The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed gratitude to God and applauded the Nigerian Government and security agencies for successfully securing the release of the schoolchildren, teachers, and other victims who were abducted in Oyo State.
The Catholic Archbishop of Louisville Archdiocese, Most Rev. Shelton J. Fabre, has named Nigerian priest Fr. John ‘Segun Odeyemi from the Ilorin Diocese as the new director of the Archdiocese of Louisville’s Office of Multicultural Ministry.
In a stark change from 2022, when lawmakers avoided addressing the lynching of Christian student Deborah Yakubu in Sokoto, northwest Nigeria, by angry Muslim youths, the European Parliament has now voted overwhelmingly, 510 to 1, to strongly condemn the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City has announced the sudden passing of Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, which occurred on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
A famous Nigerian Catholic Bishop, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has supported campaigns for compensation for slavery, cautioning that such efforts should not overshadow the more profound moral and spiritual imperative of restoring human dignity.
The Holy Father, Pope Leo, recently delivered a message of solidarity to the people of the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, urging the world to pay attention to the plight of migrants who perish at sea while trying to reach Europe.
The Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Dami Mamza, has distributed emergency food items to 60 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugee returnee families at the Fombina IDPs Camp in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
The Nigerian government has called Mr. Adeniyi Adeyemi an impostor, despite documents showing the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) exists. They insist the agency is not real.
Bishop Emeritus Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, 80, who was arrested by Nicaraguan police on June 29-30, 2026, for advocating the rights of persecuted clergy while receiving medical treatment, has since been released.
Despite the rising attacks in Nigeria’s Middle Belt region, the United States has withdrawn most of its military personnel deployed to Nigeria after completing a joint counterterrorism operation in the Lake Chad Basin.
