I just read it. Lots of people have the same view. I remember seeing Reno Omokri's tweets about the subject. He said that Jews are not adopting Nigerian names and there's no reason for Nigerians to adopt Jewish and English names. He stated that there's no where in the bible that it was stated that people should adopt so called "Christian names".
Pat Robertson Tells Christian Man Named Mohammad to 'Change Your Name'
By Allison Summers ,Christian Post Reporter
Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) offered some interesting advice to a viewer named Mohammad, who wrote in with a qualm in the Sept. 7 airing of Robertson's show, "The 700 Club," about fellow Christians reacting negatively to his name.
"I have a problem: I find it difficult to tell people my name at restaurants and coffee shops," Mohammad wrote in.
"The minute they hear my name, I'm treated as a foreigner and a terrorist. I am a Christian, and it's hard because it seems like some of the harshest vitriol directed towards me comes from Christians. What do you suggest?"
Robertson's advice?
"You're named after the founder of Islam, that's where the Mohammad comes from," replied the former television evangelist.
"It's a very popular name, but you're in a country where Mohammad is not. Go on and get your name changed to, like, Mo or something."
Viewers were sorely disappointed with Robertson's "solution," to say the least.
"It would be insensitive for any human being to rudely tell another what they think their name should be," commented one viewer on Cafemom.com. "Do you disagree? It is up to the person, wouldn't you say? Not up to some supposedly religious guy to take a crack at. Some converted Muslims change their names by their own wishes, some do not. Jesus would be a perfectly acceptable name and is often used for Muslims (it is Isa in Arabic) but more often for Christians."
Another viewer commented, "Does a nice Christian guy have to get hassled about his name? How very rude. Is that what Christians do?"
Armaggedon: I'm just spending my time on you cos I have it for now otherwise you're not worth my while and you know it.
1) your screenshot is one of your delusional and out-of-point examples so I shouldn't be so stupid to respond to it. Even a fool knows the point is about religions and not a set of confused people called atheists.
2)secondly, start by showing an example of another "Muslim" answering the name "Christian" apart from the self proclaim Muslim you're gloating over. Its not just about a Muslim "can answer". Show me an example.
3) If you don't give a "rat ass" whether I am convinced or not, why did you set out to convince me at first? or are you that confused? I don't know better than him? is it about what he knows? I thought its about what the practice of island demands.
4) Baptism is a universal Christian doctrine. Any body who is not baptised is not a Christian so stop making dimwitted statements. Yes! Christians answer their native names provided it is not attached to any other religion or worship, unlike Islam that speak Arabic during prayers.
Finally you should do the "proving" by showing me any other Muslim called Christian.
I did not set out to convince you. You quoted me and provided a very stupid reason why someone cannot be who he says he is. In fact, you provided no reason at all. You simply said that he is not who he is.
And you've still provided no reason. All you keep doing is restating your own belief. I don't have to provide an example of someone else bearing the same name because you have not provided any proof that he is not himself.
Debates are based on facts, not on how you feel or your own personal beliefs that cannot be proven.
In fact, this has simply been a waste of time because you will not provide any facts, simply because you have none. You'll keep on asking me to provide facts, when I have provided conclusive proof that the man is named Christian and that he is a muslim (see video), while you have provided absolutely nothing.
I'm not inclined to continue wasting my time by engaging you again, because you simply do not know what you are talking about.
I am done with you. If you reply, I will not read it.
Armaggedon: smh...stop being intelligent by half "some people contend" is that a kind of proof that there are no Christian name or Muslim names? Stop shifting the goal by telling me there shouldn't be when in fact there are. Ever heard of Baptism before? Mustapha is an Arabic name but since Islam is closely associated with arabism most Muslims adopt Arabic language and culture. Hence a non Muslim can answer Mustapha strictly for its native connotation.
That is clearly different from a self proclaimed Muslim going with the name "Christian". That is like a man with the name "Muslim" or "muhammedian" struggling to convince me he is a Christian.
As for your delusional examples, do well to keep them to yourself.
1) You did not address the example in the screenshot that I posted because you can't. That was an atheist bearing the name Christian and that's because anybody can bear the name Christian. I can't believe that this has to be explained to anyone.
2) Can you show any proof of anything that prevents a non-Christian bearing the name Christian (apart from your personal belief)?
3) Who gives a rat's ass whether you are convinced or not?? You are not the one to decide whether Christians bear the name Mohammed or Muslims bear the name Christian. You do not know better than a person that decides to have the name Isa and Christian together (I wonder if you even know the meaning of the name Isa). If someone says that his name is Christian and he is a Muslim and you say that he is not, then it only means that you do not know what you are talking about. Otherwise you would provide proof that he is lying (he who asserts must prove/affirmati non neganti incumbit probatio), but you have no proof except your personal belief, which is just not good enough.
4) People are baptised with all kinds of names. That only applies to churches that give baptism names. There are many Christians who do not have a Jewish or so called Christian name.
Once again, you have not proved anything apart from your personal belief that a Christian cannot bear the name Mohammed and a Muslim cannot bear the name Christian. That's just your personal belief and you do not dictate or determine the names that others choose for themselves.
Here is a video of Ustaz Isa Christian Friday Okonkwo
(CNN)Rarely is there respite when trying to transform a country's sporting fortunes. For all the talent, there are the obstacles; for all the expectations, there is the actuality. Global acclaim can seem within touching distance, yet the fingertips are still reaching out over a chasm. Hopes are raised, then shattered. Questions are always asked.
Thomas Dennerby spends hours on the road navigating one of the world's most sizeable countries. It comes with the territory of being head coach of Nigeria's women's football team.
The Swede has become accustomed to getting recognized wherever he goes which, as a white man living in Nigeria, is no surprise, he says. When he makes his way through an airport, he is usually accosted by a security guard or a flight attendant, eagerly asking him about the predominant topic every Nigerian wants to talk to him about: football.
Be it from the young or old, male or female, never before has he experienced such joy, such interest in the beautiful game. It has taken him by surprise, it has tugged at the heartstrings.
"I've never been somewhere where everybody talks about football and the games. Everybody knows about football," Dennerby tells CNN Sport.
"Football is life in Nigeria and they always have the feeling they can beat everybody. They're full of confidence and the support from the Nigerians is huge. I like that."
Dennerby, who guided his native Sweden to third place at the 2011 Women's World Cup, became head coach of Nigeria's senior women, better known as the Super Falcons, last January. His task is twofold: maintaining Nigeria's stranglehold on the women's game in Africa, while developing the team into a world force. Such change won't happen overnight, he warns, or even in time for next month's Women's World Cup.
Selectively chosen statistics would suggest Nigeria is merely a few rungs of a ladder below the world's best. Nigeria has won the Africa Women Cup of Nations a record nine times -- successfully defending their title in the biennial competition since 2014 -- and has qualified for every Women's World Cup. But the higher you climb, the more secure the foundations must be.
Only six other nations have competed in all seven previous editions of the Women's World Cup, but while those six -- U.S, Germany, Norway, Japan, Sweden and Brazil -- have either won the competition or reached a final, and all are currently ranked in the top 15 of FIFA's world rankings, Nigeria has never progressed beyond the quarterfinals.
Ranked No.38 in the world, only four countries competing in France this summer will start the tournament ranked lower in FIFA's standings, which leads to the question: why has a team which has been so dominant on its own continent not made a bigger mark on the world stage?
2017 -- No games and no coach
"Maybe they don't care about women's football," says Asisat Oshoala of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).
Oshoala, a striker who is expected to be one of the stars in France this summer, is trying to make sense of the last few years; attempting to explain the scarcity of international fixtures. Ambivalence is the only conclusion the Barcelona player feels she can come to, though there are shades of grey to consider, too.
"[Before this year] I'd never played an invitational tournament for my nation before, it was that bad," she continues.
For Nigeria's female footballers, there is a sense of what if, of what could have been, were there more investment. After all, a team which rarely plays cannot expect to compete with the likes of three-time world champions the United States.
The Super Falcons did not play at all in 2017. Indeed, the team did not have a coach that year after the contract of Florence Omagbemi -- the first woman to win the Africa Women Cup of Nations as both player and coach -- expired at the end of the triumphant 2016 campaign and American Randy Waldrum turned down the role in October 2017.
While teammates would pack their bags to meet up with their compatriots during FIFA's designated international breaks, Oshoala -- a three-time African Player of the Year and the first Nigerian to play in a Women's Champions League final -- remained with her parent club, Dalian Quanjian in China, whom she joined in February 2017.
There were no friendlies, no training camps, no opportunities for her and her compatriots to learn, improve and bond.
"If you don't play games regularly, if you don't play camps regularly, there's no way you can bring in a team in one week to play a tournament and expect them to play better than a team that's been together for a while," says Oshoala, a player whose talent first turned heads when she won the golden ball and the golden boot at the 2014 Under-20 Women's World Cup when Nigeria finished runners-up.
"We still tried to make sure we won the last African Cup of Nations, but it was difficult.
"It was really frustrating for me personally and also for the girls as well.
"When I was in China I stayed in China the whole season without traveling to the national team and my teammates were traveling to their national teams all the time. I was like 'I don't know what's going on with my country.' Every time we tried to speak to the federation they kept giving excuses."
Mohammed Sanusi, general secretary of the federation, told CNN Sport that there was "no need to disengage" overseas-based players from the services of their clubs as the Super Falcons had "nothing at stake" in 2017.
'Before we qualified we didn't have any support'
Much has improved this year, Oshoala admits. The Super Falcons have already played a number of internationals in 2019. During the build up to the 2015 Women's World Cup the team managed just two warm-up games and eventually finished bottom of an extremely tough group.
"I would say maybe because we qualified for the World Cup and they feel this is the big stage and the girls need to prepare good to make sure they perform well at the world level," she says, trying to explain the fresh investment in the team.
"But, I mean, it still doesn't add up. Six months is not enough to perform. It's obvious, before we qualified we didn't have any support and after we qualified, out of nowhere, they started to bring in friendly games and saying we should play in invitational tournaments."
Results have been mixed this year. There have been heavy defeats -- 3-0 to China, 4-1 to Austria -- yet Dennerby believes progress has been made, specifically because friendly tournaments have allowed the Swede to improve his team's defense. As if to prove the point, the team scored 23 goals during their run to the West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone B Women's Cup title earlier this month and conceded only twice.
"The feeling is it's going to be hard to score against us," he says. "The federation, the staff, the players want to improve and get closer to the best teams in the world.
"If we can get to the knockout stages this year we will be very happy about that. Maybe we can be a nightmare for our opponents. If they think 'we can beat Nigeria, they're only ranked 39' my opinion, and that's from the heart, we're definitely better than the ranking we have."
Hotel sit-ins, protests and reviews
Once again, the Super Falcons are in a difficult World Cup group. Host France is among the favorites, while Norway and South Korea are ranked inside the world's top 20. But no matter what the preparations for France 2019, and no matter what the results, Oshoala is determined that this year's improvements continue.
"Their job is to make sure the team is in shape all the time," she says of Nigeria's governing body.
"That's the right thing to do. No matter what, they're still going to have to keep putting in the effort and support the female team.
"For me and the girls, the plan is to make sure we speak with the federation maybe after the World Cup and let them understand. I hope we keep together at every international break."
Oshoala was one of the Super Falcons players who protested outside parliament in Abuja in December 2016 over unpaid win bonuses.
After becoming African champions for an eighth time, the team refused to leave a hotel in the capital until they received win bonuses of $17,150 each -- the Super Falcons did the same in 2004 after the federation had failed to pay their bonuses for becoming African champions that year.
Two years ago, with the country in recession, it was the Nigerian government which released areported $1.2m to the cash-strapped NFF to pay the women's team.
A review conducted by the federation in 2017 has resulted in improved remuneration for the Super Falcons, according to Sanusi, with basic match bonuses raised to $3,000 per player, while basic bonuses for the men was reduced from $10,000 to $5,000 per player.
'Vast untapped opportunities'
What will aid the Super Falcons' cause further is football's governing body. Last year, FIFA announced a five-pronged global strategy to grow the game, one being to ensure all 211 members have comprehensive women's plans in place by 2022.
Around the globe women's football is enjoying increased investment, which is a result of a myriad of reasons, the biggest arguably being societal change (this will be the first tournament since the #MeToo movement), and now sponsors and FIFA are adding their voices.
The governing body has said it wants women's participation to double to 60 million worldwideby 2026, and that the women's game offers "vast untapped opportunities."
A total of $11.52 million in preparation moneyfrom FIFA will be given to the 24 teams competing in France, while all 211 associations need to show commitment to the women's game to receive grants.
Theoretically at least, FIFA's vision for the women's game should ensure sustained investment in women's football in Nigeria, a country which has talent at its disposal.
'Grassroots involvement critical'
Oshoala only started taking football seriously after leaving school, but still developed into one of the many world class talents to emerge from Nigeria's domestic league, the Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL).
The striker's path is not an unusual one. The majority of Nigerian girls do not start playing football in a team environment until they reach secondary-age education.
There are a lack of facilities, few academies and not enough international matches played by the age groups below senior level, says Aisha Falode, president of the NWFL.
"Introduce the game to the girls when they're young and interest would be more and the participation will grow. If we can do that it would really also change the face of the game totally for the young girls," says Falode, who took up her role as NWFL president in January 2017 because she wanted to "raise the bar" for the country's female players.
"Grassroots involvement is critical. We really don't have enough facilities. The football pitches are really few and far. Sometimes, when the players have had to organize a program for young girls the turnout is huge. It's usually something beautiful, but then how do you sustain it without funding?
"How do you sustain it without a proper governing structure for it? It's happenstance whatever happens. Where are the summer camps? Where are the summer programs for the young girls who are not in school? How do you engage them? What do you do to bring the game to them to make it popular and acceptable to young girls?"
A sports journalist, Falode is also the sole female on the 15-person NFF executive committee. It is, she admits, sometimes a lonely and frustrating world. But despite the barriers that need to be overcome, there are reasons to be hopeful.
Gradual improvements have been made to the domestic game, she says. The restructured NWPL, the league's premier division, and both cup competitions -- the AITEO Cup and Champions Shield -- now provide Nigeria's best with regular fixtures.
There has also been a noticeable increase in interest in the women's game from both fans and the media. Female footballers, says Falode, are now on the back pages of newspapers, matches are being broadcast on television and there are sports shows dedicated to the league.
The NWFL has also been liaising with La Liga, receiving advice from the Spanish women's league -- last month a world record crowd of 60, 739 turned out to watch Atletico Madrid take on Barcelona in the Spanish capital -- on how to market the women's game.
Of La Liga's involvement, Falode says: "They let us know the things we should be doing in terms of strategy and also begin to look at how to create more competition and how to get the men involved in what we are doing in order to make it more acceptable. That is to say that you have to use the face of the men to compliment the women in order for you to get the results the men are getting for your own league."
Gaining recognition in Nigeria
For all the progress, attracting sponsors to the domestic league has proven to be difficult, says Falode, and women also need to be appointed to decision-making roles -- a call echoed by many involved in the women's game around the world, even FIFA.
"We have made progress from where we were. Where we are now is an indicator where there's a more cohesive, consistent approach and planning and execution of programs for women's football, we can grow a culture of huge followership, which perhaps can begin to attract some form of investment and sponsorship," says Falode.
"It's the biggest problem because funding is key to even creating competitions and having programs in schools. When you see young girls play, it comes natural to them, they just need the structure to be a world-class player."
Falode says the Super Falcons are beginning to play "beautiful football" and that the women's game has "started to register in the consciousness of Nigeria." The women are not, she says, a "flash in the pan."
That the Africa Cup of Nations is being held around the same time as the Women's World Cup has been a bone of contention for those who argue that it will thwart the Super Falcons from taking center stage this summer.
But Falode regards next month's Women's World Cup as an opportunity. It could, she says, "turn around the fortunes of women's football in Nigeria in terms of total acceptability."
"In our schools, it would also let the young girls know that football is not limited," she says. "It is limitless the opportunities that can come to the young girl who has the potential and who has the talent to get involved in the game.
"There's the possibility of becoming whatever you want to become in football. The World Cup will be the biggest platform to create that vision for the young girl, that everything is possible."
The Super Falcons have landed in France ahead of their game against Norway on Saturday.
The Norwegians defeated South Africa 7-2 in a recent friendly game, while the Super Falcons defeated a Slovenian side 3-0 in their last friendly game before the World Cup kicks off.
Armaggedon: No. names are not just name. Every name reflect situations, luck and religious significance which is why You have Christian and Muslim names. Anyone who answers the name Christian and claims he is Muslim is lying about his Muslim identity or do normal Muslims answer Christian?
about your friend, yes! next time don't use instances "known" only by you in a conversation.
To you, "Every name reflect situations, luck and religious significance which is why You have Christian and Muslim names". That doesn't mean that it's the same for everyone. Some people contend that there are no such things as "Christian names" or "Muslims names" because there's no where in the bible or quoran that we are instructed to give certain names to our children.
Other people feel differently, eg Mustapha Chike-Obi is the son of the famous mathematician, Chike Obi. He is a Christian, yet he bears the name Mustapha. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Chike-Obi
Armaggedon: I don't know about you and your imaginary friends. Anyone who claims he is a Muslim and answers Christian is not or at least, does not practise Islam but a Christian.
Christian means "follower of Christ" or "Christlike"
Names are just names. Some of these people converted from one religion to the other and decided to retain their names (just like people that have Ogun or Ifa in their names and decided to retain them even though they are Christians). There are also people that are atheists that bear the name Christian. It's simple common sense.
P.s. I couldn't care less whether you know about my friends or not. That's your personal problem.
dekronik: Imo Community Ruled By A Muslim Monarch Stanley Uzoaru — Oct 10, 2014 | Leave a comment Igbo tribe , no doubt are predominately christians by religion and they chose their leaders as well mostly from the christian faith.
But their exist a community in Igbo land were the traditional ruler is a devoted muslim. That community is the ancient Umuofor kingdom in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo state.
His Royal Highness, Abdul Fatai Chima Emetumah Duru the 3rd and Ofor the 9th of Umuofor autonomous community is the royal father chosen by his community to be their custodian of culture and tradition.
Umuofor is a big community blessed with good people that believe in oneness, agriculture is the main occupation of the people which they often export some of their farm produce to other parts of the state and beyond. Cassava and palm oil are the main export materials.
How Umuofor embraced Islam
In 1970, when Eze Abdul Gafar Ihunanze Duru Emetumah, 2nd, father of the incumbent traditional ruler of Umuofor was converted to Islam, his people who believed in his kindness and generosity followed him. Although he was yet to preside over Umuofor as their king, but in 1977 he eventually became their ruler then under Awa autonomous community comprising of Akabo, Awa and Ejemekwuru.
By the time Eze Abdul Gafar was converted to Islam, his son, the incumbent monarch was just eleven years of age and automatically joined his father with the religion.
Umuofor under the reign of Eze Abdul fatai Chima Emetumah
After inheriting his father’s stool after his death, he continued with the religion as he grew from faith to faith and eventually turban by the late Emir of Kano, Adobayero in November, 1992.
Islam according to the royal father goes beyond the religion of the northerners in the country, he described Islam as a universal religion, personal to the believer which preaches peace and oneness to all.
Umuofor join the world in celebrating Edil Kabir
The celebration of this years’ Edil Kabir was unique in Umuofor kingdom as all the muslim faithful prayed with their royal father at the mosque in the community and subsequently in a procession to the palace of Emetumah the 3rd.
The royal father who also doubled as the chief Imam preached love and unity to his people who gathered at his palace . After listening to their king, they wine and dine with him and left with a gift each by the monarch.
Relationship between christian and Islam worshipers in Umuofor
In spite of the traditional ruler being a muslim, their exists a cordial relationship between christians and muslims in the community . They both derives joy in participating in the festivals of their religions. As a matter of fact the king leads by example as he attend ceremonies he is invited by the three main churches in the community, even sometimes he finds time to worship with the church just opposite his palace. Oguta, the local government area of Umuofor have three central mosque.
What residents say about Islam in the community
An indigene of the community, Abdul Wahab Nwabuihe who said he joined Islam in 1971 and have trained all his ten children including his 13 grand children in the doctrine said they have no qualms with christians in the community. According to him they don’t believe in division as they inter marry and coexists as one.
Another son of the soil, Obed Orumezie who is a christian corroborated the remarks of his muslim brothers and sisters. To him, he does not see anything strange in cooperating with the muslims in the country.
Eze Emetumah’s take on insurgency in the nation
He believes those hiding under the cloak of Islam to perpetrate evil in the country are not of Islam. The Insurgency , he believes is the handiwork of some selfish politicians in the country, he advised politicians to see politics as a sport were a looser embraces the victor.
Challenges in Umuofor
One of the major challenges of the community according to the royal father is the absence of a health centre. The only functioning health centre in the community is the one he donated his building for the care of those who need the services. He appealed to the state government to assist them in building a befitting health centre in the community.
Speaking during a visit to Abuja yesterday, the traditional ruler whose name is now Musa Dimunah, said he was particularly influenced by the good nature of the former secretary of the council and the executive secretary of Justice Mamman Nasir Islamic Centre for Peace and Research, Malam Ibrahim BioboNlomije.
“I did not accept Islam, I only revert to the religion that our forefathers practice and the universal religion of humanity. I’m impressed by the good nature of Muslims’ love for everybody and hatred for none apart from the way they revere Allah and all the Prophets without discrimination.
Picture below: Vice Chairman of the Council of Village Heads in Imo State, Chief Sylvester O. Dimunah, has said he accepted Islam due to the truthful nature of the religion and the steadfastness of Muslims.
Muslims of Igbo extraction have formed a platform called South Eastern Muslims Organisation of Nigeria (SEMON).
At their first meeting held in Enugu, they kicked against being addressed as “Igbo Muslims”, which they said has some connotation of inferiority.
National Chairman of the group, Muhammad Obiahu Ajah disclosed this while addressing the faithful at Islamic Centre, Uwani, Enugu.
He said it was high time they defined how they should be addressed by other people, pointing out that there were no such designations as Hausa Muslims or Yoruba Muslims or even Ijaw Muslims”.
Ajah stressed the need for them to ensure that their identities tally with Igbos by aligning with Igbo Agenda, adding that they cannot bear to isolate themselves from what majority of Igbo people legitimately demand from the central government.
He reminded the participants that they have an origin which is Igbo, but was quick to add that they must continue to identify themselves as Nigerians and work for the growth of Nigeria as one.
Ajah said, “It is time for us to define how we should be addressed by other people. Yes we are called by our own Igbo people as Ndi Alakuba which literally means the people of Allahu Akbar. That is a very fantastic nomenclature. By that, we are referred to as The People who believe that God is great.
“Being addressed as Igbo Muslims, after critical examination, infers some sense of inferiority. That is unacceptable because Islam is a universal religion and the yardstick of closeness to the lord of Islam-Allah-is piety which any Muslim of any race can wear by the grace of Allah.
Presenting a paper at the event entitled “Igbo Muslims Challenges: A Way-Out and Prospects,” the guest speaker, Suleman Agha Afikpo identified loss of identity to other ethnic group as the major fear of most agitations against Islam spreading in Igboland.
He noted that average Igbo believe any one in contact with Islam denounces his/or her ethnic affiliation for Hausa culture.
He is the Chief imam of the University of Nigeria (UNN) Nsukka. Hails from Ogute Enugu-Ezike in Nsukka, Enugu State. He is also the Deputy secretary-general of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA).
2. Ustaz Christian Isah Okonkwo: He is from Akpugo in Nkanu LGA, Enugu State, embraced Islam as a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). He was the president of Moslem Corpers Association in Kaduna State and the Moslem Corpers Association of Nigeria. He was made the chief Imam of University of Ibadan in the 1980s. He is currently the Director of Administration of Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA)
3. Alhaji Abdulaziz Chibuzo Ude: Hails from Anambra state. He is described as a businessman, Industrialist, Billionaire and a Philanthropist. He was an acting Chairman of the Board of Directors of NEWSWATCH in the 1980s. He is the founder of Nok Publishers and first African editor at Double Day.
4. Alhaji Daud Onyeagocha:
He is from Imo state, a human right lawyer. He is the Chief Imam of Imo State and the Waziri Hausawa. His grandfather was said to be the first recorded Owerri man to embrace Islam in 1908.
5. Sheikh Daud Nwagui: He is from Afikpo in Ebonyi State. He is a Muslim from birth and the son of late Sheikh Ibrahim Okpani Nwagui, the founder of the Islamic Center, Afikpo who brought Islam to Afipko in 1958.
6. HRH Dr. Abdulfatai Emetumah: He is the Igwe(Traditional ruler) of Umuofor Kingdom, Oguta LGA , Of Imo state. He is described as an Islamic scholar.
His father, Eze Alhaji Abdul Gaffaru (Ezeodo, Eze Ohazurukwe I of Akabor) is said to have converted to Islam during the war and thereafter brought it to his home town.
7. Sheikh Shehu Uthman Anaga: Hails from Ebonyi state. Became a Muslim at the age of 13 in 1972. He has worked with JNI as a Preacher. He holds a BA in Islamic Studies from the King Sa'ud University in Riyad, Saudi Arabia. He was the vice principal and later principal of of Jama'atu Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies. He was the provost of the Jama'atu College of Education, Kaduna. He has completed his Masters and is pursuing his PHD.
8. Alhaji Yahaya Ndu: He is from Ezeagu LGA in Enugu State. An Imam at Al-Hauda Muslim School. He was the presidential Candidate of the African Renaissance Party (ARP).
9. Ustaz Aminu Igwebe Odera: He is from Orlu in Imo state. Converted to Islam at the age of 12 in the 1970s. Studied Islamic studies and later Food science technology in Tripoli University Libya.
He was the chief Imam of Owerri. He was appointed the director of Administration of Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) in 2000. His maternal uncle, Late Muhammad Ukaba was the chief imam of Orlu Local Government.
10. Chief Abdulkadir A Obiahu: He is from Afikpo in Ebonyi state. He is an Engineer by Training, in 2007 he was conferred the Chieftaincy title of 'Onye Nchekwa Okwukwe Ala kuba Na Ala Igbo' (The Defender of the Islamic Faith in Igbo land) by His Royal Highness, Eze Nwosu Ibe, the Ezeigbo I of Abuja. He converted to Islam in 1982.
Ms Sheinbaum, from the left-wing Morena party, made the announcement while visiting a primary school in the city centre.
It was welcomed by transgender activists who said it would help children who until now had to use a uniform they may not have identified with.
Education Minister Esteban Moctezuma backed the mayor's move and said he was sure many other states would follow suit.
It is not the first time Mexico City is ahead of the rest of the country in introducing more liberal norms.
In 2010, it became the first area in Mexico to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples. Since then, more than a dozen other states have legalised it.
Last month, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he would push for same-sex marriage to be made legal across the country.
Despite efforts by women activists to push for more equality, discrimination and violence against women remain a huge problem in Mexico.
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau seen in new video
By Editor
03 June 2019 | 10:21 pm
The leader of the Nigerian terror group Boko Haram has appeared in a new video in which he could be seen reading the group’s ideology and the Nigerian national pledge, which he denounced as shirk.
Shirk in Islam means associating a partner with God and is deemed of the greatest sins in the religion.
Abubakar Shekau reeled out the 35-minute speech dressed in a flowing white gown and clutching an AK 47 rifle.
Conflict journalist Ahmad Salkida, who first published the news about Shekau latest video, said he may “have impaired eyesight as he struggled to read his group’s ideology in Arabic.”
The last known video of the Boko Haram leader was a 36-minute clip released in July 2018.
Shekau exclusively led Boko Haram until mid-2016 when the sect split into two. An AFP report said the split occurred because Shekau rejected indiscriminate targeting of civilians.
The splinter group pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and later became the Islamic State in West African Province.
Flash: Abubakar Shekau Reads BH ideology, Recites Nigeria’s National Pledge in New Video.
04/06/2019 BY SALKIDA.COM
The embattled leader of Jama’atu Ahlil-Sunnah Lid-Da’awati Wal-Jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram appeared in a video robed in flowing white apparels whilst clutching an AK47 rifle as he read a prepared speech in Arabic about the doctrines of Boko Haram.
The factional leader of Boko Haram that have been weakened by an internal feud that led to the emergence of another faction in 2016 and persistent military campaign by the Nigerian Army and the Multinational Joint Task Force appeared to have impaired eyesight as he struggled to read his group’s ideology in Arabic, while intermittently reciting Nigeria’s National pledge in English, which he repeatedly said was an act of Shirk.
The 35 minute long speech in Arabic, according to analyst may be targeted to the international jihadi community, and not the local audience in the Lake Chad region because Boko Haram have been made a pariah terror group in the region, following feuds between Shekau and several warlords that gainsaid his more extreme ideology, especially the use of women and children as suicide bombers in Muslim places of worship, Internally Displaced Persons camps and markets.
Shekau may be reaching out for support, according to analysts, which rival groups in the region enjoys, by clearly highlighting the group’s doctrines. Detailed translation of the video to be made available shortly.
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