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Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, otherwise known as Shiite on Sunday rejoiced with Rev. Ayuba Asheshe as he celebrates 50th birthday at ECWA Unity Church Rayfield Jos. The cleric also received ambassador of peace Award from the Movement. See photos below:

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has accused the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shiites Islamic sect of refusing to recognize constitutional authorities in Nigeria. According to VANGUARD, El-Rufai said shiites have refused to recognize Muhammadu Buhari as the...

Members of Islamic group, Shiite are currently trekking from Kaduna to Zaria in Kaduna State. The trek is believed to be in protest of detention of their leader El-Zakzaky. See photos below:

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, has accused the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai of plotting to kill its members in order to scare people away from the group. A statement by IMN President of Media Forum, Ibrahim Musa, alleged that El-Rufai was on a “mission to provoke its...

Members of the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria on Monday morning clashed with the police in Kano city. A witness told Premium Times that the clash started around Tamburawa, on the outskirts of Kano city, when the police tried to stop a Shiite protest. Over a dozen people including a...

The #BuhariFreeZakzaky protest by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, at the National Assembly Complex and Federal Government Secretariat in Abuja, Wednesday, turned awry, as members of the group were confronted by armed police men, who dispersed them by releasing tear gas...

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, said its attention has been drawn to the news that Kaduna State Government, in an official Gazette, No.21, declared the IMN an unlawful society.‎ “At the same time, Governor El-Rufai said his government ‘did not and cannot ban any religion.’ This two-faced...

As more voices have continued to denounce the activities of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), the Shiite sect, Nigerians in the Diaspora, in far away United States, have also joined in the protest march at the United Nations Building and Nigeria House in New York City, condemning the...

The Police in Plateau on Saturday said 44 members of the Shiite Movement, who embarked on a procession that later turned violent on Wednesday, were remanded in prison custody in Jos. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Peter Ogunyanwo, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Jos...

Some parts of Kaduna state was thrown into confusion when members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly called Shi'ites clashed with youths in Kaduna. The areas affected by the crisis include Tudun Wada, Kinkinau, Kabala West, Unguwan Mu'azu and other communities along the Nnamdi...

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has banned the activities of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi’ttes group, in the state. This followed Wednesday’s clash between members of the sect and some youths in Angwan Rogo area of Jos North. The youths had attacked...

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shi'ite, has accused 5 state governments of using collection of security agents and operatives to launch attacks on its members. The states are; Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto states. The Shi’ites in a statement by the...

Residents of Anguwan Rogo, a neighbourhood in Jos North local government area of Plateau State, today vandalised, burnt down and demolished a Shiite structure popularly called Markas in an effort to scuttle the sect members from performing their annual Ashura and Tashura procession. Daily...

Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria popularly known as Shi'ites, embarked on their Ashura procession in Kaduna state this morning despite the state government's ban on their activities. SEE PHOTOS:

The spokesman of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), otherwise referred to as Shiite Ibrahim Musa has disclose the group’s plan to stage a peaceful procession. In a statement sent by email yesterday, Musa promised that the procession which marks Ashura day would be peaceful as it had...

A Federal High Court, Abuja, has declined the application of Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, seeking his immediate release from detention by the Department of State Services, DSS. El-Zakzaky is the leader of Shi`a Movement in Nigeria. Abang said that Zakzaky ought to have obtained the leave of...

Members of the Shiite Islamic sect are currently trekking from Zaria to Abuja to demand the release of Ibrahim Zakzaky, their leader who has been in detention since December 2015. Ibrahim Musa, president, media forum of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), who confirmed the action, accused...

Islamic Movement in Nigeria otherwise known as the Shi’ite group Sunday demanded the unconditional release of its leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky before appearing in the Judicial panel set up by the Kaduna state government to investigate the clash between the Shi’ite group and the Nigerian...

From Nigeria, to Iran, Saudi Arabia and other world countries, there have been several uproars among Islamic followers and leaders believed to be sectarian disputes in the world. The recent cases was the Shiite/Military attacks in Nigeria, ad the execution of Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia, a...