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Muslim Leaders in Nigeria Faulted for Rejecting Governor’s Nominees on Religious Basis
Members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Nigeria's Lagos State have faulted the Joint Muslim Forum (JMF) for rejecting the state governor's list of cabinet nominees citing underrepresentation.
Nigeria Can Still Rise from the Present Pains and Liabilities: Catholic Bishops
All is not lost for Nigeria which just came from the 2023 general election that was marred with irregularities and violence, Catholic Bishops in the West African country have said in their message to encourage the people of God in the country not to give up in the face of challenges.
Parish Battered in Nigeria's Good Friday Massacres Welcomes Farmers on the Run
The Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Udei Parish of Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Makurdi has temporarily allocated parcels of land belonging to the Church to scores of families recently displaced by armed Fulani herdsmen.
Three Killed as Fresh Attacks Rock Nigerian Village Targeted in Good Friday Massacres
Three people were killed on Thursday, August 10, by Fulani herdsmen who attacked Ngban, a village that was at the center of the Good Friday massacre by Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria’s Benue State.
Catholic Archbishop Declares Triduum Prayer, Day of Fasting for Peace in Niger
Archbishop Djalwana Laurent Lompo of Niamey Archdiocese in Niger has called for a triduum of prayer and a day of fasting for Niger following the July 27 announcement of a coup in the West African country.
Catholic Bishops in Nigeria Alarmed by Rise in Paganism among Youth
Catholic Bishops of Nigeria’s Owerri Ecclesiastical Province are concerned about the increasing rate of neo-paganism among the young people who are resorting to ritual ways of acquiring money.
“Lives are at stake”, Bishops in West Africa Oppose Military Intervention in Niger
West African countries have been ravished by terrorism and cannot handle another bloodbath, Catholic Bishops in West Africa have said, and opposed any form of intervention in the Nigerian Coup that could lead to more deaths in the region.
“Let us fight them together”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria on Persistent Insecurity
The Catholic Bishop of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese has called on citizens in the West African nation to unite forces in order to fight persistent insecurity.
Apostolic Nuncio in Nigeria to Represent Pope Francis in Poland in New Appointment
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, currently Apostolic Nuncio in Nigeria as his representative in the central European nation of Poland.
Catholic Archbishop Blames Divisions in Nigeria on Ignorance of “God’s Word”
The Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has blamed the religious and ethnic divisions in the West African nation on the people’s bitterness and their failure to listen and act upon the Word of God.
Learn from King Solomon: Catholic Archbishop Cautions Nigerian Leaders against Materialism
The Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria has challenged leaders in the West African country to learn from King Solomon in the Bible who, though a young leader, was deeply concerned about the well-being of the people he was governing.
Nigeria’s Current President Holding Office Temporarily: Cardinal
Nigeria will only have a president when the court listens to all election petitions and either confirms or revokes Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidency, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has said.
Nigerian Cardinal Urges Election Tribunals to Hasten Mandate for Country’s Unity
John Cardinal Onaiyekan of Nigeria is calling upon election tribunals working on the February and March poll petitions to speed up their assignments for the West African nation to regain unity.
Prayer Appeal Sent for Missionary Priest, Seminarian Abducted from Nigerian Diocese
The Catholic Diocese of Minna in Nigeria has sent out a prayer appeal for the safe release of a Priest and seminarian reportedly abducted from the Diocese on Thursday, August 3.
Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Decries Communal Clashes, Calls for “a breathing space”
The Bishop of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Wukari covering the Southern Taraba Zone that is facing communal clashes has decried the conflict calling for peace as “a breathing space” to realize development in the zone.
“We are on our own”: Christians in Nigeria Convinced Soldiers Working with Islamists
An incident that happened recently in Riyom Local Government Area of Nigeria’s Plateau State where Fr. George Barde had gone to conduct a mass burial of victims of Fulani attacks opened the eyes of the locals, especially Christians, to a harsh reality: that they are on their own, faced with the raging Islam jihad in the West African country.
Priest in Nigeria Pained by Killing of Last Man at Catholic Outstation
Pam Babos was the last man standing at St. Augustine Catholic Church Rim, one of the seven outstations of St. Laurence Parish Riyom in Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Jos.
Nigeria’s 2023 Election was Marred by Violence, Voter Intimidation: Caritas
The 2023 presidential and gubernatorial elections in Nigeria were marred by various irregularities including violence, vote buying, and intimidation of voters, the Executive Secretary of Caritas Nigeria has said.
Nigerian Woman Finds Solace in Caritas Project against Human Trafficking
Tunde Blessing, a 24-year-old woman from Nigeria’s Edo State, was lured to Libya with false promises of work opportunities in Italy.
Nigeria’s Christian Leaders Push for Economic Policies that Address “prevailing hardships”
Christian leaders in Nigeria are calling on the government to formulate economic policies that will address the country’s “prevailing hardships”.
