Ni Musulmi ne kuma ina kishin addinina. Muna Allah wadai da duk wani abu da ke cin mutuncin malamai ko addinin Musulunci. Muna kira ga kowa da ya mutunta addini da malamai tare da gujewa kalamai ko ayyukan da za su haddasa fitina da rarrabuwar kai.
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CAN Chairman- No Religious Crisis in Borno, Harps on Peace, Justice and Inclusion
…No Foreign Nation can Solve our Problems
Borno State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Most Rev. John Bogna Bakeni, has stated that there is no religious conflict between Christians and Muslims in the state.
The CAN Chairman, who is also the Auxiliary Bishop of Catholic Church Maiduguri Diocese, stated this during a high-level meeting convened by the Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, at Government House, Maiduguri.
The meeting was attended by prominent Islamic scholars under the leadership of Jama’atul Nasrul Islam and by Christian clerics under the auspices of the Christian Association of Nigeria.
The religious leader emphasized unity and peaceful coexistence as a collective responsibility, citing 15 years of insecurity that bedeviled the state.
Below is the full text of his remarks.
The people you have gathered here today, both from the Muslim and Christian sides, are people who have the heart and the minds of the people. If at our level, as leaders both on the Christian and Muslim sides, we get it right, then our followers will also get it right.
You’re convening us today, and what is contained in your speech, if realized, then Borno is going to be the most peaceful state in Nigeria, and that is my prayer. Let me say that both as Muslims and Christians, God does not need us to fight His wars for Him. What God wants and needs us for is to be instruments of peace, of His compassion, of His love and unity. Both religions believe and know that God is all-powerful.
So, we the religious leaders, once we preach—as His Excellency has enjoined—if we preach truth and love, then this will trickle down; we have the hearts and minds of our followers. Your Excellency, I want to thank you for bringing us today, and I want to thank you for the sacrifices and leadership you have provided to Borno State in this difficult and challenging time. We know the sacrifices you make, the sleepless nights you go through, sleeping outside of your seat.
When one sees you, one sees a leader who loves and has a passion and compassionate heart for his people. I want to assure you of our support, the entire Christian community in Borno State and beyond. We are with you, we are praying for you, and may God grant you the wisdom to lead us as you have always done in this difficult and challenging time.
Our country is on a global map now, and there is a lot of information that is going out. I will enjoin us, the religious leaders, to talk to our leaders. Nobody can solve our problems from outside; we are the ones that can solve our problems. America, England—nobody can solve our problems. If what His Excellency says here today, if we take it to heart and implement it, we are going to have a peaceful society.
Your Excellency says you have demonstrated inclusion and justice for all. These are the two things I want to end on. Let it become more visible: Christians and Muslims are included, and then there is justice for all. It will make governance easier for you, and for us, we will do the work of lining up our people behind what is right. We must be careful of the dangers of a single narrative.
Are Christians and Muslims fighting in Borno State? No. Do we have challenges that affect both Christians and Muslims? Yes. So, who is the enemy? We must be very, very careful. Journalists are calling, people are calling, but we must not destroy our state; we have gone through a lot.
Our leaders have sacrificed so much; we cannot decide to throw away all the hard-earned effort. Let us work for peace with justice in our land, and I believe God is going to help us.
Thank you, Your Excellency. We look forward to further interactions and engagements so that collectively we will contribute our bit in building a peaceful and prosperous Borno State.
Again: Zulum nominated for African Governors Award
@BornoGovt State Governor Babagana Umara @ProfZulum was nominated to receive the African Governors' Excellence Award for 2025.
Mr Idahosa revealed that the prestigious event will celebrate visionary leadership, exceptional governance, and impactful development initiatives by governors across Africa. He said the award recognises commitment to sustainable socio-economic transformation in their respective regions and states.
Zulum will receive the award alongside other African Governors in Paris at the event on August 19. The vice-chairman of the selection committee, Idahosa Osamahze, stated in a news brief.
It can be recalled that Zulum received the Forbes Magazine African Leadership Award in New York, United States of America, in 2024.
Idahosa emphasised that the award is to promote excellence in public service, encourage innovation in governance, and foster best practices in leadership for Africa’s socio-economic advancement.
According to him, Sheriff Oborevwori, Uba Sani, Hope Uzodimma of Imo, and Abdullahi Sule have been nominated for the award.
He said the nominated governors from Egypt are Abdel Amara, Kafr El Sheikh; Amr Hanafi, Gamal Nour El-Din, and Khaled Fouda.
Mr Idahosa added that Hillary Barchok, George Natembeya, Mohamed Adan Khalif, and Jeremiah Lomorukai were picked from Kenya.
He also said, “These governors exemplify what leadership with vision, integrity, and purpose can achieve. Their work is changing lives, fostering prosperity, and inspiring a new generation of public servants across Africa.”
According to Mr Idahosa, the Paris ceremony is expected to attract high-profile dignitaries, development partners, diplomats, and stakeholders from across Africa and Europe.
He also noted that there shall be keynote addresses from global policy leaders, panel discussions on sub-national governance innovation, and networking sessions to foster intergovernmental collaboration.
A rogue, genocidal, and child-murdering entity, which thrives on terror, war, and bloodshed, has just placed West Asia on the brink of a full-scale war.
This is hugely consequential.
The victims will surely undertake and exert a crushing, debilitating response. They will kill back. They could exit the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). They could - and should - reinvent their nuclear doctrine. Enrichment activity could surge to over 90%. They could - and should - build the bomb...
The entity's main backer, a declining and internally imploding empire and a demonstrably complicit actor as ever, will be drawn in...
When all of this happens, the Middle East and West Asia - and frankly the whole world - will enter a phase in history that is unprecedented.
From all that is unfolding, the next hours, days, and weeks will be defining and consequential...
HORRIFYING VIDEO!! 🚨 🚨 🚨
A child is seen trying to escape the flames in Fahmi Al-Jarjawi school hit by an israeli airstrike in Gaza which was housing displaced families.
Due to a severe lack of emergency services the child sadly perished.
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State to chair an 8-member committee saddled with the responsibility of amending the party’s constitution.
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APC National Chairman Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje visited Yobe State to sympathize with the government and people following a recent Boko Haram attack that killed four soldiers in Buni Gari, Gujba LGA.
His Excellency Gov. Mai Mala Buni CON COMN, today inspected the Maisandari to Gambir with 5km township roads linking Moduri , Ben kalio, Don Etibet Estates roads, and the construction of the new Damaturu Modern Motor Park, along Potiskum road.
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The governor pledged to monitor the project closely and reaffirmed the government's commitment to timely completion. The project, along with similar works in Buni Yadi, aims to control flooding and enhance rainwater harvesting for irrigation.
Governor Mai Mala Buni inspected the Damaturu drainage project to assess its progress. He instructed the contractors to speed up work to ensure completion before the rainy season begins, stressing the importance of preventing flooding.
Gov. Buni Inspects Community Medicine Building as WACP Gives Full Accreditation
His Excellency the Executive Governor of Yobe State Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON, COMN today inspected the newly completed Department of Community Medicine building at the Yobe state Teaching Hospital,