The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised concerns over the rising number of complaints relating to human rights violations in Nigeria, following the recording of 338,810 complaints nationwide in September 2026, representing an increase of about 14 per cent from the previous month.
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has condemned the horrific killing of the family members of Nigeria’s fiery cleric, Pastor Ezekiel Dachomo, demanding justice.
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 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 Catholic Diocese of Ondo, South West Nigeria, has lauded the recent judgment that sentenced four terrorists to death for the 2022 Pentecost Sunday attack at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, that resulted in the tragic loss of 41 lives, stressing that it represents justice for the victims.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka, Zambia, has announced the death of Archbishop Emeritus Telesphore George Mpundu (1947–2026).
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has urged the newly elected members of Scottish parliament to ensure justice and promote the common good, while congratulating the politicians for victory at the polls.
During Pope Leo XVI’s Apostolic Pilgrimage to Africa, Archbishop Andrew Nkea delivered a bold and candid address, disappointing critics of the Church as the world observed the unfolding situation in crisis-ridden Bamenda, Cameroon.
A US-based Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist has risen in defence of helpless Christians in the West African nation’s Middle Belt region who are consistently attacked by suspected Fulani media amid denials by government officials and lobbyists.
African theologians, comprising scholars, pastoral workers and consecrated men and women, have decried the cancers of poverty, corruption, and suffering while pointing to theological formation and sound catechesis as panacea.
