We Cannot Forget the Catastrophic Genocide Against Innocent Souls — Shiites

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaRegionsWe Cannot Forget the Catastrophic Genocide Against Innocent Souls — Shiites

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 13, 2020

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, mostly regarded as the Shiites, says the movement will not forgive the federal government over the 2015 Zaria massacre which led to the death of many of its members. Sheik Abdulhamid Bello, a senior cleric of the movement, disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja while addressing journalists to mark five years of the massacre. He noted that the catastrophic genocide against the innocent souls remained fresh in their memories and...

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Sultan Urges Muslims to Look for New Moon From Sunday

NewsNigeriaRegionsSultan Urges Muslims to Look for New Moon From Sunday

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 15, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Nigeria’s Muslim spiritual leader, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has requested Muslim Ummah to start to look for the new moon of Rabi’ al-Thani 1442AH from Sunday. Sultan Abubakar made the request in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto, on Saturday. “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Sunday, Nov. 15, which is equivalent to 29th day...

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South East Leaders Make 5 Demands On The Federal Government

NewsNigeriaRegionsSouth East Leaders Make 5 Demands On The Federal Government

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)November 8, 2020

The state of federal roads in the south-east geopolitical zone amongst other demands has been brought to the fore at the meeting of the south east leaders and delegates of the federal government held at the government house Enugu. The south east leaders presented their demands to the Presidential delegation led by Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Saturday. Leaders of religious and traditional institutions...

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Northwest Nigeria Potential Jihadi Linchpin in West Africa

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionRegionsNorthwest Nigeria Potential Jihadi Linchpin in West Africa

PilotnewsOctober 31, 2020

Up to now, radical jihadi activity in West Africa has been centered in Mali—with spillover to adjacent parts of Burkina Faso and Niger—and the Lake Chad Basin. The two locales are now increasingly bridged by jihadi activity in northwest Nigeria, where resurgent struggles over land and water with a cast of ethnically aligned fighters and flourishing criminality provide them with new space. Jihadi movements in all three regions are fractious, subject to bloody internal rivalries, and overlap...

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Taraba State Dep. Gov Laments Colossal Destruction of Property

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaRegionsTaraba State Dep. Gov Laments Colossal Destruction of Property

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 30, 2020

Taraba State Deputy Governor Haruna Manu has lamented the massive destruction of public and private property in the state, calling on religious leaders in the state to always preach peace among their adherents. Manu made the remark, while receiving the leadership of Taraba State Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and its counterparts Muslim Council of Nigeria (MCN) in his office on behalf of Governor Dickson Ishaku, explained that both Christianity and Islam encourages peaceful coexistence....

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#ENDSARS: The Group Muslim Rights Concern Appeals For Calm

Law & JusticeNewsPeopleRegions#ENDSARS: The Group Muslim Rights Concern Appeals For Calm

PilotnewsOctober 22, 2020

The Muslim Rights Concern has appealed for calm following the escalation of violence in the #EndSARS protest. The Islamic human rights director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola made the appeal in a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday. He also hailed the young Nigerians for demanding an end to harassment and intimidation in the hands of men of the Special Armed Robbery Squad (SARS). “Nigeria’s #EndSARS crisis which escalated in the last 48 hours has led to...

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Religious Leaders In Adamawa Harps on Insecurity

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRegionsReligious Leaders In Adamawa Harps on Insecurity

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 2, 2020

Religious leaders in Adamawa State, Northeast Nigeria have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to improve the present security situation in the country and bring relief to the citizenry. In separate interviews, the religious leaders noted that some parts of the country are battling with insecurity. The state chairman of the Christian Association in Nigeria CAN Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza and the State Chairman Muslim council Alhaji Gambo Jika in an interview explained that the security...

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Saudi Arabia Resumes ‘Umrah’ Pilgrimage from October 4

NewsRegionsSaudi Arabia Resumes ‘Umrah’ Pilgrimage from October 4

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 23, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Saudi Arabia will gradually resume the year-round Umrah pilgrimage from October 4, the interior ministry said on Tuesday, seven months after it was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. In the first stage, “6,000 citizens and residents within the kingdom will be allowed to perform the umrah per day from October 4”, the ministry said in a statement published by the official Saudi Press Agency. Visitors from outside the kingdom...

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To Promote Peace, Non-denominational Christian Organization Organizes Football Tournament

NewsRegionsSportsTo Promote Peace, Non-denominational Christian Organization Organizes Football Tournament

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 20, 2020

In order to cement the relationship and enhance peaceful co-existence among adherents of Islam and Christianity, a nondenominational Christian organization, Seed Sowers Ministry International, has organized a football tournament which was held at Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) Cathedral Jimeta Yola. According to the Founder, Seed Sowers Ministry International, Dean Rev. Ozumba Nicodemus said the game is being played by both Muslim and Christian youths with a view to promoting peaceful coexistence. “The...

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BusinessNewsRegionsNew CAMA No Threat to Religious Freedom – Legal Practitioner

PilotnewsAugust 27, 2020

Mr. Frank Tietie, an Abuja based lawyer and Human Rights activist, says the newly amended Company and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) poses no threat to religious freedom. Tietie spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari signed CAMA into law on Aug. 7, to facilitate the ease of doing business in the country. But a part of the law, particularly section 839, was...

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