Tag: #ReligiousTolerance
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ISESE DAY: LAGOS TRADITIONAL RULERS PREACH RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE, PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE
Traditional rulers in Lagos State have called for religious tolerance, unity and peaceful coexistence as traditional worshippers across the state celebrate the annual Isese Day festival. The Lagos State Government declared Aug. 20 a work-free day for the celebration, which provides traditional worshippers an opportunity to honour and promote their cultural heritage and beliefs. Oba…
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SULTAN DECLARES FRIDAY AS EID-EL-FITR, CALLS FOR PEACE AND UNITY
Muslims across Nigeria will celebrate Eid-el-Fitr this Friday, March 20, as announced by Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). In a broadcast on Wednesday, the Sultan confirmed that the Shawwal crescent was not sighted, making Friday the first day of Shawwal 1447 AH. He…
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“HE CHOSE HUMANITY OVER HATE” — CAN MOURNS PLATEAU IMAM AT 90
Nigeria is mourning a quiet hero. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condoled with the family of Mallam Abubakar Abdullahi, the revered Plateau-based Imam who passed away at the age of 90. In a condolence message issued in Abuja, CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, described the late Imam as a “shining example of religious…
