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2023 Presidency: Don�t try Muslim/Muslim, Christian/Christian ticket, – CAN warns political parties

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), has once again warned the political parties to bury the thought of a Christian/Christian or Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket in 2023, saying it is a threat to Nigeria’s fragile peace and unity. The association disclosed this in a statement issued by the National Secretary of CAN, Joseph Daramola, yesterday. Recall that all the political parties have chosen their flagbearers and are expected to nominate their running mates before June 17. According to the statement: �We congratulate the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…

“Your actions giving Ndigbo bad name, promoting ethnic conflict” � CAN warns IPOB

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), yesterday warned the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), against criminality in the South-East region, noting that the group�s activities are giving Ndigbo a bad name. CAN also condemned in strong terms the gruesome murder of Lady Fatima and her four innocent children by some �unknown gunmen�. The Christian body, in a statement signed by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, the Special Assistant to the CAN President, Rev. Dr. Samson Ayokunle, demanded justice for the victims while calling on security agencies to fish out those responsible…

Controversial Easter Advert: CAN demands sack of Sterling Bank Chief Executive, Management

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) has demanded the sacking of the Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Bank, Abubakar Suleiman, over a controversial Easter advert. The bank faced backlash after the company published its Easter message, which compared the resurrection of Jesus to Agege bread. In an issued statement yesterday, signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Joseph Daramola, CAN stated that the advert was �wicked and insensitive� towards Christians. CAN advised Christians to be wary of the banks they patronise, insisting that Suleiman and the management of the bank showed…

2023: Kaduna needs leader with humane face – CAN

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Kaduna State Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Rev. John Joseph Hayab, has said that the people of the State need a leader as a governor, a humane person who understands their pains and will work sincerely to heal their wounds. Rev. Hayab stated that �Kaduna people need a leader, not a boss. A humane person who understands their pains and will work sincerely to heal their wounds, not anyone who will blame them for crying out because they are in pain. “Kaduna people need a loving, caring, and…

Foreign Mercenaries: ‘Call el-Rufa’i to order’, CAN tells FG

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), has rejected the plan by Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i, of Kaduna State, to bring in foreign mercenaries to help tackle insecurity in the State. ?In an issued statement yesterday, CAN Chairman in Kaduna, Reverend John Joseph Hayab, urged the Federal Government to call the governor to order to avoid a bigger problem. Recall that Governor El-Rufa’i, shortly after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, had said that if the Federal Government failed to address the insecurity problem, governors may bring in foreign…

Escalating Kaduna Insecurity: ‘Mourning now an everyday ordeal’ ? CAN

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Kaduna State Chapter, has decried the train attack in Kaduna State which claimed lives. Chairman, CAN, Kaduna State, Rev John Joseph Hayab, in a statement, said the association mourned those who died in the Abuja � Kaduna train attack incident on Monday, 28th March. �Sadly, mourning is now an everyday ordeal in Kaduna even though we have a sitting government with huge security votes disbursed monthly. Besides, the train attack further amplifies the vulnerability Kaduna people and everyone who does business in the state…

Insecurity: CAN calls for self defence as bandit-terrorists kill 53, kidnap scores, burn houses in Kaduna, Zamfara

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Aminu Imam

�As 24-hour curfew is imposed on affected areas The Kaduna State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), has called on the people of the State to defend themselves in the face of what it described as the government�s failure to defend the citizens against attackers. The call followed Sunday�s reported attack on Agban Kagoro, Kaura local government area of Kaduna State, where about 23 people were killed and several houses burnt. In an issued statement signed by its State Chairman, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, CAN lamented that Kaduna…

Fuel scarcity: ‘Nigerians are suffering’ � CAN

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), has said the continued scarcity of fuel in Nigeria and the pains of having adulterated fuel in circulation have further increased the hardship Nigerians were going through for about a month now. The Chairman of CAN in Kaduna State and its Vice-Chairman in the Northern States and Abuja, Rev. Joseph Hayab, on Tuesday, said the apex Christian body was worried and wondered who was responsible for this bad product and scarcity. According to him, �Our citizens are considered to be the most patient people…

Kidnapped Bethel student refuses to return, says he�s comfortable with bandits

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 Aminu Imam

The remaining kidnapped Bethel Baptist High School student who was held in the kidnappers’ den has allegedly refused to return to his family, saying he is now comfortable staying with the terrorists. However, the member of the Christian Association of Nigeria ( CAN) who took the ransom demanded by the terrorists was also kidnapped after he delivered the message to them. The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), in Kaduna State, Rev Joseph John Hayab, who is also the vice-chairman of CAN in the North and Abuja, had…

CAN denies giving consent to use of hijab in Christian schools

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Kwara State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), has denied that it agreed to the use of Hijab in the Christian schools by female students saying that it was forcefully imposed and implemented by the State government. The Christian association, in a press release jointly issued by the Acting Chairman and Secretary, Bishop Sunday Adewole and Rev. (Dr.) Reuben Ibitoye, respectively, made available to newsmen in Ilorin yesterday, also cautioned the State government to also handle the recent crisis in Oyun Baptist High school, Ijagbo, with utmost…