Category: Religion

Over 300,000 people from Niger State and its environs are expected to attend the Global Crusade with Kumuyi (GCK) tagged ”the God of All Possibilities”’ in Minna, the state capital.  The Niger State Overseer, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor S...

Bishop Peter Chukwu of the Abakaliki Catholic Diocese on Monday prayed for God’s chosen leaders to emerge from the 2023 General Elections.Chukwu said the prayer during the grand finale of the 2022 Abakaliki Catholic Diocese Communications Week.He further pra...

The Catholic Archbishop of Ibadan Diocese, Most Rev. Gabriel Abegunrin, has urged youths to live positive lives of influence that could portray the image of the country positively across the globe.  Abegunrin made the call at the closing of a...

The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), has urged African leaders to unite in confronting the security challenges on the continent. The SECAM, composed of Catholic Bishops from the continent, made the call during the 19th Assem...

The General Superintendent, Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor Williams Kumuyi, has said that its six-day Global Crusade beginning on Thursday in Ikorodu, Lagos, will refocus youths for greater accomplishments.  Kumuyi, a renowned Bible scholar, said this o...

Pope Francis on Sunday arrived in Canada to apologise to residential school survivors on their lands for the Catholic Church’s operation of residential schools throughout the country.  The Pope will make three stops in the course of his five-day tour...

The Catholic Bishop of yola Diocese, Most Reverend Stephen Dami Mamza has ordained six new priests in the Catholic Diocese of Yola.  The ordination ceremony which took place at saint Theresa’s Cathedral, jimeta was attended by Bishop of Archdiocese ...

The Catholic Diocese of Awka on Saturday, ordained eleven priests and one deacon.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 10 priests were Cosmas Emengini, Samuel Ezeafulukwe, Augustine Igwebuike, Vitus Onyekaba, Constantine Okoli and Cyri...

The Association of Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) on Saturday felicitated Muslim brothers and sisters on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir celebration.  The acting president of ANLCA, Dr Kayode Farinto, in a statement also urged the Federal Government to revisit ...

Chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, has donated a church, vicarage, children’s hall and a bus to the Ijebu Anglican Diocese in commemoration of his 60th birthday.   The church, Samson Afolabi Anglican Church, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, would seek to ...

Catholic Bishops from 16 countries in West Africa on Sunday in Abuja called on the political class to exert more effort to end insecurity, poverty and hunger in the sub-region. The clerics made the call at the end of their...

Rev. Fr.  Hyacinth Alia, a Catholic Priest and  governorship aspirant  on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sought support as he joined the 2023  governorship race in Benue State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recal...

The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Monday (May 2, 2022) as the first day of Shawwal 1443AH in Nigeria.  Abubakar announced this in a statement on...