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I Did Not Demolish Mosques When I Was Governor – Peter Obi

David Folami — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 00:01:25 +0000

Peter Obi has denied the allegation that he demolished mosques and also sent Hausa people out of the state while he was governor. Responding to questions at an event in Lagos on Thursday, November 1, 2018, Obi said it was pitiful that rather than finding a way to resolve the plight of Nigerians, the opposition [...]

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Mohammed Abubakar Does Not Want Me To Renovate Mosques – Dogara

David Folami — Sat, 27 May 2017 22:41:35 +0000

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara claims Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abubakar is stopping him from renovating mosques in the state. Dogara made the claim in a letter written to Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’adu Abubakar inviting him to intervene in the matter. According to the letter, Dogara said he had embarked on renovation [...]

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350 Mosques Offer Prayers For Muhammadu Buhari

David Folami — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 11:20:17 +0000

Thousands of Muslim faithful on Friday, offered special prayers for the speedy recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari, in compliance with the state government’s directive. In a statement issued on Friday in Maiduguri, Malam Isa Gusau, Special Adviser to Gov. Kashim Shettima on Communication and Strategy, said the prayers were led by Chief Imams of various [...]

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Beware Of Beggars At Mosques – NSCDC

David Folami — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:35:14 +0000

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday urged Muslims in Borno to be vigilant and wary of beggars around Mosques during the fasting month of Ramadan to prevent suspected attacks from Boko Haram members. The state’s NSCDC Commandant, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of [...]

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Boko Haram Insurgency: Continued Attacks On Soft Targets Not An Indication They Are Still Capable – Lai Mohammed

Wale Adebayo — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 18:54:18 +0000

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, said on Wednesday, that the administration’s unwillingness to risk the lives of the kidnapped Chibok girls is responsible for the restraint in taking the final salvo to the Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa forest. During a media section in Lagos, Alhaji Mohammed insisted that the insurgents [...]

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IGB Warns Churches, Mosques, Others To Take Adequate Security Measures

Wale Adebayo — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 16:01:05 +0000

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, yesterday called on both Christians and Muslims to take adequate security measures at their respective places of worship during the New Year celebrations. In a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police Olabisi Kolawole, yesterday, the police boss also urged operators of motor parks, [...]

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Boko Haram Planning To Attack Churches, Mosques, Markets In Abuja – DSS

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 19:02:47 +0000

The Department of State Services (DSS) has alerted Abuja residents over plots by Boko Haram to attack churches, mosques and markets, using female suicide bombers, mostly young girls. A memo by the Director of Security Services, Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Ibrahim, urged religious bodies to put their members on the alert. The memo addressed to [...]

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Iraq suffers worst year of violence since 2008

Ade Adewale — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:02:43 +0000

Violence in Iraq surged in 2013 to its worst level in five years, fuelled by widespread discontent among the Sunni Arab minority and Syria's civil war, figures released Wednesday showed. Bombs tore through markets, cafes, football fields and mosques…

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