Nigeria’s foremost clergyman, the first African Anglican Bishop, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, deserves to be sung as a national hero, some researchers say. Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther was the multi-linguist who translated the Holy Bible into Yoruba language. He was born Read more…
The Archbishop, Anglican Province of Owerri, Most Reverend Dr David Onuoha has said that the recent invasion of the Nigerian Police into St Peter’s Anglican Church Eziama Obaire to arrest Uche Nwosu a former government official in Imo State could Read more…
The Rev. Athanasius Chidi Abanulo — using skills honed in his African homeland to minister effectively in rural Alabama— determines just how long he can stretch out his Sunday homilies based on who is sitting in the pews. Seven minutes Read more…
Ezeakukwu E. Nsoedo The various choir groups, including the orchestra group from St Paul Junior Seminary, serenaded the selected groups invited for the carol service. The Carol was so refreshing to the souls that one literally forgot all about their Read more…
Pope Francis has appointed a Nigerian priest of the Catholic Diocese of Abia, Abia State, an Apostolic Nuncio to the Antilles, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu as the Permanent Observer of the Holy See – the Vatican – to the United Nations Read more…
Cardinal Peter Turkson, seen by some as a candidate to become the first African pope in about 1,500 years, has abruptly offered his resignation from a key Vatican department, sources familiar with the matter said on Saturday. Turkson, 73, from Read more…
By Ifeoma Ejiofor The Northern Christian Forum (NCF) has raised the alarm over impending food scarcity in Nigeria occasioned by the activities of insurgents and bandits in the North. The Anambra State president of the forum Pastor Andrew Aversion raised Read more…
A Nigerian Catholic bishop recently offered a harrowing account of religious persecution in the country and called on the U.S. State Department to explain its decision for delisting the nation as one that merited “particular concern” on religious freedom. “Since the United States has delisted Read more…
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…