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Fears remain this Easter that Christians in Nigeria are being ‘wiped out’ by Muslim extremists
It’s going to be a wretched and fearful Easter for Christians in Nigeria.
The killing and persecution of Christians by Islamist militants intent on creating a muslim caliphate in this West African country is continuing apparently unchecked despite the population being 46% Christian.
«Nigeria’s Christians are being wiped out; we need to call it what it is — genocide,» Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern (ICC), a persecution watchdog, told Fox News Digital.
«Let’s start with the horrible attacks on April 2-3, 2025, in (Nigeria’s) Plateau State’s Bokkos County. Over 60 Christians (were) slaughtered, and 383 homes torched» King said. «Families were burned alive, and kids were left homeless. It’s gut-wrenching. The worst thing is that there’s nothing truly «special» about this attack. This has gone on for 20 years and has only expanded.»
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At least 51 Christians were killed in another attack in Nigeria’s Plateau State. (Reuters)
King believes Nigeria is a killing field for Christians, and that this isn’t random violence. He continued with figures, confirmed by local leaders on the ground in Nigeria.
«It’s a calculated push from the Fulanis to erase Christians from their homeland, Nigeria’s Middle Belt. Since 2001, up to 100,000 Christians have been butchered, and 3.5 million farmers have been kicked off their land by Fulani Islamist terrorists. They roll in with AK-47s, machetes and gasoline, and no one’s stopping them. For 20 years, the government has done nothing.
«This is a massive land grab disguised as a dispute or tribal spat. What we are witnessing is a massive and long-running stealth jihad.»
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One woman widowed in an attack is reported to have told the ICC, «They want our land, our lives, our Jesus.»
Just last weekend, the ICC and local sources claim, another 54 Christians were slaughtered after celebrating at a Palm Sunday service in the village of Zikke, near Jos. The attack reportedly went on for a solid hour with no attempt by authorities to stop it.
Members of St. Leo Catholic Church hold a procession to mark Palm Sunday in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, April 13, 2025. (Adekunle Ajayi/Getty Images)
Members of the Christian group Open Doors UK in Nigeria showed Fox News Digital a list of other attacks in Nigeria in the past month.
- March 24 — Dundu village, Bassa LGA. Militants ambushed three Christian farmers while they were cultivating their land.
- March 27 — Ruwi community, Bokkos LGA. Fulani militants killed 11 Christians attending a funeral.
- April 2. — Bokkos LGA, Militants attacked Tamiso village, where women were having a Christian fellowship meeting at a COCIN (Church of Christ in Nations) church, killing at least five. The village of Dafo was also attacked, killing two.
- April 6 — Militants killed four people in Pyakmula village in Bokkos LGA.
- April 7 — Harra village in the Bassa LGA killing three people.
- April 8 — Three separate attacks were launched, killing at least two in Bassa LGA.
- April 11 — Militants attacked Zogu village in Bassa LGA, killing three people, a father and his two sons. The father was beheaded by the militants, according to OD field contacts.
Nigeria ranks seventh on Open Doors’ 2025 World Watchlist, an annual index of countries where Christians face the most persecution.
«Christians in northern and central Nigeria face extreme violence from Boko Haram, ISWAP, (Islamic State West African Province) and armed Fulani militants who have killed thousands of believers, destroyed hundreds of churches and displaced entire Christian communities,» Ryan Brown, CEO of Open Doors US, told Fox News Digital. «The recent attacks in Plateau State represent yet another chapter in this ongoing crisis of religious persecution.
«These attacks have devastated communities that were still recovering from the Christmas Eve massacre that killed approximately 200 Christians in the same region in 2023.»
Nigerian soldiers secure the area outside St. Francis Catholic Church in the town of Owo, Nigeria, June 6, 2022, a day after an attack that targeted worshippers. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Families have lost male breadwinners, with women and children often sexually assaulted, Brown added.
«Survivors are now living in at least four displacement camps, facing food insecurity and unable to access education or worship safely,» Brown added.
Bishop Ayuba Matawal has profiled the Islamist killers. Matawal is chairman of the Nigerian Bokkos Internally Displaced People’s Welfare Committee.
«It appears that some of these extremists have been indoctrinated with an ideology of seizing land from Christian communities, continuing the legacy of Uthman dan Fodio’s vision of spreading Islam across Nigeria,» he said. «Although their numbers may be small, these extremists have inflicted severe damage on Christian communities.»
The ICC’s King told Fox News Digital he is calling upon the State Department to list Nigeria «as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC).»
This is a U.S. government label that means sanctions, pressure and real consequences.
King added that he believes the U.S. should «cut off all (financial and military) aid to Nigeria until we start to see a meaningful reduction in attacks, perpetrators arrested and lands restored.»
Rangers patrol at the Kainji Lake National Park in Nigeria’s Niger State in February 2023. (Nigerian Conservation Foundation via AP)
While not mentioning the attacks on Christians, a State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital, «The United States remains deeply concerned by the ongoing violence in West Africa, including in Nigeria’s Middle Belt. We offer our condolences to the victims’ families of recent violence in Plateau State.
«We also continue to engage with the government of Nigeria at the highest levels to address (the) root causes of violence, and we strongly advocate for the protection of all citizens.
«We acknowledge (Nigerian) President Tinubu’s commitment to address the causes of the violence and urge the government to take meaningful and decisive steps to prevent further attacks, ensure accountability for perpetrators and foster long-term peace and stability «
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In Nigeria, Bishop Matawal cautioned that, this Easter weekend, «Christian communities are on high alert, especially during church services and religious gatherings.»
«Nigerian Christians are carrying their cross every day, yet their hope rises like the resurrection,» King said. «Easter is all about life winning over death, and these Christians are living that out. But let’s raise a cry and say «we hear you, we are with you, hold on just a bit longer.»
Fox News Digital reached out to the Nigerian government but did not receive a response.
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El enigma del “White Shark Café”, el misterioso destino de los tiburones blancos en el Pacífico
Cada año, cientos de grandes tiburones blancos emprenden un viaje de más de 1.500 kilómetros desde las costas de California hacia una zona remota del océano Pacífico.
Este fenómeno, descubierto a principios de los años 2.000, desconcertó a los científicos durante décadas. Lejos de los abundantes bancos de presas costeras, los tiburones se congregan en un área aparentemente desierta conocida como el White Shark Café, desafiando las explicaciones convencionales sobre el comportamiento de estos depredadores marinos.
Durante mucho tiempo, la existencia de esta zona pasó desapercibida. No fue hasta que investigadores como Barbara Block, de la Universidad de Stanford, comenzaron a utilizar etiquetas satelitales en los tiburones que surgió el primer indicio de su misteriosa migración mar adentro.
Según informó Forbes, los datos revelaron un patrón consistente: tras alimentarse de focas y leones marinos en invierno, los tiburones adultos, en su mayoría machos, partían hacia el Café, donde permanecían entre 50 y 100 días antes de regresar a las costas.
Ubicado en las coordenadas 23.37° N, 132.71° O, el White Shark Café se extiende en una superficie comparable al tamaño del estado de Colorado, entre Baja California y Hawái.
Durante años, los científicos consideraron este sitio un “desierto biológico” debido a su baja productividad superficial, lo que hacía aún más enigmática la presencia sostenida de tiburones blancos en la región.
A pesar de la falta aparente de presas, el Café atrae anualmente a numerosos tiburones adultos. Durante su estancia, los animales realizan inmersiones profundas que pueden alcanzar los 914 metros, además de frecuentes desplazamientos verticales a unos 457 metros de profundidad, de acuerdo con datos de telemetría satelital.
Los avances tecnológicos recientes permitieron revelar una realidad oculta en las profundidades del Café. De acuerdo con la información compartida por Forbes, expediciones realizadas por la Oficina de Exploración Oceánica de la NOAA a bordo del RV Falkor emplearon etiquetas satelitales recuperadas, planeadores Slocum y saildrones para cartografiar las condiciones oceanográficas.
Estos esfuerzos descubrieron una floración de fitoplancton profundo, invisible a los satélites tradicionales, y una comunidad próspera de más de 100 especies mesopelágicas, incluidos peces pequeños, calamares y medusas.
El hallazgo de esta red alimentaria viable sugiere que el White Shark Café no es un desierto biológico, sino un ecosistema oculto que podría sustentar a grandes depredadores pelágicos como el tiburón blanco.
Esta nueva información transforma la comprensión de los ecosistemas de mar abierto y demuestra que zonas aparentemente áridas pueden albergar complejas cadenas alimenticias.
Aunque se lograron avances importantes, el propósito exacto de la migración anual sigue siendo incierto. Las principales hipótesis apuntan a que el White Shark Café podría funcionar tanto como zona de alimentación como área de apareamiento.
Sin embargo, datos obtenidos mediante el marcado de individuos muestran una marcada predominancia de machos, un detalle que plantea nuevas interrogantes sobre la dinámica poblacional en la región.
Además, la variabilidad oceanográfica interanual podría influir en la intensidad de las agregaciones, aunque los mecanismos exactos aún están bajo estudio.
Las futuras investigaciones buscarán precisar si los tiburones visitan el Café principalmente para alimentarse, reproducirse o por otras razones aún desconocidas.
El interés científico en los grandes tiburones blancos se debe también a sus características únicas como depredadores ápice. Esta especie, que puede superar los 6 metros de longitud y alcanzar los 2.000 kilogramos de peso, posee adaptaciones fisiológicas que la convierten en una de las más eficientes del océano.
Entre sus particularidades, destaca la capacidad de mantener partes de su cuerpo a temperaturas superiores a las del agua circundante, gracias a un sistema especializado de retención de calor.
Además, sus seis sentidos refinados, incluida la electrorrecepción a través de las ampollas de Lorenzini, un agudo sentido del olfato y una excelente visión, refuerzan su habilidad como cazador.
Investigaciones genómicas recientes revelaron también genes relacionados con la reparación de heridas y la estabilidad del genoma, proporcionando pistas sobre su notable longevidad y resistencia física.
El descubrimiento del White Shark Café y el entendimiento de su importancia como hábitat alimenticio transformaron la visión científica sobre los tiburones pelágicos y la productividad del océano abierto.
Estudios interdisciplinarios impulsados por el uso de tecnologías avanzadas demostraron que los grandes tiburones blancos no solo explotan ecosistemas costeros, sino que también dependen de hábitats pelágicos invisibles para la observación satelital tradicional.
El término White Shark Café fue acuñado en 2.002 por científicos del Instituto de Investigación del Acuario de la Bahía de Monterey, tras identificar patrones de convergencia en los datos de marcas satelitales.
Desde entonces, este enigmático lugar continúa fascinando a la comunidad científica y abriendo nuevas puertas al conocimiento sobre el comportamiento y la ecología de una de las especies más estudiadas del océano.
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Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff says Trump’s ‘chaos and uncertainty’ leading to economic challenges
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., said the economic challenge sparked by President Donald Trump’s «chaos and uncertainty» is the biggest issue facing the Peach State, stressing that the president’s uncertain economic policy is impacting how businesses and residents make decisions for the future.
Ossoff, preparing to run for re-election in 2026, potentially against Georgia’s popular Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who has yet to announce if he will join the race. Ossoff is the only Democrat seeking reelection who represents a state that Trump won last year, making him a top target for Republicans hoping to maintain their Senate majority.
«I am more than prepared for any challenger,» Ossoff, 38, told The Associated Press on Saturday while declining to comment on any potential opponents.
Ossoff defeated incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue in a runoff in 2021, helping Democrats flip control of the Senate and hold onto the chamber’s majority for four years during the Biden administration.
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Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks during an interview at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Marietta, Georgia. (AP)
During his first four years, Ossoff attempted to establish a reputation as a senator working to advance Georgia’s traditional interests, including its farmers and military bases. He says he will attempt to work with Republicans to deliver for Georgia.
The senator, who has recently intensified his criticisms of Trump, warned Saturday that businesses and households in Georgia are struggling to plan for the future because of constant changes in the federal government’s trade and economic moves.
«Businesses are unable to invest with an understanding of what the rules of international trade will be from one hour or week or month to the next,» Ossoff told The Associated Press. «Households are unable to plan their annual budgets because there’s so much chaos and uncertainty in the implementation of federal economic policy.»
«This administration needs to clearly define its economic objectives, and it needs to competently implement its plan, whatever that plan may be,» he continued. «The fact that the White House does not even know what its policy is, and is with such unpredictability and chaos, lurching from one policy to the other, is putting the state’s economy at serious economic risk.»
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Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks during an interview at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Marietta, Georgia. (AP)
Ossoff also expressed concerns about Trump’s authoritarian and «un-American» executive action since returning to the White House in January, pointing to the president’s attempts to go after his political opponents.
«We have never seen a president try to wield the federal government to crush his critics and political adversaries,» Ossoff said. «That’s something new in American history, and it is, in my view, un-American. And it’s something that should chill us to the bone, no matter our politics, no matter our policy preferences.»
The lawmaker urged Republicans to remember that eventually a Democrat will be president again and «the shoe will be on the other foot.»
«This is about checks and balances,» he said. «This is about whether or not the executive branch is constrained as designed by our Constitution, by judicious legislators who can put their partisanship aside to protect the public interest.»
Ossoff explained that, while Democrats have limited power without control of the White House or either chamber of Congress, a big part of his job at the moment is to inform the people of Georgia that Trump’s policies are not in the state’s best interest.
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks during an interview at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Marietta, Georgia. (AP)
In addition to his criticism of Trump, Ossoff has cited shortcomings during the Biden administration, particularly when it comes to border security. He was one of 12 Democrats who voted for the Laken Riley Act, named after a Georgia nursing student murdered by Venezuelan migrant Jose Antonio Ibarra.
The law requires illegal migrants accused — even without a conviction — of theft or violent crimes to be detained by the Department of Homeland Security.
«My view is that the American people expect and deserve secure borders,» Ossoff said. «And I think the Biden administration failed in its border policies. The American people expect and deserve for people who enter this country illegally and may pose a threat to public safety or national security to be apprehended by the authorities.»
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«But the American people don’t support and don’t expect federal police raids on elementary schools and hospitals and churches,» he continued, referring to the Trump administration’s controversial immigration enforcement actions. «And [the American people] don’t expect our military installations to become mass prison camps for immigrants and don’t want entire families rounded up with no due process. We just learned yesterday about a two-year-old U.S. citizen — a two-year-old girl — who was deported without due process. Our immigration policy needs to be responsible and serious. It also needs to be humane.»
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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