Will Christianity Survive In the Middle East? Published on June 23, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Persecution Continue reading The Context of Global Christian Persecution According to the most recent information available from the Pew Research Center, in 2014 […]
Christians In Nigeria Denied Aid In Displacement Camps Run by Muslims Published on March 28, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading Christians in Nigeria are facing trial upon trial. Not only were hundreds of thousands forced to flee their homes due […]
Open Doors Releases 2017 World Watch List: Christian Persecution Continues to Rise Published on January 13, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Open Doors’ 2017 World Watch List made waves on the international scene yesterday as it exposed the new top 50 […]
New Report Claims Nigeria Is About to Erupt Along Religious Fault Lines Published on June 17, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading With one expert saying what’s happening in Nigeria is “one of the worst, most neglected humanitarian crises in the world,” […]
What Advent Is All About Published on November 30, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Opinion Continue reading Did you know that Advent starts Sunday? This is good news in the midst of all the bad news.
Boko Haram Militants Slit the Throats of 16 Christian Fishermen Published on August 2, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading Boko Haram militants slit the throats of sixteen Christian fishermen on the shores of Lake Chad in the Nigerian state […]
Number of Terrorist Attacks In the World Rose By a Third In 2014 Published on June 20, 2015June 20, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in World Continue reading The US State Department says the number of terrorist attacks around the world rose by a third in 2014 compared […]
UNICEF and Snapchat Work Together to Raise Awareness for Children Affected by Boko Haram Published on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading Social media is being used for social justice to protect children in West and Central Africa.
800,000 Children Have Been Displaced by Boko Haram Violence; Many Have Been Captured and Subjected to Forced Conversion, Marriage, Rape, and Labor Published on April 13, 2015April 13, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading Around 800,000 children have been driven from their homes as a result of fighting between Nigerian forces and Boko Haram, […]
Nigeria’s President-Elect, Muhammadu Buhari, Vows to “Spare No Effort” In Crushing Boko Haram Published on April 1, 2015April 2, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading A day after becoming the first politician in Nigerian history to succeed a sitting leader by ballot, president-elect Muhammadu Buhari […]
Nigeria Praised for Democratic Election; President-Elect Vows to Confront Boko Haram and Corruption Published on April 1, 2015April 2, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading The winner of Nigeria’s presidential election, Muhammadu Buhari, has issued a defiant vow against militants Boko Haram, saying they would […]
Boko Haram Beheads 23 People On Day Before Nigeria’s Election Published on March 29, 2015March 29, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading Suspected Boko Haram gunmen beheaded 23 people and set fire to homes in Buratai, northeast Nigeria, on the eve of […]
Nigerian Girls Who Escaped Boko Haram Hope to Help Their Country by Finishing School Published on March 26, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading In a side room at the American University of Nigeria, four girls chat and giggle. One teenage girl in particular […]
Boko Haram Kidnaps Hundreds of Nigerians to Use as Human Shields Published on March 25, 2015March 26, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading Hundreds of civilians, including many children, have been kidnapped and are being used as human shields by Boko Haram extremists, […]
South African Government Says Its People May Be Working as Mercenaries Fighting Boko Haram In Nigeria Published on March 13, 2015March 14, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading The South African government is concerned its nationals may be working as mercenaries in Nigeria in the war against the […]
‘I Wish I Could Also Have Died’: How Boko Haram Is Ravaging the Lives of Kids Published on March 10, 2015March 12, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading Memories of Boko Haram’s murderous spree in his Nigerian hometown haunt Tom Gowon, 9, as he sits on a patch […]
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Leader Pledges Allegiance to ISIS Published on March 7, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading The leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants, Abubakar Shekau, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group in an audio […]
Boko Haram Attacks In Urban Areas Expected to Increase In Runup to March 28 Elections Published on February 28, 2015February 28, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading Bomb attacks in Nigerian towns and cities look likely to increase in the run-up to forthcoming elections, despite the military […]