Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has lamented the continued spate of insecurity in Nigeria, stressing that it has now reached a stage where threats of attacks are no longer speculative. Chairman of CAN in Benue State, Rev. Akpen Leva stated Read more…
The man who is believed to have assassinated Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe earlier this month had dropped hints about his plans in a letter penned earlier, reports in Japanese media claim. On Sunday, several news outlets suggested that Read more…
Pope Francis on Wednesday named three women to serve as members of the Vatican office that vets bishop nominations, in another first for women to have a say in Catholic Church governance. The Dicastery for Bishops oversees the work of Read more…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Christian leaders in the 19 northern States have rejected the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the party, saying it is “a display of crass insensitivity to the complexity of modern Nigeria and the entire Church.” They argued Read more…
A leaked memo from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), yesterday, raised the alarm of coming attacks from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The fresh threat is targeted at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), worsening the Read more…
The Bishop of Calabar, Anglican Communion, Rt Rev Nneoyi Egbe, has rejected the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress for the 2023 presidential election. He was speaking in Calabar on Monday to herald the second session of the 11th Read more…
The Borno State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Bishop Naga Mohammed, has described as untrue reports in the social media that he had supported the choice of a former governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim Shettima by Read more…
The Christian Association of Nigeria has frowned on the selection of former governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima as the running mate to the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Ahmed Tinubu. Tinubu had during a visit to the president, Major Read more…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has condemned in strong terms the recent attack on the family of Rev. Daniel Umaru of the Ekklisiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN) also known as the Church of the Brethren Read more…
A Priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Rev Fr Emmanuel Ojeifo, has lamented the abduction of Catholic priests in the country. Ojeifo, a former personal secretary to the Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Read more…
Pope Francis of the Catholic Church on Thursday ordained a new Maiduguri Catholic Bishop, Rev. Dr John Bogna Bakeni, who is now the 1st Maiduguri Catholic Bishop. The ordination took place at the Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Maiduguri, the Borno Read more…
Terrorists, in early hours of Monday, have kidnapped another Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Silas, in Kauru local government area of Kaduna State. The Chancellor, Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Uchechukwu Okolo, confirmed the development in a statement Read more…