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Nigeria:
Another Sallah Violence Averted in Jos
This Day, 19 August 2012
Eye witnesses told THISDAY that trouble started when some Muslim youths that were returning from the prayer ground at Farin Gada area began to throw stones at the Redeemed… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Gunmen Shoot Policeman in Kano
Daily Trust, 20 August 2012
Gunmen yesterday attacked a Joint Task Force (JTF) checkpoint near the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital along Zaria Road in Kano, shooting a police officer. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Sallah - Kuje, Gwagwalada Council Chairmen Call for Tolerance
Daily Trust, 20 August 2012
Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Danladi Etsu Zhin, has called for tolerance and mutual understanding between Muslims and Christians in the council and the nation at large. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Muslims Observe Eid El-Fitr Prayers Amid Tight Security At Bwari, Mararaba
Daily Trust, 20 August 2012
THOUSANDS of Muslim faithful in Bwari town yesterday trooped out to the Eid praying ground to observe the two rakats Eid el-fitr prayer amidst tight security. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Clark Slams Advocates of State Police
This Day, 20 August 2012
Elder statesman and leader of Ijaw nation, Chief Edwin Clark, has slammed advocates of state police, saying that the governors will use the security outfit as thugs to intimidate… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Damaturu Residents Mark Eid El-Fitr Amid Fear, Tight Security
Daily Trust, 20 August 2012
Hundreds of Damaturu residents that chose to stay back in spite of the tension that sent scores on migration Sunday observed Eid el-fitr prayers amidst intense fear and tight… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Police Repel Attack in Yobe
Vanguard, 20 August 2012
The police in Yobe on Monday said that a section of Damagum Primary School in Damagum Local Government Area was gutted by fire from suspected explosions in the area. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Sallah - Gumi, Gumbi, Others Sue for Peace in Kaduna
Daily Trust, 20 August 2012
Prominent Muslim leaders Sheikh Ahmed Abubakar Gumi and Sheikh Sanusi yesterday in Kaduna emphasized the need for peaceful co-existence among the people irrespective of religious,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Atiku Urges Nigerians to Love One Another
Daily Trust, 20 August 2012
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Muslims across the country to be united and rally round the country's leaders to find lasting solutions to problems of poverty and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
On Eid El-Fitr, Sultan Says...'Islam Facing Blackmail' - Jonathan - Prayers Will Solve Our Problems
Daily Trust, 20 August 2012
Sultan of Sokoto Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar yesterday said the incessant violence in the North is being exploited to blackmail Islam by associating it with terrorism. Read more »