Yet, ethnicity and religion have been at the root of Nigeria’s problems since colonial times. Ethnicity was a critical factor in the delay of Nigeria’s independence till 1960. The Fulani ...

Soyinka spoke at the launch of the book, Religion and the Making of Nigeria, in Abuja, yesterday. His words: “Religion in the history of this continent has been a disastrous venture, a disaster ...

Religion in Nigeria is a form of mental robbery and slavery. Our country has become a nation where the government is defined as coagulation of cult politicians and religious brigandage.

(RNS) — Last year, a Shariah court in northern Nigeria condemned Yahaya Sharif ... two years’ imprisonment for insulting a person’s religion. Blasphemy laws promote intolerance ...

(A rundown of the three leading candidates) Nigeria’s population of some 140 million is divided nearly equally between Christians and Muslims. The importance of that divide is well illustrated by the ...

I stand accused — paradoxically — of trying to Islamise Nigeria while also being accused by Boko Haram terrorists of being against Islam. My Vice-President is a devout man, a Christian pastor. He, too ...

Religion’s inroads into politics in Nigeria aren’t new. Since the return to democratic governance, religion has influenced how state power is captured. This can be seen in the political ...

The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council on Friday maintained the secularity of the country, saying no religion is superior to the other. While affirming that Nigeria is a multi-religious state under ...