Tag: Religious Leaders
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Promote integrity lifestyles – Cleric, activists task religious leaders
The Executive Director of the faith-based organization, Al-Habibiyah Islamic Society, Imam Fuad Adeyemi, has warned religious leaders and citizens over the disturbing absence of integrity in the society, insisting that “integrity certainly pays.” Imam Adeyemi led the call during a radio town hall meeting titled “Entrenching Culture of Integrity in Nigeria: The Religious Perspective,” organized…
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Just in: Come and address us, protesters invite religious leaders
As the nationwide protests enter the third day, the protesters in Abuja, gathered at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, on Saturday, invited leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria for a “heart-to-heart” talk at the protest venue. Addressing the protesters, Sydney Usman, who is with the Take It Back…
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Tinubu to religious leaders: Do not denigrate Nigeria in your sermons
President Bola Tinubu has called on religious leaders to refrain from vilifying or denigrating the nation in their sermons.
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Religious leaders shun UN Chief despite publicised meeting
The highly publicised meeting of the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres with religious leaders in Nigeria at the UN House in Abuja was attended by only the Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan.
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Ex-LASU VC: Flamboyant lifestyle of religious leaders encouraging people to seek money ritual
owning private jets and wearing expensive cloths
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JUST IN: Religious leaders, former political leaders in alliance with foreign elements to ‘overthrow’ Buhari – Presidency
The Presidency has alert of an alleged plot by some Nigerians, working with foreign elements, to overthrow the current administration. In a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the Presidency attributed its allegation to a recent alert by the Department of State Services (DSS). However, while vowing to…
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Religious leaders, politicians making inciting statements in public deny when invited – DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) says it will begin a clampdown on agents of anarchy in various parts of the country. In a statement on Sunday by its spokesman, Peter Afunanya, the service faulted those said to be creating instability through comments that threaten the sovereignty and corporate existence of the nation. It also…
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Why religious leaders should not make provocative utterances – cleric
Religious leaders across the country have been urged teach their followers the importance of peace to national development. Prof. Christopher Oshun, Provost, Christ Apostolic Church Theological Seminary, made the call on Sunday in Abuja at the 12th Convocation Ceremony of the seminary. Oshun said it was unpatriotic for religious leaders to make utterances that could…
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Religious leaders from 19 countries unite in prayer to overcome COVID-19
While the daily confirmed cases of COVID 19 are consistently increasing worldwide, the world religious leaders from seven major religions gathered at the online meeting for the World Interfaith Joint Prayer Conference on the 26th of October. Approximately 600 people from Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Christianism, and Islam in 19 countries across five continents…
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Ignore politics of hate embrace unity of Nigeria, clerics tell religious leaders
The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organization for Peace, NIFROP has called on religious leaders in the country to ignore the politics of hate and bitterness and embrace peace and unity of the country. The interfaith group led by religious leaders from the Muslim and Christian communities in the country, at the grand finale of of…