It is not a coincidence, in the sight of God, that Muslims and Christians started fasting at almost the same time this year. While Muslims began the 29 or 30-day Ramadan fasting on 1 March, Christians started their own four days later. The liturgical year is the Church calendar observed by Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Orthodox Christians, and several other denominations. …

Last Saturday, Muslims across the world were ushered into the holy month of Ramadan which will coincide with the Christian Lent. Without doubt, millions of Muslims and Christians around the world usually observe these periods of fasting, which are often times for reflection, and spiritual renewal. Understandably, while the two faiths have distinct traditions and practices, there are, of course, …

The Inter-Tribal Traditional Leaders’ Association of Nigeria (ITTLAN) has extended warm greetings to all Nigerians especially Muslim and Christian faithful as this year Ramadan and Lent get underway. ITTLAN is an umbrella platform of community leaders associations dedicated to the advancement of local integration, unity, rights protection, conflict mediation and political education of local community residents in all the 36 states …

That Ramadan and Lent are being observed this year almost simultaneously points to the fact that there is not need for religious acrimony of any sort. Mankind comes from same source – God Almighty! It is not in the place of any man to choose whether to be a Muslim or Christian. That prerogative belongs to God. Here are a …

As Christians and Muslims observe their sacred seasons of Lent and Ramadan, the Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has called for greater unity between the two faiths. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja, Onaiyekan emphasised the shared values of both Christianity and Islam, particularly the belief in one merciful, all-powerful …