January 1st If For Christians, We Need Our Own New Year's Day - Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC

Muslims Demand Their Own New Year Holiday, Say January 1 For False God Of Rome .

Muslims in Nigeria have demanded for their own equivalent of January 1, which is the beginning of the year. .

A statement signed by Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, reads in part: “As usual and since colonial days into Nigeria’s post-independence period, the Federal Government declared today, 1st January 2018, as a public holiday. .

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) observes that today’s holiday fully consolidated the two-day Christmas holiday and enabled Nigerian Christians to kick off the 2018 Christo-Western Gregorian calendar. .

However, conscious Nigerian Muslims, particularly stakeholders in the welfare of Muslims as well as the growth and development of Islam in Nigeria, approached today’s holiday with mixed feelings. .

Our feeling of marginalization arises from the reality of the Nigerian situation which has conditioned Muslims in the country for religious segregation and subjected them to spiritual apartheid. .

Here we are today, enjoying January 1st holiday which was declared by the Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria in recognition of the Christo-Western Gregorian calendar. .

But the same FG which recognizes this Christian calendar is yet to declare 1st Muharram a public holiday in recognition of the Islamic calendar despite several petitions and appeals to it dating back to the 60s. Surprisingly, some people still complain that Nigeria is Islamised!


Why is FG granting holiday for a false god of Rome and denying same for Allah the Creator of all things (Qur’an 2:29), the Judge of all Judges (95:, Master of all masters (51:58) and the King of Kings (3:26).


Research reveals that 1st January is in honour of Janus, the Roman god of gates whom the Romans believed protected them from invasions. This is an incontrovertible fact. Why should FG force us to idolize the false god of Rome? .

MURIC charges FG to drop its colonial garb and to don a truly nationalistic identity. For Nigerian Muslims to feel a sense of belonging, FG must close the gap between Christians and Muslims."

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Posted: at 2-01-2018 12:23 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Idiot fellows

Posted: at 2-01-2018 01:27 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Do d whole world not running the same calendar why is it always Islam and Muslim  disorganizing orderliness of the society? Are we not on d same calendar? Their aim I'd always to rule and make sure to silent Christianity. Why hatred and bitter envy. New year is not for Christian is for all normal people in the society

Posted: at 2-01-2018 02:29 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming

I still think they should divide the country, there is too much hatred, dividing the country is the only thing that can bring peace.

Posted: at 2-01-2018 02:49 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming

chooo! see me see gbege ooo, this man needs his brain evaluated, like ASAP

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Posted: at 2-01-2018 07:01 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero

New year nobe for everybody ? abi u no follow enjoy the holidays ?

Posted: at 2-01-2018 08:23 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming

I guess with your own calendar?

Posted: at 2-01-2018 10:10 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming

Actually, it is a Christian holiday , just like Valentine's, however, these two holidays have become generalized to accommodate people of other religions And beliefs. The Gregorian calendar was introduced by pope Gregory xiii and used by the Church to calculate the date of Easter. I.e, to accurately count the year of birth and death Of Jesus Christ. Hence the use of the phrase Anno Domini (AD) and Before Christ (BC)

Posted: at 3-01-2018 04:32 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac