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To those calling him to drop his priesthood cassock and join the political fray, the outspoken cleric said if he was to join politics, it would have been during the late Aminu Kano and not now. As reactions and counter-reactions continue to trail his Christmas message, Bishop of Sokoto Catholic …

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce says he is offering himself to “bring together” President Muhammadu Buhari and Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese Matthew Kukah, Newsextra24 reports. The former Bayelsa lawmaker’s offer came on Monday following the controversy sparked by Kukah’s scathing Christmas Day sermon on Buhari. Kukah had accused the president of …

The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), on Monday, said it stood by Bishop Matthew Kukah’s Christmas Day message wherein he claimed that Nigeria was on the verge of becoming a failed state. In a press release made available to journalists in Abuja, the National Director of CSN’s Social Communication, Fr. …

Insecurity: Allow Nigerians Bear Arms To Defend Themselves, Sagay Advises FG Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has advised President Muhammadu Buhari and Inspec­tor General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to allow ordinary Nigerians to bear fire arms in order to protect themselves. Speaking exclusively with …

As we all know that “Cross Over” Service is special gathering of both believers and unbelievers where they all come together to pray and thank God for the victory over death throughout the year. It happens to be the last fellowship held in a year and also the first in …

COVID-19 second wave: FG, National Assembly consider UK, US flights’ ban next week The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Smart Adeyemi, on Monday said the National Assembly and the Ministry of Aviation were considering banning flights from the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries with high …

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese Matthew Hassan Kukah’s scathing attack on President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday raised more dusts. Northern groups and Southern elders disagreed over calls for Kukah’s arrest for his discreet call for undemocratic removal of the President from office. The Federal Government at the weekend lashed out at …

Former Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s admittance that Nigerians don’t trust his government is a positive step. The clergyman stated this while reacting to Buhari’s Christmas message when he featured on a Newsextra24. Onaiyekan attributed the rising public distrust in …

The ancient kingdom of Opobo in Rivers State was thrown into jubilation on Monday after Governor Nyesom Wike announced that the Opobo axis of the Ogoni-Andoni-Opobo Unity Road would be completed in January 2021. He said the road would attract development to the kingdom, even as he donated N50m for …

The National Assembly has transmitted the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N 13.5 tn to the President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd.) . The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters ( Senate ), Senator Babajide Omoworare, disclosed this to The PUNCH in a terse text …