Religion For Change

Rosaries against rifles: The priests moulding rare peace in Nigeria’s troubled food basket

Armed only with scripture and faith, two Catholic priests are coaxing Benue's most-feared militants out of hiding and steering a

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Ray of Hope: How faith and compassion drive reforms in Nigeria’s prisons

In June 2008, Kazeem found himself caught in a police investigation and

Ijeoma Clare By Ijeoma Clare

Healing hands: How faith-based organisations are bridging Nigeria’s healthcare gap

By Oveimeh-Brown Alfredo Mrs. Funmi Abayomi, 42, had been battling severe headaches

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The Muslim women committing Nigeria’s out-of-school children to classrooms

At 26, Mubarak Abdullahi still feels the sting of never having had

Abubakar Abdulrasheed By Abubakar Abdulrasheed

In Nigeria’s drug jungles, drug wraps bow to evangelist’s rap songs

“I will never stop smoking,” Apollos Daniel Yashim had vowed in 2019.

Nathaniel Bivan By Nathaniel Bivan

Nigeria’s ‘hero priest’ fighting poverty with community education interventions

By Archibong Jeremiah As she fled the scourge of armed conflict in

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Hope on wheels at the ‘beautiful gate’: How a polio survivor lifts others

By Olayide Soaga As a child, Najib Murshid always felt a yearning

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Doctor missionaries and long tale of leprosy in Nigeria

Ajoke Ayo’s face bore a strange mix of frustration and relief as

Peace Oladipo By Peace Oladipo
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