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Boko Haram, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Latest Politics
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Worried by the spate of attacks by the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, Christian leaders in the country have resolved to convene a meeting of all denominational leaders to review the security situation in the country and fashion an appropriate response. The meeting expected to hold soon will address current sectarian violence across the northern part […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Chairman of the Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration and former governor of Kano State, Senator Kabiru Gaya has added his voice to the growing number of those condemning the bombing of a church in Madalla, Niger State. He said the time has come for President Goodluck Jonathan to enter into negotiation with […]
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Kano, Latest Politics, Niger, State News
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Abuja-based businessman, Sir Emmanuel Obiukwu, lost four of his daughters in the Christmas Day bomb blast at the Saint Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger state. The man fled with his family from Kano State and settled at Madalla, following the insurgence in that state, where they almost died 20 years later. Sir Obiukwu, 58, was […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Religion, Sultan of Sokoto
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Two days after the bloody Christmas Day bombings, President Goodluck Jonathan and supreme head of Nigeria’s Muslims, Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday met behind closed doors in Abuja on how to address Boko Haram crisis. At the end of the session, they resolved to call for an enlarged meeting involving religious and traditional rulers. Addressing […]
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Arewa House, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), the umbrella body of the Northern Nigeria socio-cultural groups, has condemned the Christmas day multiple bombings that killed and injured several people noting that the attacks are “capable of diverting attention to religious crises that would serve no one.” The group’s position was contained in a statement issued in Kaduna by […]
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Boko Haram, Kwara, Latest Politics, State News
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
ERSTWHILE Governor of Kwara State Bukola Saraki has condemned the Christmas day bomb-blasts at the St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, near Suleja, Niger State. Also, The Muslim Congress (TMC) has condemned the spate of bombings in parts of the country on Christmas day. The Islamic organisation made the condemnation in a statement by its President, Ustadh Luqman AbdurRaheem, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
WHEN will Nigeria wriggle out of the spell of bloodshed into which deeper and deeper it has plunged, is a question underlying local and international concern about the senseless waste of lives and property in the country. The high level of insecurity has sparked off fear reinforced by the seeming futility of government’s strategies to […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the federal government of wasting valuable time and resources on the meaningless fuel subsidy debate while neglecting the Boko Haram crisis that has continued to consume innocent citizens. In a statement issued in Lagos yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, a day after dozens […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, December 26th, 2011
One of the parishioners at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Madalla, near Suleja, Niger State, Mr. Patrick Okpalla, has described the Christmas Day bombing in the church as unprecedented, saying he only escaped death through divine intervention. Speaking exclusively to LEADERSHIP yesterday, Okpala narrated the circumstances leading to the blast and how two of his […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Arewa House, CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Latest Politics, Party Politics
Monday, December 26th, 2011
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), have faulted the comment made by President Goodluck Jonathan alluding that Nigerians must live with the burden of bombings until it stops. The ACF, a northern socio-cultural group said the persistent bombings in the country particularly in the […]
