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“Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.”
Hebrews 13.3
THE DAY RELEASE INTERNATIONAL LEFT, THE ATTACKERS STRUCK AGAIN
The day a Release International team finished filming witness testimonies to the violence in Nigeria, Fulani militants struck again – driving 19,000 p…
NIGERIA: LATEST ATTACKS ON CHRISTIAN VILLAGES CLAIM 168 LIVES
Fulani militants have been attacking Christian villages in Mangu, central Nigeria. The latest wave of attacks on some 30 villages began on May 16 and …
OUT OF THESE ASHES CAMPAIGN ON TV
Release International’s Nigeria campaign, Out of these ashes, is the focus of a special edition of The Persecuted Church programme on Revelation TV. T…
PRAYER ALERT: Nigerian church leader calls for prayer as killings continue
More than 130 Christians were killed by Fulani terrorists in Nigeria’s middle belt Benue state during the first few days of April, it has been reporte…
PRAYER ALERT: NIGERIA – ‘We need your prayers for God’s deliverance from these forces of evil’
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HEALING THE TRAUMA OF WAR
As increasing numbers of Christians are killed for their faith in Nigeria, Release International has launched a major appeal with a streamed church se…
NIGERIA’S GROWING CHRISTIAN ‘GENOCIDE’
Two new reports highlight the growing death toll among Christians in Nigeria, which is now in the tens of thousands. The unconnected reports put the d…
PRAYER ALERT: Christians killed in two more attacks in Nigeria’s Kaduna State
Fulani Islamists have killed 27 Christians in two recent attacks in Nigeria’s Kaduna State. Local sources reported that 17 people were slain in …
NIGERIA: MILITARY TURN BLIND EYE TO ATTACKS ON CHRISTIANS
As violence escalates in Nigeria, UK-based Release International has been hearing claims that the Nigerian military has been turning a blind eye to at…
A glorious church rising from the ashes of persecution
A Release International fact-finding team recently returned from Nigeria, where reports suggest more Christians are being killed for their faith than …
Ladi Chohu and family: Nigeria
Ladi Chohu lives together with her husband and seven children in Plateau State, Nigeria. In July 2021 their Christian village was attacked by armed Fu…
NIGERIA ELECTION – CAUSE FOR SERIOUS CONCERN
Nigeria's presidential election has come in for scathing criticism from the international media and has provoked warnings from Release International’s…
PRAYER ALERT: Pray for Nigeria’s future
Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of the country’s weekend presidential election. The 70-year-old …
NIGERIA ELECTION COULD TRIGGER REFUGEE CRISIS WARNS RELEASE INTERNATIONAL
Nigeria goes to the polls on February 25 to elect a new president, amid warnings that the country could be heading for break up and disintegration tha…
Persecution Trends Report – 2023
AFRICA NIGERIA ‘Nigeria, from every indication, is at a pivotal point in its history,’ said our partner. ‘The election in 2023 will …