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Catholic Church in Nigeria
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”.
Activists Decry “State Extremism” Following Ban Backed by Christian Leaders in Nigeria
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has condemned the criminalization of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Monday ‘sit-at-home’ order in Nigeria’s Enugu State, saying that the move amounts to impunity.
Christian Leaders in Nigeria Back Protests to End Forced "sit-at-home" Order
Christian leaders in Nigeria’s Enugu State have joined civil society entities that are opposed to the forced “sit-at-home” order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group in the West African country.
Nigeria’s Small-scale Farmers Playing “crucial role” in Food Security: Christian Leaders
Small-scale farmers in Nigeria are playing a “crucial role” in addressing the challenge of food security in Africa in general, and the West African nation in particular, members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have said.
Alarm as Over 50 Militia Groups Rise against Christians in Nigeria
Over 50 armed groups, most of them jihadist movements, have sprung up in Nigeria since 2015 targeting Christians, a new report by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has established.
“Never experienced anything like this before”: Nigerian Cardinal on Last General Elections
The West African nation has conducted multiple general elections, but the last one had so many flaws that it is “unparallelled”, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has said.
Catholic Diocese in Nigeria to “fight desert encroachment” in Tree Planting Initiative
The leadership of the Catholic Diocese of Yola in Nigeria has launched a campaign to plant thousands of trees aimed at addressing the “desert encroachment” and other related challenges.
Africa Listed as Top Beneficiary of 2022 Aid to the Church in Need Donations
The people of God in Africa benefited the most from the donations that were channeled through Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International.
Jihadists Posing as State Actors to Grab Land from Christians in Nigeria: Report
Some Nigerian State officials are working in cahoots with jihadist mercenaries to grab land from Christians in the West African country, researchers at the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) have established.
Jesuit Entity’s Project to Foster “access to safe” Education in Troubled Nigerian State
The new project under the auspices of the Jesuits Refugee Service (JRS) to be launched in Nigeria’s embattled Borno State aims at fostering access to “safe and quality education” in the Northeastern region of the country.
Let Challenges Not “extinguish our hopes for a better Nigeria”: Catholic Archbishop
Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has cautioned against despair amid a myriad of challenges, and underscored the need to maintain hope for better days.
Cardinal Urges Nigerian Laity to “actively” Engage in Country’s Politics
Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke of Nigeria’s Ekwulobia Diocese has urged the Laity in the West African nation to “actively” engage in the country’s politics.
