The Christian Association of Nigeria has called on all churches and Christians in the country to pray against a “deadly plane crash.” The Secretary to the Conference of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Rt. Rev. Michael Akinwale, said this in a memo to its archbishops and bishops, dated August 1, 2019 and titled, ‘Request for urgent…
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An imam in Plateau state reportedly hid over 200 people, including Christians, inside a mosque during the recent attack in the state. According to BBC Pidgin, the religious leader, whose identity was not disclosed, saw people fleeing Birkin Ladi local government area where part of the killings took place. He was said to have rendered…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian Christians to pray ‘fervently for the country’s unity and progress” on the commencement of this year’s Lenten season. Buhari made the appeal in a message today to felicitate with Christians on the occasion as he enjoined Christians to join their counterparts worldwide to observe the 40-day fast, to emulate…
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The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN has suspended the Christian Day of Mourning scheduled on Sunday, March 19th, 2017. CAN President, Rev. Supo. Ayokunle said the suspension was due to “misunderstanding, misinterpretation and subsequent security concerns”. According to the statement signed by the CAN General Secretary, Dr. Musa Asake, “Nevertheless, Christians should be careful and…
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The US has declared the actions of the Islamic State (IS) group against Yazidis, Christians and Shia Muslims as genocide. US Secretary of State John Kerry said IS was “genocidal by self-proclamation, by ideology and by actions”. He did not say whether his declaration would lead to a change of US policy in the…
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