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Alleged Christian genocide: ‘Nigerian Muslims facing anti-Islamic obsession’ – NSCIA

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NSCIA on genocide claims

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has declared 2025 as a year Muslims in Nigeria faced unprecedented anti-Islamic obsession, following what it described as a spurious ‘Christian genocide’ claim. The Council, under the leadership of its President-General, His Eminence, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, said this in a release yesterday, signed by its Secretary-General, Professor Is’haq Oloyede, calling on Nigerian Muslims to search for the crescent of the month of Ramadan immediately after sunset on Tuesday, February 17. According to the statement made available to journalists…

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S’West Muslim Ummah reaffirms confidence in Sultan’s leadership

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S'West Muslim Ummah

The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), has reaffirmed confidence in the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III as the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA). The Islamic body, in a statement signed by its President, Rasaki Oladejo and Executive Secretary, Prof. Wole Abbas respectively, explained that the pronouncement was made in disregard for the established and recognised process of moon sighting under the leadership of Abubakar, to signal the commencement of the Ramadan fast. The Islamic organization called…

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NSCIA rejects US claim of Christian genocide

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…Says designation ‘politically-motivated’ threatens Nigeria’s unity The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs  (NSCIA), has dismissed allegations of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria and rejected the United States’ redesignation of the country as a “nation of particular concern,” describing both as false, dangerous, and politically driven narratives. Addressing newsmen in Abuja yesterday after a meeting of Islamic organisations nationwide, NSCIA Secretary-General, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, said the renewed Western claims of religious persecution in Nigeria were part of a coordinated campaign to destabilise the country. “The violence in parts of Nigeria…

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“Expose, name the culprits behind false genocide claims” – NSCIA slams FG: 

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NSCIA slams FG

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA), has urged the Federal Government to boldly expose those behind the recurring false claims of a “genocidal campaign against Christians in Nigeria”, saying such allegations are aimed at discrediting the country and deepening division. In an issued statement yesterday, the Council commended government agencies and patriotic Nigerians who refuted the allegations but faulted the government for not identifying the local instigators – whom it described as elements within the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) exploiting religion for foreign sympathy and material gain.…

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‘Why Oyedepos private airstrip licence must be revoked’ NSCIA

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NSCIA on Oyedepo

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA), has called for the immediate revocation of a private airstrip license granted to Living Faith Church Worldwide, led by Bishop David Oyedepo, citing potential threats to national peace and security. In a communiqu issued at the conclusion of its 10th meeting of the Expanded General Purpose Committee (EGPC), held on Sunday at the National Mosque in Abuja, the Council described the approval as an aberration of the highest order. Although the communiqu did not specifically name Bishop David Oyedepo, the licence granted…

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2023: NSCIA cautions political, religious leaders against provocative, unguarded comments

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The apex Islamic body in Nigeria, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA), yesterday cautioned political leaders and actors against making provocative and unguarded statements capable of dragging the country into unnecessary conflict and anarchy. The NSCIA spoke hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), and the Labour Party, (LP), attacked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the collation of results of the February 25 presidential election progressed. They accused the electoral body of compromise and fraud, a charge the agency has rejected, saying…

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2023: Muslims apex body, NSCIA lists 5-point agenda for incoming President

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Barely one week to the February 25 presidential election, the apex body of all Muslims in the country, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has reeled-out its expectations from the candidates jostling for the nations leadership. In an issued statement, titled: The Charter of Expectations of Nigerian Muslims from the Next Government, released at the weekend, the NSCIA unfolded a five-point agenda for whoever would emerge Nigerias next president. In the statement, signed by its Deputy Secretary-General Prof. Salisu Shehu, and Director of Administration, Arc. Zubairu Haruna Usman-Ugwu,…

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2023: NSCIA seeks protection for Muslims in South-East

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The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA), has raised the alarm over the killing of Muslims in the South East region by some non-Muslims. The Council, under the leadership of the President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammad Saad Abubakar III, also called on security agencies to do more to protect the lives and property of Muslims and bring the perpetrators of such killings to justice. The NSCIA further urged Muslims to collect their permanent voter cards (PVCs) because evidence revealed that many registered Muslims were yet to…

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Murdered Islamic Cleric: NSCIA calls for calm among Muslims

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The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA), has called for calm across Muslim communities in Yobe State and beyond, over the recent murder of an Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Goni Aisami Gashua. Recall that Sheikh Aisami was murdered last Friday by two suspected soldiers, Lance-Corporals John Gabriel and Adamu Gideon, of the 241 Recce Battalion, Nguru, Yobe State. According to reports, the Sheikh was on his way to Gashua from Nguru, when he offered to give a ride to a soldier he met at the military check-point to Jaji-Maji, situated…

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#EndSARS: Hoodlums now target Muslim worshippers, says NSCIA

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Calls for calm By Aminu Imam The apex body of Nigerian Muslim Ummah, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammadu Saad Abubakar has said that some mosques and Muslim worshippers are now the targets of protesters violence in some parts of the country. Picture caption: Central mosque in Orlu A statement issued yesterday by the Chairman, Media Committee of NSCIA, Femi Abbas said that from reliable information reaching them the current #EndSARS protests embarked upon by Nigerian youths…

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