religion

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Thursday urged Nigerians to use religion to promote unity and inculcate good values among the citizens.Gbajabiamila spoke when he hosted members of the African Biblical…

The average African, it has been noted by analysts, is a captive of two major influences, namely imported religious ideologies and obsolete customs. When a famous scholar, Karl Mark, once said that religion was the opium of the masses, few…

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his administration is strongly determined to forge a strong, united nation from the diverse religious and ethnic communities in the country.Receiving the Tijjaniyya Muslim Religious Movement…

The Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Wednesday, said religion is a cardinal factor and instrumental to some major crises that have so far claimed thousands of lives in the country.The congress also pointed out that the lackadaisical…

Wife of the governor of Ekiti State, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, has attributed culture, tradition and religion as the bane of women political emancipation in the country.Fayemi who stated this while delivering the fifth guest lecture of…

NASARAWA State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-makura has called on religion and community leaders to caution their followers against hate speeches that are capable of degenerating to crises. Governor Al-makura made the call on Saturday in…

THE House of Representatives has expressed displeasure over the recent report which put Nigeria as one of the leading countries where rights to religious freedom is threatened.To this end, the House has resolved to appraise the 2017…

PRESIDENT, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Reverend (Dr) Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, has declared that leadership with integrity is rare to come by in Nigeria both in politics and even in religion.The CAN boss made this declaration…

THE Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, (CNPP) Northern zone has said the time has come for the political leaders in the country to address the insecurity challenges facing the region as it has affected the growth and development in…

As  i approach my golden age, I have never been so worried and scared of the critical dimension that religion is assuming in negatively affecting the health and indeed the totality of our national life. This is even more so particularly…