Nigeria police say feared Muslim sect raids police armory in restive northeast

Nigeria police say feared Muslim sect raids police armory in restive northeast

By uzzie on from www.washingtonpost.com

Police say members of a feared Muslim sect have raided a police armory in Nigeria’s restive northeast.
Ethno-Religious Crisis Clouds Nigeria Future

Ethno-Religious Crisis Clouds Nigeria Future

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

LAGOS – Nigeria had long been plagued by problems associated ethno-religious and political backgrounds going centuries before its British colonizers brought the Hausa-speaking people of the North into a union with the equally diverse peoples of the South through the 1914 Amalgamation.
Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds

Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds

By cricketguru on from www.cnn.com

The death toll from weekend violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 Monday after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked a mostly Christian town south of the city of Jos, officials said.

More than 200 were dead and 32 injured, according to Choji Gyang, a religious affairs adviser to the head of Plateau state, who said bodies were still being recovered.
Phasing out Islamic Teaching in S. Nigeria

Phasing out Islamic Teaching in S. Nigeria

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

LAGOS – Muslim leaders are accusing authorities in the Christian-majority southern states of intentionally undermining Arabic and Islamic teaching in public schools by faking a teacher scarcity..
Nigeria Muslims Feel Boko Haram Backlash

Nigeria Muslims Feel Boko Haram Backlash

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

LAGOS -- Nigerian police have been accused of indiscriminate arrest and harassment against Muslims across the country since clashes with the militant Boko Haram group killed at least 600 people..
Nigeria Ulama Reject Gov’t Vetting

Nigeria Ulama Reject Gov’t Vetting

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

LAGOS — Nigerian Muslim scholars are vehemently opposing a decision to restrict preaching in a northeastern state to only those vetted by the government, warning the move could backfire..
Nigerian Muslims Seek Ramadan Start Unity

Nigerian Muslims Seek Ramadan Start Unity

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

LAGOS – After years of embaressing divisions, Nigerian Muslims, largely polarised along ethnic lines, are striving to unify their rank on the start and end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan..
Nigeria Militant Killing Won't End Agitation: Experts

Nigeria Militant Killing Won't End Agitation: Experts

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

The killing of the leader of the militant Boko Haram group will not stop agitation and turmoil in Nigeria as the root causes still remain....
Politics Vs Religion in Nigeria Attacks

Politics Vs Religion in Nigeria Attacks

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

BAUCHI, Nigeria — The raging violence between the militant Boko Haram group and security forces in several northern states, which has claimed more than 300 lives in four days, is rooted in politics rather than religion, officials and experts believe..

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