27 July 2009
Exclusive: Islamists on the Rampage in Nigeria
On Sunday, July 26th, in the northern Nigerian city of Bauchi, violence erupted between Islamists and police. The conflict arose after a dawn raid by Islamic militants upon a police station. Thirty-nine people were killed, and 176 people were arrested. A curfew was imposed but even though there were no reports of violence in Bauchi city (in Bauchi state) on
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15 April 2009
Nigeria: Suspected Muslim fanatics burn churches in Nigeria
Three churches were burnt and several Christians injured in two cities in Nigeria's northern state of Niger when suspected Muslim fanatics turned on Christians during Easter celebration on Monday, the private Punch newspaper reported Tuesday.
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24 April 2008
NIGERIA: MUSLIM RIOTERS ATTACK CHRISTIANS IN KANO
(Compass Direct News) – Hundreds of Muslims took to the streets of this northern Nigerian city on Sunday (April 20), attacking Christians and their shops and setting vehicles on fire on claims that a Christian had blasphemed Muhammad, the prophet of Islam.
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17 December 2007
Nigeria's the place for Islamic ringtones
Muslim mobile phone owners in Nigeria have been urged to "go express your faith" by downloading a range of Islamic ringtones.
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03 October 2007
Death toll from Nigeria Christian attacks higher than reported
Indications that the death toll following the weekend’s violence in the Tundun Wada area of Kano State, northern Nigeria, may be higher than
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01 October 2007
Nigeria: Can Condemns Religious Killing in Kano
GENERAL Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Mr Samuel Salifu has condemned the killing of Christians in Tudun Dankande local government area of Kano State.
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26 August 2007
Mob in northern Nigeria attacks prison, injures official
Angry demonstrators have injured a prison official in northern Nigerian Bauchi state in an attempt to lynch suspected homosexuals being held in custody, official news agency NAN said Saturday.
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21 August 2007
Clash over Nigeria cross-dressing
Police in northern Nigeria have clashed with Muslim youths angry at a Sharia court's decision to grant bail to 18 men accused of dressing as women.
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04 June 2007
Christian School Teacher Brutally Murdered by Extremists in Nigeria
Sixteen suspects in the murder of a Christian secondary school teacher in the northern Nigerian state of Gombe, have been released without charge. The decision has caused dismay in local Christian circles.
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09 May 2007
Nigerian Christians subject to Islamic law
(CWNews.com) - All schoolgirls in the Nigerian state of Kano are now required to wear an Islamic veil. The new
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20 April 2007
NIGERIA: CHRISTIAN BOY ESCAPES FROM MUSLIM KIDNAPPERS
Victor Udo Usen, 13, flees to mother’s shop and is home again – in another state.
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