Tiny Minority of Extremists Alert: “Nigerian Muslims Continue Protests: Anti-Israel and anti-American sentiment is high,” from OhMyNews, with thanks to Twostellas: For the second time in less than a fortnight, millions of Nigerian Muslims took to the streets across the country on Friday to protest Israeli attacks on the Lebanese faction Hezbollah. Under the overall […]
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Dream of free Biafra revives in southeast Nigeria
Free Biafra! Anti-dhimmitude in southeast “Nigeria,” from Reuters: ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Down a dark, narrow alley in the heart of West Africa’s biggest market, sheltered in his tiny wooden stall, a trader draws out a wad of crisp bank notes printed with the words “One Biafran Pound.” Manchikah can’t buy anything with the currency […]
Nigeria: Muslim mob stones Christian woman to death
The mob was carrying out the traditional Islamic death sentence for proselytizing. Note that the accusation that she insulted the Muslim prophet seems to have been baseless, and may refer just to her proselytizing in itself. “Nigeria: Mob Stones Woman to Death for Evangelizing,” from Compass Direct, with thanks to Silvester: July 6 (Compass Direct) […]
Nigeria: Anglican bishop survives fourth attack
More jihadist persecution of Christians in Nigeria. “Anglican Bishop Survives Fourth Attack,” from Compass Direct, with thanks to all who sent this in: The latest attack on the Rt. Rev. Ali Buba Lamido, 47, Anglican bishop of Wusasa diocese in Kaduna state, began as the past year’s previous three did: Armed men whom he believes […]
Nigerian Archbishop Demands Justice
More from the courageous Peter Akinola from Christianity Today, with thanks to all who sent this in: Peter Akinola, Anglican archbishop and president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) issued some controversial warnings during February’s deadly violence between Christians and Muslims. A couple weeks after the clashes he explained his concerns for the church […]
Nigerian pol: Emulate Muhammad’s humility
For more on that humility, and why it matters whether or not Muhammad was really humble, see here. “Emulate Prophet Muhammed’s Humility, Tinubu Tells Nigerians,” from Nigeria’s Daily Independent, with thanks to DFS: Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to emulate one of the attributes of Prophet Muhammed which is humility. “I want […]
Anti-dhimmitude in Nigeria: Christian leader speaks out
A magnificently courageous statement on the jihad violence in Nigeria from Anglican Archbishop Peter Akinola: Reaction of the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, The Most Revd Peter Akinola on recent events in Nigeria 1. Having watched with sadness and dismay the recent development in some States in the Northern part of this Country […]
Muslims target Christians in Nigeria; Christians respond — and AP reports on “anti-Muslim riot”
Only in the fourth paragraph of “Anti-Muslim Riot in Nigeria Turns Deadly,” an AP story (thanks to all who sent this in), are we told that these rampaging Christian mobs were responding to deadly attacks on Christians, which they had provoked in no way whatsoever except that they shared the religion that has been mostly […]
Cartoon Protests Leave 15 Dead in Nigeria
From AP Nigerian Muslims protesting caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad attacked Christians and burned churches on Saturday in violence that left at least 15 people dead, police and a resident said. Troops and police reinforcements have been deployed to restore order in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, where 15 Christian churches were burned, said Nigerian […]
Nigerian taxi drivers fight police
Conflict over Sharia in Nigeria. Women have been banned from public bike transportation for fear of their coming into contact with men. But the taxi drivers are rebelling against the consequent loss of income. From the Telegraph, with thanks to Nicolei: Moped taxi-drivers clashed with Islamic police in Nigeria’s Kano city after authorities began enforcing […]