Sultan opposes troops in Borno, absolves Boko Haram of violence

he warned against the breach of Nigeria’s unity, the Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has asked other Nigerians to stop antagonising the Muslim community. To the opponents of Islamic banking, Sultan said the bickering on the matter was unnecessary because, “we are […]

CAN erupts on Islamic banking: Reps failed Nigerians

Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday, expressed disappointment at the House of Representatives endorsement of the controversial Islamic banking in Nigeria, saying the act smacks of bowing to an already written script. Reacting to the endorsement by the lawmakers after a briefing by the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, […]

No apology over Islamic banking – Sanusi

 The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi yesterday defended the controversial policies of Islamic banking and the introduction of a daily limit on the withdrawal of cash saying the decision of the bank was backed by legal provisions and not to advance the cause of  any religion. Mallam Sanusi […]

A Serious Warning to the Nigerian Christian – By Phil Tam-Al Alalibo

I have a serious warning for Christians living in Nigeria that they must be vigilant, wise as a serpent and seek the leading of the blesseth Holy Spirit in all their spiritual endeavors and undertakings lest they fall prey to scammers that are well camouflaged as pastors of the word of God. My last visit to Nigeria has […]

Islamic Banking: Sanusi warns Muslims against joining issues with Christians

KANO – The Central Bank Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has cautioned Muslim faithful not to join issues with Christians over their opposition to the proposed introduction of Islamic Banking System in the country, saying the idea for the new system was rooted in the 1999 Constitution. Sanusi who addressed Muslim clerics in Kano, weekend, […]

Picture: ‘Bible dropped from heaven on rain-soaked yams… Bible not wet’

Is it a myth? Where is the Bible? Did the British missionary steal it? Did he keep it in his home church before he died? Can it be retrieved from Britain? By Sam Eyoboka, who was at the Bible Site in Araya ON January 1, 1914, the British  government, in a deft political manoeuvre,  proclaimed […]

Editorial: CBN and Islamic banking: Matters arising

The approval given by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the operation of Islamic banking in the country is generating disquiet in the polity. Reasons for this are not difficult to fathom. Until now, Islamic banking, also known as Sharia banking, was a little known non-interest mode of banking alien to the conventional banking […]

Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria & a Grateful Nation – By Paul I. Adujie

By Paul I. Adujie – New York, NY – June 27, 2011 – Exuberance, elation and unrestrained joy, overflowed upon reading that A Federal High Court in Lagos, Nigeria awarded monetary compensations and damages in favor of some Nigerians who were arrested and detained unlawfully and arbitrarily! The plaintiffs instituted legal action against the Inspector […]

Adeboye at UN, charts path to peace in Middle East

PEACE in the Middle East would remain a mirage without God’s involvement, as all involved in the process must get down on their knees to pray and cry out in supplication to the Creator of the Universe, General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said. Adeboye stated this on Monday when […]

Islamic cleric slain in northeast

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Authorities are blaming members of a radical Muslim sect for the killing of an Islamic cleric in the country’s northeast. Police chief Mike Zuokumor said that when police responded to the scene of the attack Wednesday night in Maiduguri, a police patrol was ambushed by a blast that wounded three officers. The […]

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