Tag: Religious leaders

Tinubu host traditional, religious leaders in Abuja

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Tinubu host religious leaders

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hosted a delegation of traditional rulers and religious leaders at the State House in Abuja as part of ongoing efforts to deepen dialogue between the federal government and community leadership on key national challenges.  The meeting took place yesterday, and brought together eminent figures from different regions and faith traditions in Nigeria, including monarchs, imams, pastors and other respected community custodians. In his address, President Tinubu emphasised the critical role that traditional and religious institutions play in fostering peace, unity and social stability across Nigeria’s diverse…

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LGBT: Outrage, as Nigerians react after FG signs $150bn Samoa deal

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Nigerians react on LGBT

…Agreement signed in the interest of Nigeria –  Minister Nigerians have expressed their outrage following the Federal Government’s signing of the controversial Samoa Agreement, which reportedly contains clauses that compel underdeveloped and developing nations to support the agitations by the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community for recognition, as a condition for receiving financial and other support from advanced societies. News of Nigeria’s ratification of the deal became public on Monday, July 1, when the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, confirmed the development at a…

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Eid-el-Kabir: Religious leaders campaign for livestock price reduction

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Religious leaders campaign

Amid high living costs, some Muslim and Christian clerics in Kaduna have formed a coalition to call on roadside livestock traders to reduce the price of rams as Eid-el-Kabir, (Sallah) approaches. Led by Pastor Dr. Yohanna Buru, the group toured various livestock selling points in Kaduna on Friday. ?The purpose of their visit was to convey season’s greetings to the livestock sellers and appeal for lower prices on rams and other animals, enabling more Muslims to afford them for the Sallah celebration. Pastor Buru emphasised the necessity of this intervention,…

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Imams demand religious leaders inclusion in national security architecture

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The CTF Imams Initiative Committee, (CFII), has advocated the inclusion of religious leaders in the country’s security architecture to tackle this challenge in the country. The Initiative’s chairman, Dr. Tajuddeen Adigun, made the request during the 17th Extraordinary Dawrah (conference) of CTF Imams at the weekend, in Abuja. According to Adigun, Imams are among those who could make the nation peaceful because they have supporters who listen to them more than politicians, adding that, “The reality is that people believe and listen to their imams much more than politicians. “This…

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