All Major Network Nightly Newscasts Skip Palm Sunday Murders of Christians in Nigeria
1st April 2026
This past Sunday was Palm Sunday, the start of Holy Week for Christians around the world, a period that should be meaningful and joyous, but that was not the case in Nigeria, as dozens of Christians were reported to have been killed by gunmen, including in Gari Ya Waye community Angwan Rukuba, served by Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Jos. The targeting of Christians in Nigeria is not new or rare, prompting President Trump to threaten military action last November, unless their government did more to protect the community, but still the latest attacks were ignored Monday by the network newscasts.
The New York Times did report on the 12 deaths and multiple injuries in the mostly Christian city of Jos, while downplaying reports of a Christian genocide in Nigeria, which it’s more than ABC’s World News Tonight, The CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, PBS News Hour and Special Report With Bret Baier could manage on Monday, which was not one word about the killings combined. After all it was a busy news night. ABC’s David Muir had to tell his viewers about the return of Celine Dion.