Traditional worshippers have protested against open display of the corpse of the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, on Saturday during the Muslim prayer session.They contended that such open display was against the tenets of traditional respect Read more…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Taraba State, on Saturday, expressed dismay over the explosion that rocked Jalingo, the Taraba State capital on Friday. The CAN chairperson, Isaiah Jirapye, in a statement, said the explosion in Jalingo came four days after Read more…
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, on Sunday said President Buhari has destroyed every aspect of life in Nigeria but has allowed corruption to thrive and grow. “With everything literally broken down, our country has become one big emergency Read more…
In our series of letters from African journalists, to mark eight years since the Chibok school abductions, Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani speaks to a rescued girl who has been treated very differently to her former classmates who Read more…
The CMD NAUTH, Dr. Ugboaja, has called upon all Christians to remember that the essence of the pain and sacrifice that Jesus Christ went through for humanity was an act of love. He called on all the men and women Read more…
Preacher and President of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association Incorporated, Rev. Uma Ukpai, on Saturday, said Osinachi Nwachukwu sang for him three times but did not open up on her predicament and domestic violence which led to her death. Ukpai Read more…
Pope Francis said in an interview aired on Good Friday that the world has “chosen the path of Cain.” In the interview with “A Sua immagine” (“In His image”), on Italy’s Rai 1 channel, the Pope pointed to wars currently raging around Read more…
“Admittedly — it had not been Easter Sunday, but only Holy Saturday. But the longer I think about it, the more it seems to me to be in keeping with the essence of our human life.” Catholics around the world Read more…
The Christian Elders Forum of Northern States (NOSCEF), Kaduna State, has noted that the frequent attacks going on in the country, especially in the Northern region make Nigerians feel like that is no government and that there’s a government that Read more…
A committee of the mosque at Apo Legislative Quarters, Abuja, on Monday, has sacked its Chief Iman, Nuhu Khalid, over a sermon he delivered last Friday criticising Nigerian leaders including President Muhammadu Buhari over insecurity in the country. In his sermon, the Read more…
Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed June 20, 2022 for hearing in a suit filed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) against the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the minister of industry, trade and investment. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed Read more…
The Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, His Grace Most Revd. Ignatius Kaigama, on Sunday, called on the Federal Government to put an end to wanton killings in the country, saying the recent bloodshed, mayhem, and violence in parts of the Read more…