John Chukwu

John Chukwu

John Chukwu is a Nigerian freelance journalist reporting on politics, climate and environmental justice, health, technology, media, development and human rights across sub-Saharan Africa. His work, often focused on grassroots voices and underreported communities, has appeared in several international publications. Follow him on X.

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Sr. Agnes Nwoye of the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy leads the Motherless Babies Home in Okwelle, Imo State, eastern Nigeria, one of Nigeria's oldest orphanages. (John Chukwu)

Q&A with Sr. Agnes Nwoye, devoted to raising Nigeria's abandoned children with faith and love

"My greatest joy is seeing these children grow into their own lives," said Sr. Agnes Nwoye. "Moments like these remind me that our work is not in vain."

Sr. Mary Ojonugwa Unwuchola interacts with survivors at the International Market Camp for internally displaced people in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. Unwuchola listens to survivors' concerns, prays with them, offers encouragement, and spends time with them, giving them hope for a better tomorrow. (John Chukwu)

Sisters help survivors of Nigeria's farmer-herder conflict reclaim spiritual lives

In camps in Benue State, Sr. Mary Ojonugwa Unwuchola and other Nigerian sisters console displaced survivors grieving lost loved ones and lost homes. She does not offer easy answers, but presence, prayer and acts of care.

Fr. Remigius Ihyula accompanies internally displaced persons at the Uikpam camp in Benue State, Nigeria. Since 2017, Ihyula has responded to Benue's worsening humanitarian crisis, making the camps his second parish and offering pastoral care and counseling to traumatized survivors. (John Chukwu)

Nigerian Catholics bring comfort and care to displaced survivors of violence

Nigeria's Benue State has been torn by the farmer-herder crisis, and farming communities have endured brutal attacks. In the Makurdi Diocese, Fr. Remigius Ihyula and Sr. Mary Ojonugwa Unwuchola care for traumatized survivors.

Sr. Maria Obiomachukwu Osuji walks through the farm as she inspects crops cultivated by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ, in Aba, Nigeria. (GSR photo/John Chukhu)

Nigerian Catholic nuns fight climate change with faith, farming and trees

In southeastern Nigeria, better known for its sprawling markets than for environmental activism, Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ, are quietly leading a grassroots movement.