Religion

Four nuns kidnapped on Sunday, in southeastern Nigeria, were released by gunmen on Wednesday, according to the police. Sisters Johannes Nwodo, Christabel Echemazu, Liberata Mbamalu and Benita Agu of the Congregation of Jesus the Savior in Nigeria were reportedly abducted on the morning of August 21, 2022 on their way …

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari condemned the killing of Sheikh Goni Aisami, a prominent Islamic cleric last weekend in the north eastern state of Yobe, local media reported. President Buhari described the attack on the cleric as an “unprovoked and cold-blooded murder”. Sheikh Aisami was reportedly shot dead by a soldier …

Armed men in Nigeria abducted four nuns of the Catholic Church in Nigeria’s south-eastern state of Imo, on a notorious highway, the local convent said. A Catholic priest was also kidnapped last week on the same highway . “The four nuns were on their way to a morning mass on …

Founder of the Living Faith Tabernacle also known as Winner’s Chapel, David Oyedepo is today ranked as the richest pastor in the world with 150 million dollars. “(…) Nowadays, our books are published in different languages around the world without us having to pay and yet they send us copyrights. …

Moroccan authorities arrested and sentenced Fatema Karim, a blogger to two years in prison, accused of “undermining the Muslim religion” in a Facebook post deemed offensive to Islam. Fatema Karim, 39, was questioned by police on July 15 and has been in detention since, her brother Bouazza Karim said. She …

An electrical fire swept through an Egyptian Coptic Christian church during Mass on Sunday, causing a stampede and killing at least 41 people, Reuters agency reported. Most of the victims are children and have suffered from smoke inhalation. The blaze started just before 9 a.m. in the Abu Sifin church …

“The Christian God is too slow. My gods are direct. These are the words of Kwaku Bonsam, a famous Ghanaian witch doctor, known for his comical statements. It is the AfriMag site that reports the information. Kwaku Bonsam again made a resounding statement on local radio. In an interview, the …

Police in southern Nigeria say they detained a number of suspects linked to the kidnapping and murder of a Roman Catholic priest, the BBC reports. The priest, Christopher Odia, 41, was abducted on Sunday morning as he left his home in Edo state to conduct Mass. His body was later …

Suspects linked to the killing of at least 40 people in a church in south-west Nigeria have been detained by a regional security force, the authorities there say. Gunmen stormed the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state, during a service earlier this month and opened fire. The suspects …

A Nigerian court on Thursday will hear a challenge against sharia law in the mostly Muslim northern state of Kano, in a case that is set to reignite debate on the place of religious laws in a country whose constitution is neutral on religion, Reuters agency reports. Nigeria is divided …