RELIGION

BENIN CITY- Edo State Council for Islamic Affairs (EDSCIA) says it has not authorized anybody or group of muslims to adopt any politician in the run up to the September 19, gubernatorial election in the state. Speaking to newsmen yesterday against the backdrop of recent endorsement of certain politicians by …

EKPOMA – Diocese of Esan, Anglican Communion has called on government at all levels to stem the alarming rates of rape in the country by enforcing appropriate legislation to curb the social menance. Archbishop Emeritus of Bendel Province, Anglican Communion, and Bishop of Esan Diocese, The Most Rev’d Friday Imaekhai …

BENIN CITY – As Muslims across the world celebrate Eid el Kabir, the Chairman Edo State Council for Islamic Affairs Alhaji Abdulazeez Igbinidu has congratulated the Muslim Umah on the occasion of the feast of sacrifice them observe the established Covid 19 protocols on public gatherings. The chairman whose message …

NGOs in association with the United Nations and religious communities in the globe are raising their voices on the need to correct inappropriate persecution and human rights violation against a religious group in South Korea named Shincheonji Church of Jesus. 11 NGOs including European Coordination of Associations and Individuals for …

Benin City- Chairman of Edo State Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Abdulazeez Igbinidu has congratulated the entire Muslims Ummah on their successful completion of fasting and other acts of worships in the holy month of Ramandan. Alhaji Igbinidu who made this known in a statement in Benin City on Thursday …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has felicitated with Muslim faithful on the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations, after the completion of the Ramadan fast amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement, the governor urged Muslims to promote a life of sacrifice, charity and love for one another. According to him, …

As Muslims the world over embark on fasting in the month of Ramadan, the Chairman, Edo State Council of Islamic Affairs Alhaji Abdulazeez Igbinidu has advised Islamic faithful to observe all precautionary rules against the dreaded Covid-19 in the course of the spiritual exercise. Alhaji Igbinidu said in a statement …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged Muslim faithful to imbibe the virtue of piety and pray for God’s intervention over the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the face of resilient efforts by the federal and state governments to stem the disease outbreak. The governor said the sacred month …

As a Christians, there are certain things that encourage me in troublous times like this. When I saw on the news the other day, President Trump suggesting that Christians should be given room to celebrate Easter and that Church should be re-opened, I rejoiced at that. And that Tanzanian President, …

…lauds Buhari on pardon for Professor Alli, Enahoro The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged Christian faithful to show good neighbourliness to one another, tasking them to mark the Easter festivities at home. In an Easter address, the governor said this year’s celebration would be marked in ‘unusual …