The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said Nigeria will vigorously engage the U.S. government to remove it’s name from its blacklist of countries over concern on religious freedom. The Nigerian government has also expressed its displeasure to the U.S. government on this development. Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, Spokesperson for the ministry, disclosed Nigeria’s position in a […]
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The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has called on Nigerians across religious divides to rise in unison against growing cases of religious intolerance in Nigeria, as he admits persecution of Christians is on the rise. Speaking while inaugurating the over 40,000 capacity new headquarters building and church auditorium of the Depper Life Bible […]
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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday declared his stand on raging issues, including corruption, tribalism and religion which he said were the key problems hampering Nigeria’s development. Osinbajo also talked on restructuring of Nigeria and agreed that “states should have more opportunities to develop themselves’’. Osinbajo spoke at a crowded Lagos conference, tagged: “Towards a Better […]
Continue ReadingThe Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Sa’ad Abubakar, on Friday warned Muslims not to fight anyone even when they are provoked, neither should they force anyone to join Islam. The Sultan made the statement while speaking at a conference organised by Da’wah Co-ordination Council of Nigeria, using […]
Continue ReadingVice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that laws should not be made to restrict the freedom of worship in the country.Osinbajo said this in a keynote address at the “First National Judicial Roundtable on The Intersection between Law and Religion’’ at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja on Monday. The vice president insisted that in a […]
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The children of a 53-year-old woman, Mrs. Christiana Sepe, say they suspect foul play in the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of their mother who has been missing since July 26 at a prayer ground in Oke-Agelu, Iseyin, in the Ado-Awaye area of Oyo State. PUNCH Metro learnt that a pastor of a white garment church […]
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