Niger State Government has said that six persons have been arrested in connection with killings of about 18 worshippers in a mosque in Maza-Kuka community, Mashegu Local Government Area of the state recently. Commissioner for Local Government, Community Development, Chieftaincy Read more…
Gunmen attacked a rural village in northern Nigeria, killing 16 worshippers at a mosque and kidnapping others, said a local official. The assault on Ba’are village in the Mashegu area of Niger state lasted for hours on Thursday, local government Read more…
Some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have kidnapped a Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Joseph Ajayi, along Akure/Ikere -Ekiti road on Monday evening. The Reverend Father who was said to be returning to Ilara-Mokin from Ikere-Ekiti in his Toyota Corolla Sedan Read more…
The Northern Christian Forum (NCF) has congratulated the winner of the last month Anambra State governorship election, Prof Charles Soludo. The president of the forum, Pastor Averson Andrew flanked by some of his officials congratulated the Governor-elect during an interactive Read more…
France’s Catholic Church said on Thursday the pope had accepted the resignation of Paris archbishop Michel Aupetit who asked for forgiveness after reports over a relationship with a woman. The 70-year-old cleric, who is bound by the church’s celibacy rule, Read more…
A now-revoked EU document proposing to substitute the word ‘Christmas’ with ‘holiday’, and to avoid mentioning certain Christian names for the sake of inclusivity, has been slammed by the Vatican as out of touch with reality. The controversial paper containing Read more…
By Ifeoma Ejiofor The Northern Christian Forum (NCF) has congratulated the winner of the last month Anambra State governorship election, Prof Charles Soludo. The president of the forum, Pastor Averson Andrew flanked by some of his officials congratulated the governor Read more…
Nigeria has been struggling with the menace of terrorism and extremism that emanated with the religious perceptions of particular group of people over the past 10 years. The Boko Haram group that started locally in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno Read more…
By Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo The St. Michael Catholic Church built by Chief Chika Emenike is a sight to behold. The massive edifice is a magnificent building constructed with the best materials available to honor the Almighty God as the benefactor Read more…
Questions criteria used, demands reversal The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has registered its discontent with the decision of the United States Government to delist Nigeria on the list of countries of particular concern on the issue of freedom of Read more…
Civil rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, has asked the United States to redesignate Nigeria as a religious violator, noting that many contraventions of religious freedom are ongoing in the country. The group faulted the removal Read more…
