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July 10, 2022 No Responses

Sallah: Customs Agents Felicitate With Muslims

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 issues that...

June 25, 2022 No Responses

Afolabi Donates Church, Hall, Bus To Ijebu Anglican Diocese

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 ...

May 9, 2022 No Responses

Catholic Bishops Advocate Increased Effort In Tackling Insecurity, Hunger

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...

May 1, 2022 No Responses

Catholic Priest Joins Governorship Race In Benue

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...

May 1, 2022 No Responses

Eid-el-Fitr: Sultan Declares Monday As Sallah In Nigeria

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...

April 19, 2022 No Responses

Easter: Kumuyi Preaches Righteousness, Peace, Patriotism

General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, has advised Nigerians to shun vices and embrace righteousness, which the event represents. Delivering his Easter message, themed “Risen with Christ,” the cleric urged that...

March 20, 2022 No Responses

Catholic Bishop Urges Priests To Shun Prosperity Preaching

The Catholic Bishop of Ekwuluobia Diocese, in Anambra, Most Rev. Peter Okpaleke has urged priests to shun prosperity and commercial preaching in churches. Okpaleke made the call on Saturday during the 51st Convocation of the Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enu...

March 10, 2022 No Responses

Archbishop Ugorji Emerges Catholic Bishops Conference President

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has appointed the Archbishop of Owerri, Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, as its new President. Ugorji takes over from Most Rev. Augustine Akubeze whose four-year tenure just ended. A statement issued by Rev. Mike...

February 7, 2022 No Responses

CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF THE LOGOS ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCE COMMUNIQUE

A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF THE LAGOS ECCCLESIASTICAL PROVINCE AT THE END OF THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR 2022 HELD AT ST. AGNES CATHOLIC CHURCH, MARYLAND, LAGOS ON THURSDAY, 27TH JANUARY 2022 1. Preamble We, the...

January 12, 2022 No Responses

Catholic Archdiocese Of Jos Gets Acting Chancellor

Most Rev. Mathew Audu, the Catholic Archbishop of Jos, has appointed Rev. Fr. Daniel Gyang, as Acting Chancellor of the archdiocese. The appointment was announced in a statement signed by the archbishop on Tuesday in Jos. According to the statement...