Category: Religion

Eid-el-Fitr: Sultan Declares Monday As Sallah In Nigeria 
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...
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Easter: Kumuyi Preaches Righteousness, Peace, Patriotism
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...
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Catholic Bishop Urges Priests To Shun Prosperity Preaching 
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...
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Archbishop Ugorji Emerges Catholic Bishops Conference President
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...
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CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF THE LOGOS ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCE COMMUNIQUE
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...
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Catholic Archdiocese Of Jos Gets Acting Chancellor
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...
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Pope Criticises Couples Who Don’t Want To Have Children
January 6, 2022 No Responses

Pope Criticises Couples Who Don’t Want To Have Children

Pope Francis has criticised couples who choose not to have children.  The 85-year-old told scores of the faithful at a general audience in the Vatican audience hall on Wednesday.  “Too many couples don’t have children because they don’t want an...
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Catholic Bishop Urges Nigerians To Take Pope’s Message Seriously
January 3, 2022 No Responses

Catholic Bishop Urges Nigerians To Take Pope’s Message Seriously

The Bishop of Umuahia Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, has urged Nigerians to take Pope Francis’ New Year’s message seriously.  Ugorji gave the advice in his homily on Sunday at the Mater Dei Cathedral Parish, Umuahia.  He described the...
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Archbishop Martins To Nigerians: Enter The New Year With Optimism, Positive Disposition
January 1, 2022 No Responses

Archbishop Martins To Nigerians: Enter The New Year With Optimism, Positive Disposition

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Dr Alfred Adewale Martins has enjoined Nigerians to be optimistic and to embrace a positive mind-set as they enter the New Year 2022, filled with renewed trust in God Almighty.  In his New...
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Pope Francis’ Christmas Homily
December 25, 2021 No Responses

Pope Francis’ Christmas Homily

Below is the full text of Pope Francis’ homily for the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, delivered Dec. 24, 2021 in St. Peter’s Basilica. In the darkness, a light shines. An angel appears, the glory of the Lord...
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Obaseki Congratulates Archbishop Emeritus, Patrick Ebosele Ekpu At 90
November 11, 2021 No Responses

Obaseki Congratulates Archbishop Emeritus, Patrick Ebosele Ekpu At 90

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has celebrated the Emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Benin, Most. Rev. Patrick Ebosele Ekpu on his 50th Episcopal anniversary and 90th birthday celebration, saluting his contributions to the development of Edo...
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Archbishop Kaigama Celebrates Most Rev. Ebosele Ekpu At 90, 50th Episcopal Anniversary
November 10, 2021 No Responses

Archbishop Kaigama Celebrates Most Rev. Ebosele Ekpu At 90, 50th Episcopal Anniversary

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja has congratulated Most Rev. Patrick  Ebosele Ekpu, Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic   Archdiocese of Benin City on his 90th birthday and 50th ordination anniversary.  In a message on Facebook on Wedne...
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Catholic Church Frowns At Private Prayer Ministries Within The Church
October 27, 2021 No Responses

Catholic Church Frowns At Private Prayer Ministries Within The Church

The Catholic Church on Tuesday frowned at the proliferation of private prayer ministries within the mother church and warned its priests to desist from it for unity of purpose.  The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale-Martins, sounded t...
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Nigeria@61: Archbishop Adewale Martins Charges Nigerians On Unity, Bright Future
September 30, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria@61: Archbishop Adewale Martins Charges Nigerians On Unity, Bright Future

As the nation marks its 61st Independence anniversary amidst insecurity and other areas of anxiety, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins has assured Nigerians that a bright future still lies ahead provided there is the sincerity...
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