Terrorists Kill Christian, Kidnap 25 Others in Northern Nigeria

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Two others wounded in attack. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, November 2, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked a village in northern Nigeria on early Tuesday (Oct. 31), killing one Christian, wounding two and kidnapping 25 others, sources said. In southern Kaduna state’s village of Ungwan Baka, Kachia County, the assailants attacked while residents were asleep, said … Read More

16 Christians Slain in Attacks in Benue State, Nigeria

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Slaughters continue in central part of the country. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, October 31, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Sunday (Oct. 29) killed six Christians in Benue state, following the slaughter of 10 others earlier this month, sources said. In Tse Gamber village, Gwer West County, the assailants early on Sunday killed three … Read More

Christian Doctor Slain in Nasarawa State, Nigeria

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Motive of attack unclear. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, October 27, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A Christian doctor was killed in a machete attack on him and his motorcycle driver on Oct. 17 in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, sources said. Terrorists attacked Dr. Stephen Angbas, head of Angbas Hospital in the town of Lafia, at about 4 p.m. as he … Read More

Christian Co-ed Kidnapped, Forced to Convert in Nigeria

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University aiding in forcible Islamization, watchdog group says. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, October 25, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Personnel of Kaduna State University have aided in the kidnapping and forcible conversion to Islam of a Christian student, according to a campus watchdog group. Dorcas Adedayo Adekanola, a 20-year-old, first-year chemistry student at the university, was an active member … Read More

Christian Couple Accused of Blasphemy Win Bail in Pakistan

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Police show undue haste in filing case, attorney says. By Our Pakistan Correspondent LAHORE, Pakistan, October 24, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A court in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday (Oct. 18) granted bail to a Christian couple arrested last month on blasphemy charges, a rare occurrence in a country where falsely accused suspects spend years in jail awaiting verdicts. Zahid Nazeer, … Read More

Muslim Extremists Suspected of Killing Tourists, Beating Christian

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Evangelist beaten unconscious in Kampala. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, October 20, 2023 (Morning Star News) – The killers of three people this week in western Uganda accused them of supporting Christian work, and an evangelist in Kampala was beaten unconscious after Muslim extremists on Oct. 10 attacked him for being an “infidel,” sources said. In the Kawaala area … Read More

Officials Vow to Withdraw Permit for Christian School in Indonesia

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Foundation says it has authorization to build. By Our Indonesia Correspondent SURABAYA, Indonesia, October 12, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Bowing to pressure from Islamic protestors, local officials in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia have vowed to withdraw permission that had been granted to build a Christian school, sources said. In the town of Parepare, the district representative council had granted permission … Read More

Terrorists Kidnap at Least 30 Christians in Nigeria

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Gunmen ambush them on a farm. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, October 10, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Terrorists on Saturday (Oct. 7) kidnapped more than 30 Christians in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, residents said. The assailants ambushed and took the Christians away at gunpoint at about 11 a.m. as they worked on a communal farm in Chikuri, Chikun County, … Read More

Anti-Christian Incidents in Israel Condemned

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Hostilities against evangelicals seen during Feast of Booths. By Our Middle East Correspondent October 9, 2023 (Morning Star News) – The uptick in anti-Christian acts in Israel that began last December continued last week when police arrested five suspects accused of harassing Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City. Four adults and one minor were arrested Wednesday (Oct. 4), charged with assault for allegedly … Read More

Elderly Couple Left Homeless for Converting to Christianity

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Muslim relatives damage structure, threaten to ‘destroy’ them. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, October 6, 2023 (Morning Star News) – An elderly couple in eastern Uganda has fled their village after Muslim relatives upset with their conversion to Christianity threatened to destroy them and their home, sources said. In Wakalende village, Kyebando Ward in Mayuge town, 70-year-old Sula Mugudi … Read More