The Federal Government has admonished political, religious leaders and opinion moulders to stop spewing incendiary rhetoric capable of setting the country ablaze. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the admonition while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Sal Island, Cape Verde. NAN reports that the minister […]
*warns Adeboye, Oyedepo, Joshua, others Leader of a pan-Yoruba elders group, Ilana Omo Oodua, Prof. Banji Akintoye has urged Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Bishop David Oyedepo, Pastor T.B Joshua and other religious leaders to beef up security around their churches and mosques. Akintoye, in a statement issued on Wednesday by his media aide, Mr. Maxwell Adeleye, […]
The Federal Government on Friday cautioned religious leaders against holding Easter services and Friday Jumat in defiance of the stay-at-home order to contain the spread of deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture and a member of the Presidential Task Force for the Control of Coronavirus gave the warning […]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has appealed to clergymen in the country to support the government in the fight against the global pandemic called the coronavirus. Chairman, FCT Task Team on Enforcement, Mr. Attah Ikharo, made the call during an enforcement exercise on Sunday in Abuja. Mr. Ikharo, while preaching the danger associated with congregational […]
Religious leaders in Bayelsa have called on the electorate to support campaign for peaceful Nov. 16, governorship poll in the state. They made the call during a one day Sensitisation Forum on Saturday in Yenagoa for religious leaders ahead of the governorship poll in the state. READ ALSO LG poll: Low turnout of voters in […]
Religious leaders have been cautioned against using their positions and influence to impose political candidates on their followers. They described the trend of faith leaders actively campaigning for political candidates as abusing the trust of their followers. This was disclosed at an event to commemorate the United Nation’s day celebration in Abuja on Wednesday, organised […]
Religious leaders in Nigeria have urged leaders of various religious groups to imbibe the teachings of peace to the followers. The Sultan of Sokato Sa’ad Abubakar the II, Dr Supo Ayokunle, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and other leaders, made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during the signing of a Peace […]
…Leaders urge sustenance of spiritual uprightness during Ramadan President Muhammadu Buhari has urged religious leaders to always pray for peace and unity of Nigeria and avoid making inflammatory utterances that endanger peace or promote conflicts. Buhari stated this in his Sallah message to mark the end of the Ramadan fasting period. He also stressed the […]
…Says 8.2 million children get FG’s free meals daily …Saraki marks Children’s Day with IDPs in Benue …Dogara seeks end to child labour, security lapses in schools President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerian children of his administration’s commitment to their protection, participation and survival in the country. Buhari said that in 2015, the campaign to […]
In line with the tradition on every May Day, workers in Nigeria and beyond held rallies and protests to draw attention to their plight. Beyond the ample opportunity May Day presents to demand a better deal from employers, political leaders, rights activists, religious leaders seized the opportunity the day presents to comment on burning national […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on religious leaders to work towards the broader goal of building a strong and unified nation, and avoid insinuations that could divide the populace along religious lines reiterating that his administration has no hidden religious agenda. Receiving a delegation of the Arewa Pastors Non-Denominational Initiative for Peace in Nigeria, on […]
Religious leaders have been called upon to voice out their support for the on-going fight against corruption by highlighting its ills in their preaching and sermons. The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, gave the charge when a delegation of the Union of African Muslim Scholars paid him a courtesy visit in his office in […]