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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Raw Politics, Religion, Sultan of Sokoto
Monday, July 7th, 2014
SOME Islamic elite have written to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, asking him to lead the dialogue with members of the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The elite, writing under the aegis of Concerned Muslim Professionals, told the Sultan, who is also the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, […]
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Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Headlines, National Politics, Religion, Sultan of Sokoto
Sunday, June 22nd, 2014
By Sam Eyoboka THE Tuesday arrest and detention of 486 northern Muslims suspected to be Boko Haram sect members by the army in Aba, Abia State has continued to elicit reactions as the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), yesterday, lashed out at the Ja’amatu Nasril Islam (JNI), urging security agencies to disregard protests on the […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Raw Politics, Religion, Top Stories
Saturday, May 31st, 2014
By CALEB AYANSINA ABUJA – CHRISTIANS under the aegis of TEKAN/ECWA, weekend, urged President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore a statement credited to the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, alleging marginalisation of Muslims in the country and that Nigeria will be great only […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Raw Politics, Religion, Sultan of Sokoto
Sunday, May 25th, 2014
By OLA AJAYI, Ibadan The President-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, who is also the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, and the governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, have called on Nigerians not to associate the Boko Haram Islamist group with Islam. They spoke in Ibadan while inaugurating the Bodija Estate […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Raw Politics, Religion
Sunday, April 20th, 2014
Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi The Christian Association of Nigeria in Borno State has declared fasting and praying from Monday (today) to Wednesday to seek divine intervention for the release of the abducted students of the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok. Also, the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has called on Nigerians to pray […]
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Articles, Columnists, muhammad Ajah, NNP Columnists, Religion
Monday, February 17th, 2014
By Muhammad Ajah | NNP | February 17, 2014 – Hajj in the last few years have been adjudged as very successful globally. Last year especially, the control mechanism and resultant end clearly manifested more than ever in recent years. The reason for this success is either because of adequate preparations or the less number […]
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Headlines, Religion
Thursday, January 2nd, 2014
By Haroon Balogun The question of “segregation” in the mosque during events other that salat has been a topic of discussion in Islamic fora. A reader last week drew my attention to a scenario where a Governor and his wife sat together in Mosque during a prayer session. It was not a salat but a […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Religion
Wednesday, December 25th, 2013
The Pastor of the Household of God Church International, Chris Okotie, recently bought a Rolls Royce Coupe, the 2014 Bespoke Edition, to mark his 30 years as born-again Christian and 27 years as a pastor,SUNDAY PUNCH learnt on Saturday. According to Okotie’s close aide, the pastor spent N120m on the luxury car and had earlier […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Religion
Wednesday, December 4th, 2013
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III The leadership of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa’ad lll, has demanded immediate release of an alleged Boko Haram recruitment officer, Dr. Mohammed Yunus. The group claimed Yunus was not a Boko Haram member. Yunus, a lecturer with the Kogi State […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Religion, Wole Opesanmi
Sunday, October 27th, 2013
By Wole Opesanmi | Lagos, Nigeria | October 27, 2013 – My dear Religious people; In the spirit of the celebration of the just concluded Eid-el Kabir with our Muslim Brothers, it is imperative that we shed some light on the truth about religion and hope therefore that we become better neighbour to our neighbours, […]
