Tag: CAN
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Sri Lanka Attack: CAN commiserates, charges UN to end terrorism
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has commiserated with the government and people Sri Lanka, where more than 300 persons were killed on Easter Sunday church attacks. The Christian body also charged the United Nations, UN to devise ways of ending the menace of terrorism across the world. The President of CAN, Rev. Samson Ayokunle,…
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Tackle increasing kidnapping, insurgency now, CAN tells Buhari in Easter Message
… Calls for peaceful coexistence The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Saturday appealed to the Federal Government to urgently put an end to the rising case of kidnapping and killings especially in the northern part of the country. President of CAN, Rev Samson Ayokunle in his Easter message also urged government to secure the…
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Leave politics to politicians, ex-Senate President, Ebute tells CAN
Third Republic Senate President, Sen. Ameh Ebute, has cautioned the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to forthwith depart the political arena for the main gladiators. The country’s Christian leaders recently delved into partisan politics, abandoning their primary assignment of soul-winning. After pressure from all and sundry, the religious group sluggishly congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari, having…
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Breaking: Buhari meets CAN leadership, Imams behind closed doors
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting between the president and the CAN leadership was held behind closed doors at the Council Chamber of the State House. The outcome of the president’s meeting with the CAN leadership was being expected…
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Pray or elections may not hold, CAN declares
The Christian Association of Nigeria has urged Nigerians to pray this week if they want the general elections to hold. President of the association, Rev Samson Ayokunle, made the declaration during a service at the Trinity Baptist Church, Ajobo, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Sunday. In his words: “About what is happening in the country,…
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CAN calls for prayers, calm over elections’ postponement
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kogi chapter, has advised Nigerians to remain calm and continue to pray fervently for peaceful elections. Its state chairman, Dr John Ibenu, gave the advice while speaking to newsmen after a church service on Sunday in Lokoja. The cleric was reacting to the rescheduling of the Presidential and National…
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Osinbajo’s helicopter crash: CAN reacts
The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Sunday, facilitated with the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, for surviving an helicopter crash on Saturday in Kabba, Kogi. The President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, in a statement in Abuja, issued by his Special Assistant, Media and Communications, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, also appreciated God for Osinbajo’s…
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2019: Boko Haram poses major threats to credible polls – CAN
The resurgent activities of Boko Haram terrorists may pose a threat to the forthcoming 2019 general elections, the Christian Association of Nigeria ( CAN ) warned on Thursday. The CAN leadership urged the federal government to tackle the attacks before the polls. This was part of the resolutions at the first quarterly meeting of CAN…
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Elections: Don’t set Nigeria on fire, CAN warns politicians
The President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle, has advised politicians to avoid utterances and actions, which are capable of disturbing the nation’s peace. Ayokunle gave the advice at the 2nd General Assembly of the Inter-faith Dialogue Forum for Peace, with the theme, ‘‘General Elections and National Security: The Role of Inter-faith…
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CAN declares January 10 national day of prayers for success of 2019 polls
President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle on Saturday declared January 10, 2019 as national day of prayers for free, fair and credible election. The prayer session, Ayokunle said is also for the freedom of Leah Sharibu and others in the captivity of the Boko Haram terrorists. CAN disclosed that the…