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  2. List of confraternities in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Confraternity Nickname Date founded Institution Location Status References Aborigine Ogboni Fraternity: Imesi-Ile, Osun State, Nigeria: Active [1]Big Five: Early 1990s Rivers State University

  3. Confraternities in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    The confraternities were thus provided payment and weapons to use against student activists, though the weapons were often used in deadly inter-confraternity rivalries. [ 2 ] Sociologist Emeka Akudi noted that some university vice-chancellors protected confraternities known to be violent and used them to attack students deemed troublesome. [ 1 ]

  4. Chrislam - Wikipedia

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    [1] Muslim and Christian worship songs are sung, the Quran and Bible are both consulted, and prayers combine Muslim and Christian elements. The sermon is delivered in Yoruba and English. [1] In addition to the weekly Saturday service, a Holy Ghost service is held on Friday which constitutes an all-night prayer meeting. Once a year, a pilgrimage ...

  5. Catholic Church in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Christianity was followed by an estimated 46.18% of the Nigerian population in 2020; one-quarter of Christians in Nigeria are Catholic (12.39% of the country's population). [10] In the same year, over 9,500 priests and 6,500 nuns served over 4,000 parishes. [11]

  6. The Experience (gospel concert) - Wikipedia

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    The Experience (commonly known as The Experience Lagos) is an annual, free gospel music concert held at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos Island, Nigeria.Begun and hosted by House on the Rock lead pastor Paul Adefarasin in 2006, the first concert had an attendance of 70,000 people.

  7. List of festivals in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Modern Durbar festivals include prayers at the start of the day, followed by parades in town squares or in front of the local emir's palace. Horsemanship is still the main focus. Each group must gallop at full tilt past the Emir, then halt and salute him with raised swords. [82] Durbar festivals are being developed as important tourist ...

  8. TB Joshua - Wikipedia

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    Joshua was described by media outlets as the "Oprah of Evangelism" [7] and "YouTube's most popular pastor". [8] Joshua was awarded various accolades, notably receiving the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) by the Nigerian government in 2008 [9] and being voted the Yoruba man of the decade by Pan-Yoruba media outlet Irohin-Odua ...

  9. Religion in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    The 1963 Nigerian census, the last that asked about religion, found that about 47.2% of the population was Muslim, 34.3% Christian, and 18.5% other. [22] Nigerian states that implement some form of sharia law (in green)