Secularism in Other countries
Even though not all legally secular states are truly secular in practice, few of them are secular to a greater extent. All countries of the world are multi-religious and as such secularism is seen as the only option to stamp out religious persecution and denial of the ...
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Is Nigeria A Secular or Non-Secular State? Part 2
Written on May 25th, 2012 by Kehinde Adegbite
Categories: Sovereign National Conference (SNC) Project
Categories: Sovereign National Conference (SNC) Project
Is Nigeria A Secular or Non-Secular State?
Written on May 25th, 2012 by Kehinde Adegbite
Categories: Sovereign National Conference (SNC) Project
Categories: Sovereign National Conference (SNC) Project
Section 101 of the Nigerian Constitution provides:
“The Government of the Federation or of a State shall
not adopt any religion as State Religion.”
It is in the light of this constitutional provision that some people say – Nigeria is a secular state. As a matter of fact, the phrase ...
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Nigeria teacher dies 'over Koran'
Secondary school pupils in north-eastern Nigeria have killed a teacher after apparently accusing her of desecrating the Koran, police say.
The teacher, a Christian, was attacked after supervising an exam in Gombe city. It is not clear what she had done to anger the students.
The authorities, concer...
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