Tag: Christians
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Egyptian president calls security meeting after attack on Christians
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi called a meeting of security officials in the wake of a deadly attack on a group of Christians in the south of the country on Friday, the state news agency said. Masked gunmen attacked a group of Coptic Christians in southern Egypt, killing 26 people and wounding 26 others as they…
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Easter: Buhari, Ekweremadu, Atiku, others felicitate with Christians
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday joined notable leaders in the country in sending goodwill messages to Christians and members of other faiths to mark this year’s Easter celebrations. The President urged Nigerians to live in peace because without peace, no meaningful and sustainable development can take place. He said, “I congratulate our Christian brothers and…
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Easter: Christians, Muslims celebrate, preach peace, unity
Muslims and Christians on Saturday met in Kaduna to mark the Easter, as part of efforts to promote unity, tolerance and understanding among members of different faiths in the state. The event, organised by Pastor Yohanna Buru attracted a huge crowd including clerics, traditional and community leaders. Buru, the General Overseer of Christ Evangelical Intercessory…
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Easter: Shun denomination, embrace unity, Gowon advises Christians
Former Head of State, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has advised Christians in Nigeria to shun denomination and embrace unity. Gowon gave this advice during the Kaltungo Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) Gospel centenary in Kaltungo, Gombe State on Saturday. Gowon, who was also the chairman of the occasion, said the focus of Christians should be…
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Easter: Oba of Benin tasks Christians on virtues of Jesus Christ
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has enjoined Christians to imbibe and exhibit the qualities and virtues of Jesus Christ in their daily living and dealings with others. The monarch; in a statement signed and issued on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Desmond Agbama, said that should people exhibit those…
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Good Friday: Imbibe Christ’s virtue of selflessness, cleric urges Christians
A cleric, Rev. Ifeanyi Okonkwo, has urged Christians in the country to imbibe the virtue of selflessness in order to live above materialism and get-rich-quick syndrome. Okonkwo spoke on Friday during a homily in a Good Friday Service held at the Anglican Church of Ascension, Achara Layout, Enugu. “Only when we live selflessly like Jesus…
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Developing immunities to Christ – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala Many Christians reject central tenets of the faith Jesus delivered, while still claiming to be Christians. We have been socialised on the word of men, contrary to the word of God. Indeed, many have established no-go areas in their hearts and minds against the word of God. These no-go areas pertain to…
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Who will protect Nigeria’s northern Christians?
By: Philip Agbese The instinctive reaction to the story by Douglas Murray in the Spectator, which prides itself as the world’s oldest Magazine published in English, is to dismiss it as the product of someone who wrote about a subject in which he is inadequately schooled. Yet, this reaction would be falling into a trap…
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Christians-Muslims forum preaches tolerance, says patriotism key to Nigeria’s survival
Youths from the two dominant religion in the country, Christianity and Islam have called for religious tolerance among the various religious groups in Nigeria, while also urging Nigerians to pray for the country and her leaders. This was the resolution reached by participants at the end of a joint session of Christian/Muslim Intellectual Forum (CMIF)…
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Christian leaders berate Jonathan over US speech
The Middle Belt Patriotic Front, an association of Christian leaders from the middle belt region have berated former President Goodluck Jonathan over his recent comments at the US Congress where he reportedly talked about the religious division in Nigeria. Speaking to journalists in Abuja,National Chairman of the forum, Bishop Musa Fomson described the statement by…