The Christian Post1d
Body of kidnapped priest slain by Islamic extremists found on Ash Wednesday
A Catholic priest was kidnapped on Tuesday night in Kaduna state, Nigeria, where Fulani herdsmen and other Islamic extremist ...
National Catholic Register2d
Nigerian Diocese Pays Tribute to Priest Who Was Murdered On Ash Wednesday
Insecurity is rife in Nigeria, where kidnappings, murder, and other forms of persecution against Christians remain rampant in ...
Daily Post Nigeria on MSN1d
Southern Kaduna christian leaders condemn killing of Catholic priest, Fr Sylvester Okechukwu
The Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association, SKCLA, has expressed sadness and outrage over the abduction and gruesome ...
Business Day11h
US condemns killing of Catholic Priest in Kaduna, calls for justice
The United States Mission in Nigeria has expressed deep concern over the killing of Sylvester Okechukwu, a Catholic priest ...
Daily Post Nigeria on MSN14h
Christian leaders cry out over killing of clergymen in Southern Kaduna
The Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA) has raised the alarm over the incessant killings of clergymen in ...
Crux14h
Kidnappings hits Nigerian clergy again and again
Catholic priests in Nigeria have always been a prized target for kidnappers, but the first two months of 2025 have witnessed ...
Daily Post Nigeria on MSN1d
Killing of Kaduna Rev Father brutal, senseless – US Mission
The United States Mission in Nigeria has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic murder of Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, ...
Daily Post Nigeria on MSN3d
Kaduna: Suspected bandits kill Catholic priest, Rev Father Sylvester Okechukwu
Suspected bandits killed Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, a Catholic priest serving at St Mary’s Catholic Church in ...
Legit.ng on MSN1d
US mission condemns senseless killing of Nigerian catholic priest
US condemns killing of Catholic priest Sylvester Okechukwu in Kaduna. Bandits abducted, murdered him on Ash Wednesday. Police ...
Daily Post Nigeria on MSN1d
CAN condemns killing of Kaduna Catholic priest, asks govt to address insecurity
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has expressed ...
The Western Journal on MSN7h
Abducted Priest Found Murdered on Ash Wednesday
A Catholic priest who was abducted from his home on Tuesday was found slain on Ash Wednesday. The Diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria said Rev. Sylvester Okechukwu, 45, was kidnapped at about 9:15 p.m.