COVID-19: CAN wants strict enforcement of safety protocols across Nigeria
“I am saying it with everything within me that enforcement is key. We need drastic and tough enforcement of the law,” the CAN President said. 2 min read
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the Nigerian government to strictly enforce compliance with all COVID-19 safety protocols put in place to limit the spread of the virus.
The president of the association, Samson Ayokunle, made the call during the sensitisation meeting on COVID-19 vaccine introduction for Christian Leaders and Scholars in Abuja on Tuesday.
“I am saying it with everything within me that enforcement is key. We need drastic and tough enforcement of the law,” Mr Ayokunle said.
The United States has officially designated China's persecution of Muslim minorities in western Xinjiang Province including mass internment, forced labor, and forced sterilization as "genocide" and "crimes against humanity."
Christian leaders take a dig at Naidu
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‘Telugu Desam chief trying to foment communal trouble’
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‘Telugu Desam chief trying to foment communal trouble’
Several Christian leaders slammed TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu for making derogatory remarks against Christianity at a meeting organised by All India Christian Youth Associations here on Wednesday.
Philip. C. Tochar, a long-standing loyalist of Mr. Naidu, and former MLA under Anglo Indian quota, said that ever since he resigned from the party, he has been getting calls threatening to kill him and said that he even complained to the DGP. Mr. Tochar also said that he was hurt over the manner in which Mr. Naidu made statements regarding Christianity in the aftermath of desecration of the idol of Rama at Ramateertham in Vizianagaram district.
American faith leaders met with representatives of Nigerian communities devastated by Boko Haram and Fulani tribesmen as well as key figures within the Buhari administration as part of a fact-finding mission to investigate reports of escalating insecurity in the West African country.
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Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Freedoms in Sudan seem to be on the rise as the country continues to change after the fall of one-time dictator Omar al-Bashir was ousted. These freedoms seem to include the freedom of religion. However, some Christian leaders are saying that these freedoms are not really changing the situation for Christians.
Hani Faiz Butros of the Coptic Church told the BBC that the government has not approved his church’s request to construct a new building. “For 11 months now, we have been seeking permission to construct one church, but it has not been approved,” he told BBC Arabic Radio.