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Pastor builds mosque, preaches peaceful co-existence in Lagos

Oguntade Ismaila In a symbolic gesture that is already stirring conversations across religious lines, the Founder and Spiritual Head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, has commissioned and handed over a newly constructed mosque to the Muslim…

GIMP-Nigeria Highlights Ramadan, Lent Coincidence Reinforces Need for Religious Tolerance, National Unity

The Guild of Interfaith Media Practitioners Nigeria (GIMP-Nigeria) has called on Muslims and Christians across the country to seize the spiritual opportunity of Ramadan and the Lent to promote religious tolerance, peaceful coexistence, and national unity. In a statement in…

Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, has downplayed the widely posited religious angle in Nigeria’s insecurity challenge, saying the attacks stem from social causes. Parolin spoke on Tuesday in Rome on the sidelines of the presentation of a report on…

No genocide in Benue, governor insists; says he’s working with ‘fear of God’

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has refuted claims suggesting that any form of genocide is occurring within the state, insisting that while insecurity remains a challenge, it should not be misrepresented as the targeted extermination of any group.…

Why Nigerian Muslim Donated Modern 400-seater Assembly Hall to Nigeria’s Oyo Catholic Diocese

The Catholic Church’s centuries of humble service to humanity and her development record to society are among the reasons Alhaji Ahmed Raji, a Nigerian Muslim, has given for donating a modern 400-seater assembly hall to Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Oyo…

Prof Ahmad Emerges National President of Organisation of Muslim Unity, Canvases for Interfaith Tolerance and Good Governance

Professor Abdul Ganiy Ahmad of the University of Abuja, has emerged National President of the Organisation of Muslim Unity, Nigeria, following the review of the Organisation’s Shurah Committee report ratified at the Extra-Ordinary meeting of the 51 year old Muslim…
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