Tag: Bayelsa

Hope for victims of the Nigerian conflict claiming more lives than Boko Haram

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Hope for victims of the Nigerian conflict claiming more lives than Boko Haram
In the village of Goska, houses were destroyed, churches burnt and shops vandalised in a December attack.World Watch Monitor   The two Nigerian villages are barely five minutes’ drive apart. In one, Goska, houses were destroyed, churches burnt, shops vandalised, carcasses of animals littered the streets and most of the . . . Read More

Child marriage becoming a ‘cloud of crisis’ – N. Nigerian Christian leaders warn President

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Child marriage becoming a 'cloud of crisis' - N. Nigerian Christian leaders warn President
When the Northern States’ Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) recently met President Buhari at his Presidential Villa (3 Nov), they asked him to warn Northern Nigeria’s traditional rulers against child marriage. They said the trend was already gathering “a cloud of crisis” and would cause a serious crisis if not . . . Read More

Nigerians, fearing election violence, forfeit vote to move to other end of country

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Nigerians, fearing election violence, forfeit vote to move to other end of country
Ahead of Nigeria’s general elections on 28 March, hundreds of people, fearful of election violence, have fled back to their place of origin, World Watch Monitor has been told. The election was originally scheduled for 14 February, before being postponed to the March date for security reasons. Take for example . . . Read More