Saudi Arabia has stopped Kaduna-based Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi from performing the 2025 Hajj and deported him back to Nigeria. Sheikh Gumi confirmed this in a post made on Monday, May 26, 2025, via his Facebook page. He said the Saudi government had granted him a visa to enter the country for Hajj, but…
Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, CGCG, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Sunday, announced the Nigeria for Nigerians, N4N, movement, saying it is time for Nigerians to take back their nation. He also declared that his state of the nation address will be the last he will deliver in the church. He said this…
Catholic bishops have decried the socio-politico-economic situation of the country, saying Nigeria has lost its soul in the sense that it is no longer a healthy entity, thus necessitating the need for recovery. The clerics, under the aegis of Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, who said “the good health of any nation consists in…
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese, His Grace, Most Reverend Ignatius Kaigama has tasked Media practitioners to use the Media to promote National Unity. Speaking during the thanksgiving Mass to mark this years World Communication Day celebration at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria in Abuja, Bishop Kaigama said the Media can build and the Media…
URGENT CALL TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BE OPEN TO CRITICISM IN ADDRESSING THE PERVADING INSECURITY IN NIGERIA On behalf of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, I greet all Nigerians. at home and in the diaspora. Thank you all for your patience regarding the expectations of rapid development promised by various democratic governments. Since…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed sadness over what it called the “unfortunate wastage of lives” of unarmed young Nigerians who were protesting at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos.The CAN President, Dr. Samson Ayokunle, told reporters on Thursday in Abuja that the wanton destruction of properties across the country, especially in Lagos State,…
A former Head of States and Chairman, National Peace Committee, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar has called for immediate end to the ongoing #EndSARS nationwide protests and violence across the country.This is contained in statement on Wednesday in Abuja and jointly signed by Abdulsalami and Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Convener (NPC) respectively.They expressed shock, deep sorrow and…
The Nigerian Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) under the leadership of the co-chairmen; the Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III; and President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to address Nigerians on the raging #EndSARS nationwide protests.Nigerians,…
Hammawa, who flagged off the distribution at the Pastoral centre in Jalingo, noted The Catholic Bishop of Jalingo Diocese, His Lordship Charles Hammawa on Wednesday distributed food items, hand sanitizers and face masks to the poor members of the Church, security agencies, Nurses and the Muslim community in the state. Hammawa, who flagged off the…
The Presidency on Friday descended heavily on the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), stating it has been acting and reacting more like an Opposition Party on national issues. CAN, in reaction to the beheading of its chairman in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa, Rev Lawan Andimi on Tuesday by Boko Haram insurgents, lampooned the…
