Nigeria, March 6 -- Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to embrace peaceful coexistence and religious tolerance, describing the simultaneous observance of Ramadan and Lent as a "divine message" urging unity across faiths.

Mrs Tinubu spoke at an Interfaith Breaking of Fast event for women on Thursday in Abuja, emphasising that Jesus' teachings can be summarised as loving God and loving one another.

"Since the Ramadan fast was announced, and the Lent season began together, it was like God was speaking to us as a nation," Mrs Tinubu said.

"Recently, we know a lot of things have been going on, and people are trying to target our religious beliefs. And we Nigerians, we know that most of the time that is not the cas...