Nigeria Government has declared that any violence framed along religious lines will be treated as a direct attack on the Nigerian state, reaffirming that the protection of all citizens—Christians, Muslims, and adherents of other faiths—is non-negotiable. The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, made the statement at the conclusion of...
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Northern Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed profound sorrow over the death of the Chief Imam of Nghar village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, Imam Abdullahi Abubakar, describing him as an uncommon symbol of courage, faith and selfless humanity. In a statement issued on...
United States (US) President Donald Trump has renewed threats of possible further U.S. airstrikes in Nigeria, claiming that attacks on Christians could trigger additional military action, even while acknowledging that Muslims are also victims of terrorism in the country. Trump made the remarks during an interview with The New...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a strong call for an immediate halt to attacks on Christians in Nigeria, urging global leaders to confront what he described as unacceptable religious persecution. Netanyahu made the remarks in a Christmas message shared on his official X handle, where he addressed...
President Bola Tinubu has firmly dismissed claims that Nigeria is experiencing either a Christian or Muslim genocide, insisting that the country’s security challenges are rooted in terrorism and criminality, not religious persecution. The President stated this on Friday while declaring open the 8th Biennial Conference and Annual General Meeting...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has called on the Muslim community in the state to sustain their prayers and support for President Bola Tinubu led administration. Okpebholo also urged them to “stand firmly behind the president’s reform-driven leadership, ahead of the 2027 general elections”. He spoke during a special...
Donald Trump’s gunboat foreign policy of unguarded words and unguided targeting has taken aim at a difficult target: Nigeria. Nigeria is in the gunsights . But it is a wrong choice. Nigeria is huge, complex, amorphous and a geo strategic nightmare. Though divided by diverse faiths and cultures, Nigerians...
Hundreds of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shi’ite poured into the streets of Kano on Saturday, voicing outrage over a viral statement attributed to U.S. President Donald Trump, in which he allegedly hinted at a possible military strike on Nigeria. According to a...
Yes, Christians have the right to cry genocide. Every right, in fact. In all honesty, if the killings in Plateau, Benue, Owo, Yelwata and countless other communities dropping food, ammunition been the principal victims, were executed by a Christian militia against Muslims, would we still be searching for a...
There is something ultimately futile about desiring an alternative society without knowing what exactly it is. A restless society wracked by adversity to seek an alternative ethos is a fertile ground for reform or even revolution. But a revolutionary fertile ground without a national consensus is a recipe for...
Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on citizens of the world to adopt peace and dialogue to foster social harmony and peaceful coexistence. He made this call during a two-day Muslim World Leaders Conference in Oxford, England. Abubakar emphasized that Islam is a religion of peace, highlighting the...
Nigeria’s northern town of Daura witnessed an unusual crowd on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, as Nigerians and members of foreign delegations paid homage to former President Muhammadu Buhari, whose remains were interred according to Muslim rites in his hometown, two days after he died in a London Clinic at age 82....
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – Minister of Works and former Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has reaffirmed his dedication to President Bola Tinubu and his administration, especially as Nigeria gradually approaches the 2027 elections. In his remarks during the 2025 Sallah celebration for the Muslim community in Abakaliki,...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – Minister for Works, David Umahi, has commended the harmonious relationship between Muslims and Christians under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, saying it reflects a broader national unity that must be sustained. Speaking on Sunday when members of the Muslim community paid him a...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – A high-powered delegation of Kaduna-based Islamic clerics has paid Governor Uba Sani a Sallah homage at Sir Kashim House, commended his people-centred policies. According to the delegates, the visit is to felicitate with the governor on the occasion of the Eid Al-Adha celebrations. Speaking...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has felicitated with the Muslim faithful, as they commemorate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir, describing it as a significant spiritual event in the Muslim calendar. Governor Alia in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, charged the...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has enjoined Muslim faithful to emulate praiseworthy attributes of self-sacrifice, obedience to Allah and relentless commitment to serve humanity as practiced by Prophet Ibrahim. Governor Sani, made this known shortly after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayer with other Muslim faithful...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has joined the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, along with top government officials and hundreds of residents for the two Raka’at Eid prayer at the historic Shehu’s Palace in Maiduguri. The Eid prayer was led...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has called on Muslim faithfuls to use the spiritual significance of the Sallah celebration to reflect on the virtues of obedience, sacrifice, unity, submission and unwavering faith, as demonstrated by Prophet Ibrahim. In his message at the Okene...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has extended warm greetings and heartfelt felicitations to the Muslim Ummah on the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir. CAN in a statement on Friday said this season, which honors Prophet...