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Disbandment of Nigeria’s Controversial Force “a mere first aid, not the solution”: Bishop
The decision to disband the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nigeria is “a mere first aid” intervention and does not address the challenges, which citizens of Africa’s most populous...
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“Even after sixty years independent Nigeria is still a mirage”: Bishop Reflects
On the eve of the celebration of 60 years since Nigeria gained its independence from the British, a Catholic Bishop has given a negative assessment of progress in the West...
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Singing Bishop Breathes Life, Hope in Nigerian Households amid Suspension of Public Mass
A high-pitched musical sound is heard over the mobile phone as Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria strums his guitar while receiving a call for...
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"We are compelled to ask God to heal our world": Nigerian Bishop at Chrism Mass
The call for divine intervention to heal the world including the people of God affected by COVID-19, a pandemic that has occasioned unprecedented restrictions, is a key highlight of Bishop...
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Church in Africa “does have a voice,” Battling Communication Challenges, Official Says
The people of God in Africa and their leadership have a lot to offer to the global Catholicism including testimonies about the growth and progress of Gospel values among believers....
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On Insecurity in Nigeria, Africa, “world powers to look inwards”, Prelate Reflects
In the fight against various insurgents operating in Nigeria, industrialized nations where weapons used by rebel movements are manufactured need “to look inwards” and review their role in fostering insecurity,...
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“Human life seems to have lost value”: Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, Nigeria
Against the backdrop of multiple cases of kidnappings and killings including that of 18-year-old seminarian Michael Nnadi, Catholic Bishops in Nigeria’s Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province (IEP) have expressed their concerns about the...
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Hate Speech Bill “recommending death by hanging an attack on Nigerians”: Bishop
A Nigerian Bishop has termed as “an attack on Nigerians” the proposed bill in his country’s National Assembly that seeks to apply capital punishment for those found guilty of hate...
