Archbishop Gabriel Abegunrin of the Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan, has urged media practitioners and the public to uphold truth, responsibility and human dignity in communication ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Most Rev. Abegunrin cautioned that unchecked digital trends could risk eroding the value of the human person. Abegunrin made the call on Tuesday…
As Christians celebrate Easter, the Catholic Bishop of Oyo Diocese, Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, has called for an end to impunity in Nigeria’s security crisis. Badejo made the call on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. Referencing Jesus’s promise to give life to the full, according to John…
Seyi Tinubu, son of Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received a special Episcopal blessing from the Catholic Bishop of Maria Mater Ecclesia, Ahiara Diocese, Simon Okezuo Iweobi, during a thanksgiving and reception ceremony held in Mbaise, Imo State. The blessing took place at the historic Maria Mater Ecclesia Cathedral during an event organised to…
Bishop Michael Gokum of Pankshin Catholic Diocese in Plateau, has advised Nigerians to vote credible candidates during the general elections in 2027. Gokum made the call at the launch of the 2026 Lenten Campaign of the diocese on Sunday in Pankshin. Gokum, who said that the nation was currently facing series of challenges, said electing…
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on the National Assembly to urgently review its stance on electoral reforms, advocating for the mandatory real-time transmission of results. The conference stressed the need to restore dwindling citizens’ trust in the nation’s democracy. Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, the Archbishop of Owerri and outgoing President of…
Catholic bishops in the Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have urged the Federal Government to ensure that ongoing tax reforms are implemented with fairness, transparency and accountability, warning that the poor and vulnerable must not be overburdened. In a communiqué released after their meeting in Ibadan on Tuesday, the bishops called on the government to adopt a…
At least 100 pupils kidnapped from St Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara LGA of Niger State, have reportedly regained their freedom following a Federal Government-led rescue operation. The school came under attack when armed bandits rode into the premises on motorbikes at around 2:00 a.m., abducting 315 people. The attackers…
The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has released the names of hundreds of children and school workers still being held after last week’s mass abduction at St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State. In a statement signed by Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, who also serves as CAN Chairman and proprietor of the school, the diocese…
The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Mathew Audu, has donated foodstuff and other items to 80 households displaced by the recent attacks in Riyom Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Presenting the the items to the beneficiaries on Saturday in Riyom, Audu commiserated with those who lost their loved ones in the incident. He…
Nigeria’s Catholic bishops have expressed condolences following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, urging national unity and moral reflection during what they described as a time of solemn loss. In a letter dated 14 July 2025 and signed by Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), the clerics extended…
