The Criterion, an Association of Muslim Women in Business and Professions, has condemned the spate of rape and murder in the country in recent times. The Association also called for justice and a comprehensive investigation into the gruesome murders of…
Ese Oruru – When a Nigerian Court Proclaims God As Not a Child Molester
By Chidi Odinkalu … the conviction of Yunusa Yellow is a signal moment for legal and social policy and for the protection of coexistence in the enjoyment of the right to freedom of conscience and religion in Nigeria. Those who…
Ugwuanyi Calls for Prayers, Abiding Faith in God
On the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has enjoined Muslims and indeed all Nigerians, to remain resolute in their abiding faith in God, through prayers and sacrifice, as…
One church’s large coronavirus outbreak was traced back to a pastor and his wife who attended a service before they developed symptoms, CDC says
A new CDC report examined what happened after two seemingly-healthy people attended church events in Arkansas, and then developed COVID-19 symptoms a few days later. 35 out of 92 attendees got COVID-19, and three of them died, according to the…
COVID-19: There’s one thing Nigeria’s religious rockstars can do to help
Nigeria’s faith leaders are immensely influential and often have millions of followers. If they want to help, they should stay out of the way. Several religious leaders in Nigeria have congregations of millions of people. Credit: Peter Egbumokei. Earlier this…
Coronavirus: Nigeria’s mega churches adjust to empty auditoriums
The auditoriums of Nigeria’s mega churches are empty and their gates are shut as they are forced to observe a government ban on large gatherings to halt the spread of coronavirus. But it took not only threats, but force and…
A choir decided to go ahead with rehearsal. Now dozens of members have COVID-19 and two are dead
Sixty singers showed up. A greeter offered hand sanitizer at the door, and members refrained from the usual hugs and handshakes. “It seemed like a normal rehearsal, except that choirs are huggy places,” Burdick recalled. “We were making music and…
Coronavirus: Church Leaders Abandon God, Suspend Masses, Deliverance, Anointing By Obinna Akukwe
Our religious leaders have abandoned God because of Coronavirus and suspended masses, deliverance, anointing and prophetic services but the good news is that God had not abandoned the hapless, impoverished people of Nigeria, therefore, at this trying time, let the…
Nigerian Christian community faces peril, White House is told
WHY WE WROTE THIS Could the Trump administration’s interest in religious freedom issues outweigh what appears to be its waning interest in Africa? Nigerian Christians and their American allies are hopeful. Nyancho NwaNri/Reuters Women pray on Ash Wednesday inside the…
Living by faith in trying times
How do we recognise faith in trying times? When someone is living by faith in God, there are clear proofs you will observe in his or her life. There will be evidence of (1) Repentance from sin and refusal to…