Africa
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Anglican Archbishop in Port-Harcourt
BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME (VANGUARD) Uknown gunmen in Rivers State, on Friday night, abducted Archbishop Ignatius Kattey, the Dean of the Anglican Communion in Nigeria and Archbishop, Niger Delta North Diocese.
Nigerian Boko Haram and vigilantes ‘in deadly clashes’
(BBC NEWS) At least 18 people have died in clashes between suspected Boko Haram fighters and a vigilante group in Borno state in north-eastern Nigeria, reports say. A majority of
Nigeria: Alake Turns 70, Pleads With Boko Haram to Stop Killings
VANGUARD (By Daud Olatunji) The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has pleaded with members of Boko Haram to stop killing people, saying no one can fight for God. Gbadebo
Kenya: Preach Peace and Pray for Us, Uhuru Urges Church
(By Jemimah Wangui) CAPITAL FM Nairobi — President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday urged the church to scale up its partnership with the Government in spreading the gospel of peace in
Christianity is now a religion of convenience – Bishop
(GHANA NEWS AGENCY) The Right Reverend Edward Ofori-Donkor, Bishop of the Sekondi Diocese of the Methodist Church-Ghana, on Thursday, stated that Christianity has become a religion of convenience and not
Kenya: Clergy Defends Ranguma
A SECTION of clergy has defended Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma over graft. The Nyanza Council of Churches leaders yesterday said the allegations that Ranguma has only been employing people from
Kenya: Priest Killed in Makueni Crash
A catholic cleric on Wednesday night died in a road accident. Fr Thomas Muasa’s motorbike veered off the road on Kilala-Itangini Road during the 11pm incident. Muasa sustained head and
Ghana: Mahama to Chair Bonnke’s Crusade
President John Dramani Mahama is expected to chair the ReinhardBonnke crusade slated from November 7th-10th, 2013, in Accra. The German Evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke’s Christ for all Nations crusade, which will
Eritrean: Evening prayer raided by Eritrean authorities
(Christian Telegraph)Eritrean authorities arrested 30 members of the Church of the Living God gathered for evening prayer on August 24. The Christians were located in the Kushet suburb of the
Nigeria: Five Christians Killed in Roadside Ambush near Jos
(THE CHRISTIAN TELEGRAPH) As Emmanuel Sunday rode his motorbike near Jos on the evening of Aug. 29, gunmen stopped him and asked him his religion. According to a story by
