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An African Catholic cardinal has said that illegal immigration into Europe is leading the continent to “self-destruction,” adding that the West should instead help to develop third world nations so migrants can stay home. Conservative clergyman Robert Sarah from the African nation of Guinea made the remarks following the tragic deaths of 27 alleged asylum […]
Sentencing was adjourned until later in November.
Edosa was sentenced to five years and eight months, while Enoghaghas received a sentence of five years and one month.
Fulani herdsmen responsible for most deaths.
Two Nigerian nationals brought four young women from a deprived background illegally to Ireland to force them to work in prostitution and exploit them, a court has found. The two women, Alicia Edosa (44) and Edith Enoghaghas (31), were found guilty of human trafficking, prostitution and money laundering in a case believed to be the […]
Three Nigerian men resident in Ireland were charged in the Dublin District Court last Friday as part of Garda Operation Engulf which targeted online fraud including what are known as ‘romance scams’. One of the charges relates to a woman who was defrauded of money by a person who she had made contact with through […]
A new law passed in the North-Western Nigerian state of Kaduna will mean that men convicted of rape will face castration and a life sentence in prison, while anyone molesting child under the age of 14 will face the death penalty. Women who molest children over 14 will reportedly have their fallopian tubes removed. The […]
The world’s most “unfashionable” persecuted minority is arguably Christian. Despite being persecuted in far more countries than any other religion, Christians are simply not on the radar of Western consciousness. At a time when the persecution of Rohingyas in Myanmar, Uyghurs in China and Yazidis in Iraq is being under-reported, the world has done little […]
Rights Group Warns of ‘Rwandan-style genocide’ A human rights group has warned that Nigeria is at risk of a “Rwandan-style genocide” as more than 60,000 Christians have been killed by extremists in the past decade. The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law cites research from the International Committee on Nigeria (ICON) […]
I had a quick look through Hansard and discovered that I first started speaking on this subject 20 years ago in a debate on the persecution of Christians in Egypt. Frankly, there was little interest from the Government then, but we see much more attention now, which I welcome. There is a special envoy for […]
“Make known the atrocities”, pleads the president of the Nigerian bishops’ conference as Christians continue to suffer at the hands of Boko Haram and Islamist Fulani tribesmen throughout the country.
The area surrounding the Abuja-Kaduna highway is notorious for kidnappings, with schoolchildren and clergy being regularly targeted by both Islamic terrorists and criminal gangs for ransom.
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