THE Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has wished Muslims across the country a joyful and blessed Eid Kabir celebration. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, conveyed this message to Muslims in commemoration of the 2025 Eid Kabir on Friday in Abuja. Okoh also assured victims of the recent flood disaster in …
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CAN Commends President Tinubu on University Appointments
THE Northern chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has praised President Bola Tinubu for constituting the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia. This is contained in a statement issued by its Chairman, Rev. John Hayab, on Tuesday in Kaduna, describing the move as a …
Read More »Abiodun Charges Religious Leaders on Fight Against Poverty, Insecurity
THE Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has charged religious bodies to collaborate with governments at all levels to address the societal challenges confronting Nigeria, such as poverty and insecurity. The Governor spoke during the official induction of the South West officers of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and …
Read More »Protest: CAN Urges Nigerians To Seek Alternative Measures
THE Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has appealed to aggrieved Nigerians that rather than protest, they should consider alternative means of expressing their grievances. The Association also recommended that government should be given more time to address these pressing concerns. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh in a statement on Friday …
Read More »Christians Slaughtered, Abducted And Disappeared With Reckless Abandon In Nigeria
Xmas Eve massacre of 160 Plateau Christians handiwork of Fulani Jihadists and conspiratorial security agencies THE International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety); Nigeria’s leading and respected Human Rights and Democracy Voice has observed with deepest shock, dismay and sadness that security forces in Nigeria including the …
Read More »CAN Honours Governor Buni With Inclusive Governance Award
THE Yobe State Council of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has honoured Governor Mai Mala Buni with the Inclusive Governance Award for his administration’s fairness to all ethnic, cultural, and religious groups. Yobe State CAN chairman, Bishop Yohanna Audu, and leaders of the association presented the award to Gov …
Read More »CAN Laments Hike In School Fees In Bauchi
THE Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, Bauchi State Chapter, Rev. Abraham Damina, has said that the increase of fees by schools especially tertiary institutions in the country was pathetic. He stated this in an interview with journalists on the sidelines of the “First Bauchi South Stakeholders Interactive Session” organised by …
Read More »N250 Million Was Paid To Bandits Who Kidnapped Bethel Baptist Students – CAN
Bandits who kidnapped one hundred and twenty-one Bethel Baptist High School students in Kaduna in 2021 were reportedly paid a ransom of two hundred and fifty million Naira before the students were released. Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Kaduna State chapter, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, disclosed this on Wednesday, November …
Read More »Kaduna: Bandits Kill 23 Pastors, Shut 200 Churches In 4yrs — CAN
CHAIRMAN of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in Kaduna State, Rev Joseph Hayab has said that within the past 4 years, bandits have killed 23 Pastors and shut down 200 churches across Kaduna State. Speaking in Kaduna yesterday during a meeting with the Commissioner of Police, CP, Musa Garba and …
Read More »CAN Holds Solemn Assembly, Prays For Nigeria’s Economy, Tinubu, N-Delta
THE Bomadi branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Delta State, weekend, prayed for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to deliver the dividends of democracy to Nigerians as well as prayers to embolden the body of Christ in the country. CAN offer the prayers at the occasion of the …
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