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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Posts Tagged ‘nigeria’
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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What is Wrong With Nigeria?
Written on May 12th, 2012 by Kehinde Adegbite
Categories: Sovereign National Conference (SNC) Project
Categories: Sovereign National Conference (SNC) Project
Nigeria is 51 years plus as a nation yet nothing much to show for many decades of self-government. Many years ago, Chinua Achebe, one of the Nigerian literary giants, got disturbed with the situation in the country and came up with a book titled “ The Trouble With Nigeria”. Before and after he w...
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Why Nigeria Needs No Elections In 2011
By Adeola Aderounmu
Nigerians must insist of credible elections. It is the first prerequisite for the turning point that we continue to seek.
We know that corruption, stupidity, senselessness and outright madness dominate Nigerian politics but credible elections remains the most single importa...
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Argentina brave heat to take gold
Argentina retained their Olympic men's football title as they overcame the heat to beat Nigeria 1-0 in the Bird's Nest stadium.Read More:http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/football/7578052.stmAKPC_IDS += "5132,";...
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Nigeria military chiefs dismissed
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has dismissed the country's chief of the defence staff, together with the heads of the army and navy.Read More:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7573644.stmAKPC_IDS += "5131,";...
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Slick Nigeria crush sorry Belgium 4-1
Nigeria's Olympic team has powered into the final of the men's competition with a 4-1 win over surprise semi-finalists Belgium in Shanghai.Read More:http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7570309.stmAKPC_IDS += "5130,";...
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'Super Eagles' soar into semis, blank Ivorians 2-0
QINHUANGDAO, China (AP) - Peter Odemwingie scored in the first half and Victor Obinna converted a late penalty Saturday to lead Nigeria to a 2-0 win over African rival Ivory Coast and into the emifinals of the men's Olympic soccer tournament.Read More:http://www.nbcolympics.com/soccer/news/newsid=22...
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Nigeria cedes Bakassi to Cameroon
Nigeria has handed over the potentially oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon, bringing an end to a long-standing dispute over the territory.Read More:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7559895.stmAKPC_IDS += "5128,";...
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Playing with 10 men, U.S. soccer team eliminated by Nigeria
Promise Isaac and Victor Obinna scored to lead Nigeria over a 10-man United States team 2-1 Wednesday, earning a place in the quarterfinals of the Olympic football tournament and eliminating the Americans.Read More:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/08/13/nigeria.usa.ap/index.html?e...
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