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Douglas Burton

Award Winning Journalist | Managing Editor of TruthNigeria.com, Washington, D.C.

Douglas Burton is an independent writer specializing on Nigerian terrorism from his home near Washington, DC. He began covering the campaign to retake Mosul from ISIS in 2015 and switched to covering ISIS in Nigeria in 2019.

Douglas Burton is a former U.S. State Department official who was stationed in Kirkuk, Iraq.

He writes news and commentary from Washington, D.C.

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TruthNigeria.com is a project of Equipping the Persecuted, a humanitarian-aid nonprofit chartered in Sioux City, Iowa since 2019.

The founder of Truth Nigeria is filmmaker and evangelist Judd Saul, who received a calling to respond to the human suffering of persecuted Nigerian Christians after a visit to Nigeria in 2011.

All staff and volunteers at Truth Nigeria are called to expose the avoidable loss of life in that country through every possible electronic media. But Truth Nigeria also pledges itself to heal the wounds of war among the greatly gifted and blessed people of the Niger basin and to advance the Great Commission. Truth Nigeria had to be launched to slice through the fog of war and the cloud of false narrative that bedevils mainstream media reporting of what many call a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria that has been spreading like a cancer.

We at Truth Nigeria will support the existing efforts of patriotic Nigerians to hold criminals in government and elsewhere accountable for crime, abuse of power and misuse of public assets. We uphold the natural right of all people in Africa to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, rule of law and access to just paths to prosperity. There are 218 million stories to be told in Nigeria, and we stand confidant that the Nigerian people have the same aspirations, the same respect for truth, beaty and goodness as the people of all nations. Where there are possible bridges between the United States and Nigeria, we will build them. The common humanity between the two countries will be explored and celebrated.

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Christian Student’s Killers Released Unprosecuted as Murder Anniversary Passes

MAY 22, 2023 WORLD NEWS
Nigerian Army Accused of Complicity After Brutal Attack Near Jos

APRIL 28, 2023 AFRICA
Parents Push Back Against School Transgender Policy

APRIL 28, 2023 EDUCATION & FAMILY NEWS
Rising Number of Attacks on US Churches in 2023 on Pace to Set Record: Report

APRIL 21, 2023 THE EPOCH TIMES FEATURED ARTICLES
Children Groomed for Trans Lifestyle by Gender Ideology in Schools: Experts

MARCH 28, 2023 MENTAL HEALTH
Gender Guidelines in Maryland County School System Challenged by Parents Group

MARCH 22, 2023 EDUCATION & FAMILY NEWS
How Chinese Development Loans ‘Captured’ Angola

FEBRUARY 10, 2023 CHINA NEWS
Chinese Port in Lagos Could Threaten Continental US With Missiles: Congressman

FEBRUARY 7, 2023 NATIONAL SECURITY
Nigerian Christians Putting on a Holiday Face Despite Continuing Terrorist Assaults

DECEMBER 23, 2022 AFRICA
Nigerian President Suffering in the Glare of Critics Amid Africa Summit

DECEMBER 15, 2022 AFRICA
Persecuted Christians in Nigeria Hoping for Trump Resurgence

DECEMBER 2, 2022 AFRICA
Activists in Maryland Decry Trans Craze Targeting Teens

OCTOBER 25, 2022 US FEATURES

The campaign poster for Father Hyacinth Iormen Alia alluded to his well-known healing ministry. Courtesy of APC campaign

Suspended priest takes charge of Nigeria’s strife-torn Benue State

Jul 2, 2023 / 06:00 am

Hyacinth Iormen Alia ignored the admonitions of his bishop by successfully running for governor of Benue State.

CNA freelancer recounts ‘horrifying experience’ of witnessing Nigeria firefight

May 26, 2023 / 16:15 pm

The exchange of gunfire, which lasted about an hour, took place on May 16 in Mangu City in Central Nigeria’s Plateau State.

Burned vehicles after Good Friday raid on April 7, 2023, in Ngban, Benue state, Nigeria. Courtesy of Justice, Development, and Peace Commission

Holy Week attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria leave nearly 100 dead

Apr 10, 2023 / 13:04 pm

The deadly raids were another sign of worsening violence in Nigeria’s Benue state.

Residents of Adunu line up to cast their ballots in Adunu Feb. 25, 2023. Courtesy of Father Dauda Musa Bahago.

Dozens still captive in Nigeria after deadly raid on Catholic town

Apr 6, 2023 / 03:00 am

Armed bandits killed one person and kidnapped more than 100 others in a March 14 raid on a predominantly Catholic town in north-central Nigeria.

Ruins after a militia attack in Benue state, Nigeria, during the last week of February 2023. Credit: Courtesy of Michael Burton/Ignition633.org

Waves of attacks displace Catholic natives in central Nigeria

Mar 15, 2023 / 14:15 pm

Recent terrorist raids in Benue, a predominantly Catholic state in north-central Nigeria, are getting scant mention in Nigeria news.

A group of people protest the outcome of the 2023 presidential elections and the emergence of the candidate of All Progressives Congress' (APC) Bola Tinubu as the president-elect in Abuja, Nigeria, on March 1, 2023. Photo by KOLA SULAIMON/AFP via Getty Images

Muslim-Muslim ticket proclaimed winner of Nigeria’s presidential election amid protests

Mar 1, 2023 / 15:45 pm

The country’s Catholic bishops, among others, have sharply criticized the Independent Nigerian Election Commission for its handling of the vote count.

Supporters hold a placard with pictures of the candidate of the Labour Party Peter Obi and running mate Datti Baba-Ahmed during a campaign rally of the party in Lagos, Nigeria, on Feb. 11, 2023. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images)

Nigerians head to the polls to choose a new president — and brace for post-election violence

Feb 23, 2023 / 17:05 pm

Peter Obi, one of three leading candidates, is Catholic and a popular former governor.

Bishop Yakubu Kundi of the Diocese of Kafanchan, Nigeria. Courtesy of Kafanchan Diocese

Nigeria bishop: Pre-Christmas massacre part of ‘a deliberate plan to unleash evil’ against Christians

Dec 22, 2022 / 03:00 am

Witnesses say armed Fulani herdsmen attacked several Christian villages on Dec. 18, leaving as many as 46 people dead and thousands displaced.

Police and residents of Wumat, a farming town 45 miles south of Jos, Nigeria, arrive to survey damage and help survivors of a terrorist attack on Nov 22, 2022. Courtesy of Victor Nafor

Despite incessant attacks, Nigerian Catholics keep their faith

Dec 2, 2022 / 13:45 pm

Attacks by groups of Islamist militia variously called “herdsmen,” “bandits,” or “unknown gunmen” increasingly victimize farming towns in Nigeria.

Catholic elementary school in Gbeji, Benue State, Central Nigeria. Courtesy of Kyarto Tyoumbur

Dozens of Catholic villagers reportedly killed in Central Nigeria raid

Oct 29, 2022 / 15:45 pm

The state police commissioner says no more than 10 people were slain, but a county official claims more than 70 bodies have been recovered.

Terrorist attacks in Benue State, Nigeria, have forced residents to flee their villages and, in some cases, seek shelter in local Catholic churches and schools. Pictured here is St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Yelewata. Photo courtesy of Father William Shom

Nigerian bishop appeals for help from European Parliament as terrorist attacks continue

Oct 14, 2022 / 18:00 pm

Since Oct. 8 terrorist attacks have claimed eight lives, displaced thousands, and left parishioners traumatized in Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbea’s dicoese.

Formerly detained Father Oliver Opara (left) with Ummi Hassan; Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Diocese of Sokoto (not an abductee); Father Stephen Ojapah; and Hassan Fareed Hassan after the four were released from being held captive by terrorists. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Sokoto

Freed Nigerian priest recounts details of his kidnapping by insurgents

Sep 7, 2022 / 08:00 am

Father Stephen Ojapah had fallen fast asleep late on May 25 after an exhausting day of parish work when two men with rifles ordered him to get out of bed and follow them.

Catholic journalist Luka Binniyat will stand trial on charges of "cyberstalking" after reporting on the massacre of Christians in Nigeria. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)

Journalist who reported on massacre of Nigerian Christians to stand trial for “cyberstalking”

Aug 18, 2022 / 16:30 pm

Luka Binniyat, a Catholic human rights reporter, is facing prison after writing an article in which the Nigerian government was criticized for its inaction in the face of an ongoing threat to Christian communities.

Displaced Nigerians camped near St. Francis Xavier Parish in Agagbe, Nigeria, in 2022. Courtesy of Adakole Daniel

Catholic parish in Nigeria struggles to feed thousands uprooted by violent attacks

Aug 12, 2022 / 13:00 pm

From May 1 to June 30, 70 unarmed persons across Benue State in north-central Nigeria were killed in attacks by Fulani herdsmen, a Catholic bishop says.