
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On the 40th anniversary of the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, a sign-on petition to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is calling for his help to free a Nigerian contributor to The Epoch Times. That day the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission is also holding an event to call attention to the arrest of journalists….
Rights Activists Petition Blinken to Help Free Epoch Times Reporter in Nigeria
November 14, 2021
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On Nov. 15, the 40th anniversary of the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, a petition to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling for his help to free a Nigerian contributor to The Epoch Times. The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission also will hold an event to call attention to the arrest of journalists….
Douglas Burton on Arrest of Epoch Times Reporter Luka Binniyat and Mass Killings of Christians in Nigeria
“They charged the man in a court that doesn’t have authority to give him cash bail… So now he’s in the Kaduna prison, which is a very awful place to be.” One week ago, Epoch Times reporter Luka Binniyat was arrested in Nigeria, after extensively reporting on atrocities against Nigerian Christians. His most recent story…
West Should Sanction Nigeria’s Genocide: Bernard-Henri Levy
WASHINGTON—Targeted sanctions against the Nigerian government for allowing mass slaughter should be a Congressional agenda, according to a celebrated French war correspondent. Bernard-Henri Levy, renowned French philosopher and rights advocate was on Capitol Hill recently to stir the conscience of the West regarding genocides past and present, chief among them, today’s war on Nigerian Christians….
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