Nigerian bishop wants government to end oil spills

Bishop Hyacinth Egbebo of Bomadi has called on the Nigerian government to put an end to the oil spills in the Niger Delta region. He said spills from oil exploration in the region had led to the deaths of many residents over the years as well as the destruction of aquatic organisms that help them earn a living. He said people in... Read More

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April 7, 2021

In Easter messages, bishops seek changes from Nigerian government

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto has criticised the Nigerian government for investing millions of dollars in rehabilitating Boko Haram’s so-called repentant members in the belief that they would turn over a new leaf. He said the public had not heard anything about a rehabilitation programme for the thousands of Nigerian schoolchildren who had been... Read More

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January 5, 2021

Nigerian bishop and driver released by kidnappers

Auxiliary Bishop Moses Chikwe of Owerri and his driver, Robert Ndubuisi, were released by their abductors on 1stJanuary after being kidnapped five days earlier. Archbishop John Obinna of Owerri said when he visited Bishop Chikwe at his residence, the bishop was “looking and feeling very weak from the traumatic experience.” He said the bishop’s driver... Read More

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October 22, 2020

Nigerian bishops back #EndSARS protests against police brutality

Several Nigerian bishops, including the head of the bishops’ conference, have criticised police attacks that have left at least 10 protesters dead and hundreds injured. The bishops say the protests are symptomatic of ongoing corruption issues in the country. “It is quite unfair to lose so many citizens of the country due to trigger-happy police... Read More

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May 14, 2020

Nigerian bishop: Murdered seminarian had courage of a martyr

A murdered Nigerian seminarian had the courage of a martyr, his bishop said after three men were arrested for murder and kidnapping. One of the suspects said Michael Nnadi was killed because he kept asking his kidnappers “to repent and turn their lives around from their evil ways”, said Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto.... Read More

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March 19, 2019

Nigerian bishops urge government to stop ‘culture of death’

Nigeria’s Catholic bishops denounced a resurgence in killings and destruction of property in parts of the country and urged government action to stop the carnage. “We have received with deep sorrow the tragic news of the resurgence of further horrific killings in some parts of Kaduna state, Taraba, Benue, Kogi, Edo, Rivers, Zamfara, Adamawa and... Read More

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September 19, 2018

Nigerian bishops tell citizens not to sell their votes or voter cards

Nigeria’s bishops advised citizens not to sell their permanent voter cards or their votes for the February general elections. “Despite the deception and defections, Nigerian voters must be wise enough to show some of our politicians, who may have so much to hide, that ‘they can run, but they cannot hide,'” the bishops said in... Read More

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July 9, 2018

Nigerian bishops link government inaction on violence to religion

Nigeria’s Catholic bishops criticised the president’s lack of action against ethnic Fulani herdsmen who attack farmers and linked his inaction to his religion. “It can no longer be regarded as mere coincidence that the suspected perpetrators of these heinous crimes are of the same religion as all those who control the security apparatus of our... Read More

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March 7, 2018

Bishop asks federal government to work for rescue of kidnapped girls

Bishop Hilary Dachelem of Bauchi has appealed to the Nigerian government and security agencies to work for the rescue of the 110 schoolgirls kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in February. The bishop said the government should not play partisan politics with the issue but bring smiles to the faces of the parents of the... Read More

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