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Why Sheikh Jingir Should Not Teach Us Religious Nonsense

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, August 16, 2026) Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir is supposed to be a cleric whose duty is to shepherd people onto a godly path. That is the calling he took upon himself. On 8 August, however, he caused many Nigerians to question his conduct when

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NCYP Rejects ‘Arna’ Label for Christians

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2026

….Warns Jingir Against Rhetoric That Could Reopen Old Wounds The Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) has condemned the description of Christians as “Arna,” a Hausa term commonly used to denote an infidel or unbeliever, in remarks attributed to prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, warning that such rhetoric could reopen old religious wounds

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When The Cassock Abandons The Pulpit: The Bishops’ Partisan Mirage And Opposition Echoes

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2026

By Sunday Dare HISTORY has never been kind to institutions that mistake political opportunism for moral clarity. When the leadership of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), led by Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso, accompanied by Archbishop Emeritus John Cardinal Onaiyekan, stepped into the State House on July 28, 2026, Nigerians expected a high-minded, clinical,

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CAN Dismisses Breakaway Claims, Defends Unity of Nigerian Church

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2026

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has rejected claims of internal collapse and division, describing recent reports suggesting a Northern Christian breakaway as misleading and exaggerated. In a rebuttal issued by the Nigerian Supreme Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs (NSCEA), church leaders faulted a publication by Ejes Gist News which alleged that Northern

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CAN alleges plot to keep north divided through targeted killings of Christians

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2026

The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Reverend Joseph John Hayab, has raised alarm over what he described as a deliberate plan by certain elements to keep the North divided through the targeted killing of Christians. Reverend Hayab made the allegation while […]

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Tinubu assures CAN of new security strategy, says community policing will deliver results

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the ongoing recalibration of the nation’s security architecture will soon yield positive results, as his administration intensifies efforts to address insecurity across the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement said Tinubu gave the assurance on Friday while