Religious violence

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Ado Aminu September 27, 2021

Religious conversion is all fun and games unless you are a woman

For a majority of religious people, life’s ultimate goal is the reward they are promised in an afterlife. Heaven, Paradise, Nirvana are the rewards for good behaviour if you have…

Ado Aminu March 31, 2021

‘Accused of blasphemy and burnt to ashes’ | The tragic tale of Talle Mai Ruwa

In case you missed it, Talle Mai Ruwa is the latest victim of fanatical religiosity (blasphemy), only he doesn't make it out alive. The middle-aged resident of Darazo local government…

Ado Aminu March 18, 2021

Kwara Hijab Controversy: Think about the children! | The #YNaijaCover

Kwara is caught in the eye of a storm as airs of unrest continue to fester over the right of the Muslim girl-child to wear the Hijab in public schools…

Ado Aminu February 6, 2021

Religious persecution, Male privilege | Top Non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria this week

More often than not, the delight of Twitter conversations is in the comebacks original tweets attract. We collated some very interesting tweets from Naija Twitter on conversations that matter in…

Op-ed Editor February 4, 2017

Farooq Kperogi: The dangerous criminalisation of Fulani ethnicity

by Farooq Kperogi The Nigerian mass media—and the online echo chambers they have spawned on social media and elsewhere—have normalized the pathologization and criminalization of the Fulani ethnic identity through…

Op-ed Editor February 3, 2017

Douglas Murray: Who will protect Nigeria’s northern Christians?

by Douglas Murray Another day in northern Nigeria, another Christian village reeling from an attack by the Muslim Fulani herdsmen who used to be their neighbours — and who are…

Op-ed Editor January 27, 2017

Opinion: What aileth thee, O DSS?

by Abayomi G. Omotayo Preamble: Two wrongs don’t make a right Regardless of the validity of reasons, war and violence do not represent a better alternative. If in doubt,…

Op-ed Editor January 27, 2017

Opinion: “Hate” Speech | Between Apostle Suleiman and the Sultan of Sokoto

by Jude Ndukwe At a two-day conference organized by the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID), an inter-governmental organization that promotes dialogue to build peace in conflict areas, the Sultan of Sokoto,…

Op-ed Editor January 26, 2017

The Thread: An ethnic crisis is brewing on Twitter and Audu Maikori is in the crosshairs

Twitter NG is feeling the tremors over alleged deliberate falsehoods by Chocolate city boss, Audu Maikori. Some persons allege that the stories he's told and the pictures he's used to…

Op-ed Editor January 26, 2017

Cheta Nwanze: Building a nation

by Cheta Nwanze Let us talk about a young ‘un called Bala Chinda. He just got sent to nga in Jand, for a period of no less than 18 years.…

Op-ed Editor January 25, 2017

The Thread: “Hate speeches against Christians have been going on in Mosques from time immemorial”

Can two walk together except they agree? Except one is gagged and bound. "Hate speech," according to the American Bar Association, "is speech that offends, threatens, or insults groups, based on race, colour,…

Op-ed Editor January 25, 2017

The Thread: “Arrest Apostle Suleman and his message will resonate faster,” Nigerians warn President Buhari

By the time President Buhari was sworn in, Fulani herdsmen were already causing havoc in our territory. The President was slow to speak about the matter, and even slower to…

Op-ed Editor October 26, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: Shia lives don’t matter

by Peregrino Brimah I penned an article this July captioned, "Buhari Condemns Saudi Bombings, Skips #BaghdadBombing." He never did. It was mostly Shia Muslims who were killed in that "worst…

Op-ed Editor October 23, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: The cowards of Kaduna

by Peregrino Brimah Did you see them? I bet you did. We all saw them. They carried sticks, machetes and matches. They also carried empty bags. Even though we call…

Op-ed Editor October 19, 2016

Farooq Kperogi: Murderous mass persecution of Nigerian Shiites

I am no Shiite. As the son of a Sunni Muslim scholar, I have irreconcilable theological differences with Shiism. But I would be remiss (and betray the true meaning of…

Op-ed Editor October 14, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: Yes some shia cut themselves, but you cut others!

by Peregrino Brimah At the heart of the deadly intolerance against Shia Muslims in Nigeria is a deep-seated hatred for Shia Muslims. We must lay the facts bare in the face…

Op-ed Editor October 14, 2016

Sarah Apuu: What is the rationale behind religious crisis? [Nigerian Voices]

"We had just entered kaduna when we saw people gathered on the street, blocking the road with tires aflame. We alighted the bus and all kept running in the same…

Op-ed Editor October 13, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: First they killed the Christians, now they kill Shia Muslims…

by Peregrino Brimah When there was supposed to be a Miss World beauty pageant in Nigeria, they looked for and killed Christians and burnt Churches. At every opportunity, for things that happen…

Op-ed Editor October 2, 2016

Opinion: Southern Kaduna – Let’s revisit the issue of constituency delineation

by Yusuf Ishaku Goje Today’s Nigeria is plagued with the challenges of ethno-religious mistrust, counter-accusations, and hostilities. Nepotism has indeed become prevalent. More often than not what qualifies you for any…

Op-ed Editor September 5, 2016

Opinion: Blasphemy – Time to end this psychosis

by Adekoya Boladale Enacting a law on the premises of these two religions constitute a direct infringement on equity which the likes of Ogun, Sango, Obatala, Amadioha, Bori, Alledjenu, and…

Azeez September 1, 2016

Religious violence: Soyinka wants hate preachers punished

Noble Laureate, Wole Soyinka, on Thursday said until religious leaders who preach hate are arrested and prosecuted, religious violence will persist. Soyinka said this while delivering a lecture on “Culture…

Adebayo Emuleomo June 9, 2016

Christian man stabbed ‘several times’ for not observing Muslim fast

Another religious attack broke out in Kakuri, Kaduna on Wednesday when six youths believed to be Muslims stabbed a man for eating at a restaurant during Ramadan fasting. The man,…

April 21, 2013

Report: 11-year-old boy in Abuja tries to burn down mosque during prayers

by Chi Ibe Photo: African spotlight A boy was arrested in Abuja Friday afternoon trying to set a mosque on fire while Muslims said their Jumat prayers around 1pm,…

September 19, 2012

Opinion: What really enrages Muslims? Twitter knows

by Richard Allen Greene What really enrages Muslims? Having a really good hair day - but no one knows because you wear a hijab. Not being able to say "Hi"…

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