nigeria

March 22, 2010

Gaddafi row: suggests Christian-Muslim split in Nigeria

The leader of Libya suggested Nigeria ought to be split on religious grounds between Christians and Muslims, and a diplomatic row has ensued.

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March 22, 2010

New martyrs in Nigeria

Second Wave of Attacks Near Jos, Nigeria Leaves 13 Christians Dead (Religion News Blog). The attacks are more political in nature: Christian politicians in Plateau state have blocked many Muslims from being legally recognized as citizens (CBSNews.com). Update: Steve has further analysis.

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March 11, 2010

Christians killed in Nigeria

Hundreds of (mostly ethnic Berom) Christians in 3 farming villages near Jos, Nigeria were killed by ethnic Fulani Muslims, and about 75 houses were burned. Multiple reports: BBC, ReliefWeb, NYT, CNN, Compass Direct, many more.

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January 25, 2010

Religious strife in Jos, Nigeria

This information comes via the World Evangelical Alliance. From: Gideon Para-Mallam Date: Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:43 AM Subject: Fw: UPDATE ON THE JOS CRISIS AND CALL FOR HELP Dear Friends This is an urgent call to prayer and action from us to the international Christian community. Please find attached a write-up from certain [...]

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September 1, 1996

Nigeria: the Africa of the future?

By 2025 Nigeria will have 238 million inhabitants–almost the same population as the United States has now, but in less than 10% of the space. China (1.5 billion) and India (1.4 billion) will still be the most populous countries. Africa’s doubling time is 25 years; which means that by 2025 Africa will have 1.49 billion [...]

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