In News by Staff January 28, 2025 In Psalm 150, the author says: “Praise the Lord with the sound of trumpet… harp… lyre… timbrel… strings… flutes… and loud clashing cymbals.” If you’re counting, that’s seven different instruments that are referenced, all of them praising the Lord. Imagine how all of those…
In News by Staff February 1, 2025 World Interfaith Harmony Week serves as a platform to promote peace and understanding among religious communities globally. World Interfaith Harmony Week provides a platform for all interfaith groups and people to come together and promote harmony. World Interfaith Harmony Week 2025: An annual celebration…
The World Interfaith Harmony Week was first proposed at the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2010 by H.M. King Abdullah II of Jordan. Just under a month later, on October 20, 2010, it was unanimously adopted by the UN and henceforth the first week of February will be observed as…
Following is the full text of His Majesty King Abdullah’s address at the Plenary Session of the 65th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on Thursday: Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim President Deiss, Mr Secretary General, Your Excellencies, More than ever before, our world is confronting multiple global crises which…
By Naomi MacMurdie In commemoration of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2024, the Global Peace Foundation (GPF) Nigeria brought together over 56 Religious leaders from diverse faith backgrounds in Kaduna State. Held on February 6, 2024, at Hotel Seventeen Kaduna, the event aimed to strengthen interfaith collaboration and promote peaceful coexistence in…
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite has emphasized religious tolerance and unity as he stressed the importance of serving God within the government. Adegbite ecplsi that the two major religions in Nigeria share a belief in God and the Holy Books. He urged Christians…
Education is under threat in much of rural Nigeria as many children have been displaced by violence and hardship, with some schools closing due to kidnapping and violence. Already exacerbated by the Boko Haram insurgency as well as deadly attacks and kidnappings by herders and bandits, some targeting schools, educational opportunities…
In a nation like Nigeria, where the Christian and Muslim communities are nearly equal in population, faith forms the bedrock of cultural and spiritual life. Yet, this rich diversity, which could be the nation’s strength, has sometimes become its vulnerability. Today’s Nigeria grapples with significant religious, ethnic, political, and economic challenges.…
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society (AIS), an Islamic NGO has called for unity and religious harmony as a catalyst for engendering peace and development of the nation. The organisation made call in Abuja at special interfaith Iftar programme (TIIP) which had christian clerics breaking fast with their Muslim counterparts…
With over 182 million inhabitants comprising over 500 ethnic groups (according to the 2015 census), Nigeria has an almost even split between Islam and Christianity. According to a recent United Nations report, Nigeria is projected to overtake the United States as the third-most populous country in the world by 2050. Currently…