Catholic Bishops Declare 19 April as Mother’s Day
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has issued a directive to move the 2026 Mother’s Day celebration in Nigeria to 19 April across the nation.
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CAN Chairman Ask Niger Governor to Reject Proposed Hisba Bill
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State Chapter has called on the Executive Governor of Niger State, North-Central Nigeria, His Excellency Governor Mohammed Bago to decline assent to the proposed Hisbah Directorates Bill considering the so many lessons learned from other states that tried to toe the same part in the past.
Nigeria: Shanahan [Catholic] University obtains hostel facility on lease
The Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, South-Eastern Nigeria, has taken over a new hostel facility for students of the newly established Shanahan University, Onitsha from a traditional ruler on lease.
Catholic Bishops: A call to action ahead of 2027 general elections
Ahead of the 2027 general elections in Nigeria, Catholic Bishops, under the aegis of Lagos Ecclesiastical Province, have called for…
Insurgents Claim 176 Captives in Viral Clip, Verified Reports Suggest Lower Figures
A disturbing viral video circulating online has sparked nationwide concern after showing a suspected Boko Haram fighter questioning captive women in Hausa, claiming the abductees are 176 in number, a figure that sharply contradicts verified reports from the attack.
Motherwell Diocese felicitates with kidnaped Cameroonian Priest named Auxiliary Bishop
Following the appointment of Msgr. John Berinyuy Tata by Pope Leo XIV as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bamenda, Cameroon, the Diocese of Motherwell, Scotland, where he worked during summer supply has felicitated with the priest who recently survived in the hands of kidnappers.
Nigeria: “A Land in the Throes of Suffering” – Catholic Bishops of Lagos Province
Catholic Bishops have warned against what they described as “unprecedented insecurities” and “astronomical rise in banditry and the wanton killings of innocent Nigerians.”
Nigeria: Philanthropist supports evangelisation, donates N300 Million to Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia
A Nigerian philanthropist, Chief Sir. Dr. Ikenna Okafor (IDE Akwaeze) has presented N300 hundred million to the Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia to support the evangelising mission of the Church.
Pope Leo XIV Appoints Nigerian Archbishop as New Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti
The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti. The…
Women lawyers seek survivors centered traditional penalties for GBV perpetrators
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria has charged traditional rulers in Plateau state Central Nigeria to be survivors centered in dispensing traditional penalties to cases of gender-based violence in their respective communities.
