religion
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Election
Stop distracting Nigerians over same faith ticket, group tackles Atiku, Obi
National Chairman Coordinator for Team Prosper, Mr Shehu Bankole-Hameed, on Wednesday, tackled the Presidential candidates if the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi over their positions on the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC saying they are “regurgitating hypocritical holiness. Team Prosper a grass root organization for actualization of our…
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Featured
NSCDC personnel urges Nigerians to explore peace building potentials of religion
A personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Mr Abubakar Bako, has urged Nigerians to explore the peace building potentials of religion to promote genuine love and concern for one another. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),Bako made the appeal at the launching of his book, “The Content not the Container”, held in Kaduna on Tuesday.…
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Arts & Culture
Osibanjo, Okonkwo, others for Yoda Paga
Arrangements have been concluded to celebrate Nigeria’s celebrate Nigeria’s 61st Independence Day with seven-hour praise and prayer sessions on Friday, October 1. With the theme Yoda Paga, the interdenominational prayer session which will hold at The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Strong Tower Sanctuary, Ogudu, Lagos will see the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi…
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Arts & Culture
Look out for crescent of Ramadan from Monday – Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the crescent (moon) of Ramadan 1442AH from Monday. Abubakar gave the directive on Sunday in a statement issued by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto. “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Monday, April 12, which…
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Nigeria
Eid-el-Fitr NAHCON Felicitates with Muslims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has facilitated with Muslim Ummah in the country on Eid-el-Fitr. NAHCON Chairman, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, said this on Friday in a Sallah message in Abuja. Hassan prayed that almighty Allah accept the fasting of the Ummah as an act of worship. ”On behalf of board members, management and entire staff of NAHCON, I…
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Europe
Vatican officially recognizes Palestine, while Israel fumes
The Vatican has become the latest country to recognize the state of Palestine, after a new treaty was finalized on Wednesday. Unsurprisingly Israel has hit out at the move, saying that it damages prospects for peace in the region. The treaty, which was agreed, though has yet to be formally signed states the Vatican has switched its diplomatic allegiance from…
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News
PDP preparing ground for religious crisis, Oshiomhole warns
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has accused the Peoples Democratic Party of stoking religious sentiments to sway voters in the forthcoming elections, saying in its desperation, the PDP has bought some church leaders to preach against the APC and taint it as a Muslim party. While receiving a former Local Government Chairmanship aspirant of the PDP and about two…
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