Tag: Christian Group

EFCC given 72 hrs to arrest el-Rufa’i over alleged misuse of ₦423bn

Aminu Imam
EFCC to arrest el Rufa'i

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been given a 72-hour ultimatum to arrest former governor of Kaduna State,Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i over alleged misuse of over ₦423 billion while at the helm of affairs in the State. The Northern Christians Accord (NCA) behind the call, in a statement issued on Thursday, noted that it was long overdue for the EFCC to arrest and probe el-Rufa’i on the alleged committal of the infraction. Led by Gideon Jato, the group wondered why it would take the EFCC such a long time…

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NigeriaDecides: ‘INEC has destroyed legitimacy of 2023 Presidential election’ – Christian Elders Group

Aminu Imam

As controversy continues to trail Saturday’s Presidential election, with many calling for the cancellation of the elections, the Nigerian Christian Elders Coalition (NCEC), has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deliberately put the presidential poll in terrible disrepute, thereby, destroying the legitimacy of the election. The NCEC, while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday, spoke vehemently against what it called antics of INEC and its Chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, specifically, in the flagrant abuse of both the Electoral Act 2022 Section 60(5) and the INEC 2022 Guidelines and Regulations…

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2023 Muslim-Muslim Ticket: “Neglect us at your own peril” – Arewa Christians warn

Aminu Imam

Northern Christians and pastors under the umbrella of Arewa Christians and Indigenous Pastors Association have warned against the imposition of a Muslim-Muslim ticket ahead of the 2023 presidential election. The group, in an issued press statement signed by the chairman, Rev. Shehu Luke, yesterday, said it became imperative to make an official position known to the general public following what it described as a hijack of Nigerias political process. ACIPA has observed with sadness the hijack of Nigerias political process and perhaps our future by a few money bag politicians…

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Christians counter BBNaija with new Reality TV show ‘Father’s House’

Aminu Imam

Some Christians, apparently concerned about the immoral tone of the Big Brother Nigeria reality TV show, have come up with an alternative show of their own,  ‘The Fathers House Reality TV Show’. According to reports, the show will be relayed on 10 TV stations in Nigeria from March 2022. The report said it plans to assemble in one big space carefully selected thirteen young professing Christians drawn from different denominations across Nigeria to live and work together for forty days and forty nights. The organisers, Church Accord for National Development, said…

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Insecurity: ‘Animal kingdom now safer than Nigeria’ – Christian leaders

Aminu Imam

The leaders of All Nations Christian Assembly, (ANCA), have said that with the daily rise in cases of kidnapping, banditry and other crimes, the animal kingdom is now safer than Nigeria. Addressing a press conference on Friday, a week after the churchs 2021 Annual Convention, the Council Chairman of ANCA, Sunday Oibe, lamented that while killings and kidnapping have become the order of the day in the country, such a situation is never common even among animals. The leaders added that although the country is bleeding, the State actors appear…

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Your appointments lopsided, Christian group chides Buhari

Ishaku Yohanna

The Christian Rights Agenda, CRA, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of being religiously biased and lopsided in his appointments. It said available data shows the Presidents appointments, especially in his second term, as heavily skewed against Christians, especially northern Christians. CRA therefore called on the President to, as a matter of urgency, review his lopsided appointments It also challenged the Presidency to make public the entire list of all Federal Agencies and Parastatals and their heads noting that appointments such as Personal Assistants and Special Assistants cannot in any way…

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