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Femi Adesina - 'People complaining of hardship are in the minority'

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Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says people who are complaining of hardship are in the minority. Adesina reportedly said this while speaking in a telephone interview with 100.1FM Abuja. “Yes, you need to give me the statistics of those complaining. We (government officials) are in the midst of the people and we can feel the pulse of the people. I maintain that the people who are complaining are in the minority. I can tell you that the support base of this government is still enormous. Yes, we know some people are complaining but, they are still in the minority”he said I do not want to believe he said this, and even if he did am sure he meant *Majority* and was misquoted.

Church leaders warn lawmakers on Sharia bill

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Nigeria’s secularity must be faithfully guarded to ensure stability and progress, senior clergymen warned yesterday. They pointedly told the House of Representatives not to pass into law the Sharia Bill pending before it. If passed into law, the bill will empower Sharia Courts to try non-Muslims, including Christians in criminal cases. They also noted that Christian Religious Studies (CRS) as a subject in school curricula was increasingly being treated with disdain and in some cases expunged amid lopsided federal appointments in favour of moslems. Rising from the 111th general meeting of the church council in Takum Local Council of Taraba State, the leadership of the Christian Reformed Church-Nigeria (CRC-N), in a communique observed the said bill with dismay, saying it was aimed at igniting religious upheaval in the country. Also, a pro-democracy on-governmental organization, Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has accused the minister of Interior Affairs,