Boko Haram fighters over the weekend attacked the venue of a funeral in Maiduguri, Borno State, killing 65 people, a local official told newsmen on Sunday. Sunday’s figures tripled the…
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Why we proscribed Shi’ites- Presidency
Chidi Samuel| The Presidency has defended the decision to proscribe the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) popularly called Shi’ites, explaining that it was meant to stop the spread of its…
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Movement of herdsmen from the north to southern Nigeria must stop for peace to reign, says Ganduje
Yusuf Bello| Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Saturday called for an end to seasonal movements of herdsmen from the north to central and southern parts of the country. Ganduje…
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Yusuf Bello| The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) on Saturday declared that the federal government cannot stop it from practising its religion in Nigeria. Abdullahi Musa, secretary to the academic…
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FG moves to proscribe Shi’ite movement
The Federal Government has obtained an order to proscribe the Islamic Movement Organisation. Justice Nkeonye Maha, the vacation judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, issued the order in a…
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