Breaking News from Nigeria, Religion

from Bing and Google News
Nigeria , Wednesday 15 April 2026

News Nigeria Religion: The Young Women Leading Nigeria's #MeToo Revolution

Published on: Tuesday 16 July 2019
The Young Women Leading Nigeria's #MeToo Revolution
News source: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/xwnj77/nigeria-me-too-movement-biodun-fatoyinbo

Fatoyinbo – who has been dubbed the "Gucci Pastor" for his taste in fashion and cars – is one of Nigeria's most popular religious leaders, with a massive social media following. His church is a magnet ...

News Nigeria Religion: Buhari congratulates Imam Abdullahi on US Religious Freedom Award

Published on: Thursday 18 July 2019
Buhari congratulates Imam Abdullahi on US Religious Freedom Award
News source: https://punchng.com/buhari-congratulates-imam-abdullahi-on-us-religious-freedom-award/

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight over the International Religious Freedom Award conferred on Imam Abubakar Abdullahi of Nigeria by the US Department of State. A statement by his ...

News Nigeria Religion: Nigeria: 2019 International Religious Freedom Award Recipients Announced

Published on: Wednesday 17 July 2019
Nigeria: 2019 International Religious Freedom Award Recipients Announced
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201907180214.html?bcmt=1

Press Release - On July 17, Secretary Pompeo will host the State Department's first-ever International Religious Freedom Awards ceremony to honor extraordinary advocates of religious freedom from around the world at 6:00 p.m.

News Nigeria Religion: Nigeria: Politicians, Religious Leaders Fueling Insecurity - Buhari

Published on: Wednesday 12 June 2019
Nigeria: Politicians, Religious Leaders Fueling Insecurity - Buhari
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201906130089.html

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, blamed much of the inter-communal and inter-religious strife and violence nationwide, on ethnic, political and religious leaders. The President also ...

News Nigeria Religion: Nigeria: Politicians, Religious Leaders Behind Communal, Religious Crisis - Buhari

Published on: Wednesday 12 June 2019
Nigeria: Politicians, Religious Leaders Behind Communal, Religious Crisis - Buhari
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201906130090.html

President Muhammadu Buhari has said most of the communal crises in the country are sponsored by politicians and religious leaders. Mr Buhari said this while delivering his speech at the Eagles ...

News Nigeria Religion: Gani Adams visits RCCG, says leadership is Nigeria's problem, not religion

Published on: Monday 06 May 2019
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/gani-adams-visits-rccg-says-leadership-is-nigerias-problem-not-religion/ar-AAB1pLQ

The Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland land, Iba Gani Adams has described bad leadership as Nigeria's major problem, saying that no religion that is worth practising will appreciate the senseless killings ...

News Nigeria Religion: Ekong: Nigeria is a secular state, nobody should force any religion on anybody

Published on: Saturday 11 May 2019
News source: https://guardian.ng/interview/ekong-nigeria-is-a-secular-state-nobody-should-force-any-religion-on-anybody/

The Methodist Church of Nigeria wants government to give attention to issues of terrorism and insecurity across the nation. The Bishop of Methodist Church of Nigeria, Diocese of D/Line, Port ...

News Nigeria Religion: Nigeria: Arrest of Women in Abuja - What Law Says About Prostitution

Published on: Thursday 09 May 2019
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201905100112.html

Prostitution is a crime under the law -P is a sin under the 2 main religions of FCT residents -Medicine says P is spreading HIV & STD, P is lifeline of violent criminals, P don't pay tax, Nigeria ...

News Nigeria Religion: Images from Nigeria, land of the 'inseparable two'

Published on: Saturday 11 May 2019
News source: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/may/12/images-nigeria-benedicte-kurzen-sanne-de-wilde

religion and environmental issues”. Sisters pose for the photographers next to their home. Kurzen, a French documentary photographer who has been based in Nigeria for the past seven years, explains ...