Tag: #ReligiousHarmony
-
NSCIA DENOUNCES CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE CLAIMS IN NIGERIA AS FOREIGN-POLITICAL PLOY
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has firmly rejected allegations of Christian genocide in Nigeria, labeling them false, politically driven, and harmful to national unity. At a press conference in Abuja, NSCIA Secretary-General Professor Is-haq Oloyede condemned Western media and political figures for spreading misleading narratives aimed at destabilizing Nigeria. Oloyede explained that…
-
PRESIDENT TINUBU MEETS CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP KAIGAMA IN ABUJA, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO UNITY AMID TENSIONS
President Bola Tinubu welcomed Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, to the Presidential Villa for a private meeting focused on fostering national unity, peace, and social cohesion. Although details were not disclosed, the engagement is part of Tinubu’s ongoing dialogue with religious leaders to strengthen interfaith harmony and support national development. This…
-
NCPC BISHOP REFUTES CLAIMS OF CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE IN NIGERIA, CALLS FOR UNITY AND PARTNERSHIP
Stephen Adegbite, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, has dismissed recent claims that violence in Nigeria constitutes a genocide against Christians. Speaking at a news briefing in Abuja, Adegbite emphasized that Nigeria’s ongoing crisis results from terrorism, banditry, and criminality, not religious conflict. He acknowledged the suffering endured by both Christians and Muslims…
-
NSCIA REJECTS GENOCIDE CLAIMS, WARNS AGAINST FOREIGN DIVIDE-AND-RULE NARRATIVES
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has slammed claims of genocide against Christians in Nigeria as false and dangerous stories pushed by foreign interests aiming to divide the nation. Deputy National Legal Adviser Imam Haroun Muhammad Eze urged Nigerians to stay calm and not fall for misleading reports spreading on social media and…
-
JFI DISOWNS SOUTH-EAST JEWISH GROUP LINKED TO IPOB, REAFFIRMS NON-POLITICAL STANCE
Nigeria’s official Jewish body draws clear line between faith and politics amid controversy. The Judaism Fellowship Initiative (JFI), Nigeria’s main Jewish community umbrella, has distanced itself from the Eastern Judaism group in the South-East that publicly supported IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu. JFI President Chief Arthur-Regis Odidika emphasized that JFI is not connected to separatist movements…
-
TINUBU PLEDGES FAIRNESS TO NORTHERN CHRISTIANS, HONOURS LATE LYDIA YILWATDA AS ‘MOTHER OF HUMANITY’
President Tinubu reaffirms unity and peace, celebrating faith and inclusive leadership during Jos visit. President Bola Tinubu visited the COCIN Church headquarters in Jos, Plateau State, to honor the late Lydia Yilwatda, mother of APC National Chairman Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda. He emphasized his commitment to fairness across religious divides, highlighting his own Muslim-Christian family as…
