Religion Archives - Page 15 of 17

Nov

03

2022

Native doctor remanded for attempting to bury lover, children alive

Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Lifestyle, Metro, Nigeria, Religion

A native doctor, simply identified as Nonso, from Umuona in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been arrested for trying to bury his lover and her two children alive. He was tried on Wednesday in a Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Awka and has been remanded in prison custody, on an offence of attempted murder. The man, who was in a relationship with a single mother of two children, sent a commercial motorcyclist to fetch her and her children, and later slit her throat and attempted to bury her and her two children in an already dug…

Nov

01

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Islamic group tells CBN to put Arabic on all denominations of redesigned Naira

Economy, News, PoliticsCBN, Economy, MURIC, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Religion

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has supported the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign the naira. However, the Islamic human rights organization gave the condition that Arabic Ajami must be inscribed on all naira denominations. MURIC stated this in a statement issued on Tuesday by the group’s director, Professor Ishaq Akintola. The statement reads in part: “The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, announced on October 26 2022, the plan by the CBN to redesign the naira. “MURIC hereby expresses its support for the project with the proviso that all the denominations must…

Oct

25

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

CAN condemns attempt on Suleman’s life, decries Nigeria’s security situation

Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Johnson Suleman, Kidnappers, Metro, Nigeria, Religion

The President, of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), His Eminence Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has said the recent attempt on the life of the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, by armed assassins speaks volumes about the failure of the country’s security architecture. Archbishop Okoh, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, condemned the attack and called for a full-scale investigation into the dastardly act. He added that all hands must be on deck to uncover the identities of those involved in the heinous crime and bring them to book. According to him, “The national leadership…

Oct

25

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Tinubu reveals how Pst. Adeboye of RCCG named him Abraham, father of nations

News2023, All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Religion

Bola Tinubu, the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate has revealed the name RCCG leader, Pastor Enoch Adeboye gave him. The cleric is the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), one of the biggest pentecostal churches in the world. In a trending video, Tinubu narrated how Adeboye called him Abraham when his wife, Remi, was ordained a pastor. He made the revelation in Kano during a meeting with leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the Tijaniyya sect, and other Islamic groups. “The day my wife was ordained a pastor, I was there. Pastor Adeboye…

Oct

10

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Aggrieved APC Christians set to dump Tinubu, Shettima over Muslim-Muslim

Opinion, Politics2023, All Progressives Congress, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Religion

Voting along religious lines in the 2023 general election may trigger negative consequences among Nigerians and threaten national development, Northern Christian leaders in the All Progressives Congress and Northern Muslim political leaders said on Sunday. They also agreed to adopt one of the presidential candidates in a bid to defeat the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by the APC despite the public outcry. The APC Northern Christian leaders, led by a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; and a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, agreed to focus on issues that unite them as a…