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Nigeria: Preachers Must Submit Sermons for Approval - Niger Governor
Leadership, 15 September 2025
Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has said preachers must submit their sermons for approval. Read more »
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Nigeria: Cleric Calls for Enlightenment On Child Spacing
Leadership, 31 August 2025
Religious clerics have been urged to play a more active role in educating their followers on the importance of child spacing and family planning, stressing that these align with… Read more »
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Nigeria: Cleric Charges President, Govs, Others to Lead With Empathy
This Day, 26 August 2025
The leader of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church Worldwide, David Bob-Manuel, has charged President Bola Tinubu, governors and other elected public… Read more »
Preachers In Nigeria Asked To Submit Sermons for Approval
The governor of Niger state, Mohammed Umar Bago, has said clerics are now required to submit their sermons for approval by the state. Governor Bago said the move is part of efforts to curtail messages that are "anti-people and anti-government".
The measure, which became public earlier this month, has sparked controversy, with critics saying it infringes on freedom of worship and religion. A local imam acknowledged the governor's action is intended to maintain law and order but warned against a blanket ban that "dictates" what to preach, because "the government is not paying anyone to do the job."
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Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo has described the 83-year-old Muslim cleric, Imam Abdullahi Abubakar, as a hero. Abubakar hid over 200 people fleeing from attacks inside his mosque and home.
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He says that many of these prophesies are misleading and meant to cause fear, describing those with the prophesies as fame seekers, opportunists and people who just want to take advantage.
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