Religion - The

Bishop Emeritus Of Ekiti Diocese, Most Rev. Michael Olatunji Fagun, Dies at 90

Accurate ReportersOctober 16, 2025

The Catholic community in Nigeria has been thrown into mourning following the passing of the Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti, Most Rev. Michael Olatunji Fagun. Bishop Fagun died at the age of 90. Bishop Fagun, the pioneer bishop of the Diocese of Ekiti, was widely revered for his pastoral zeal, humility, and...

CAN Mourns Uma Ukpai

Accurate ReportersOctober 14, 2025

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed sadness over the passing of Rev Uma Ukpai, a renowned evangelist, teacher, and servant of God, who died on October 6 at the age of 80. The CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, in Abuja on Monday extended his condolences to the family and the Christian community, praying...

Anglican Church Nigeria Rejects Election Of Mullally As Archbishop Of Canterbury

Accurate ReportersOctober 7, 2025

Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has rejected the appointment of Bishop Sarah Mullally as the next Archbishop of Canterbury. Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba, in a statement, on Monday, described the election as a devastating effort that ignores the current situation and challenges being faced by the...

Tinubu Directs NAHCON To Reduce 2026 Hajj Fares

Accurate ReportersOctober 7, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to immediately reduce the cost of the 2026 Hajj fares that it had recently announced. The Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Sen. Ibrahim Hadeija, made this known while briefing State House Correspondents after a meeting with the officials of NAHCON, held...

Ex-Nurse, Sarah Mullally, becomes 106th Archbishop of Canterbury

Accurate ReportersOctober 3, 2025

Sixty-three-year-old former Nurse, Sarah Mullally, has been named the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury. England. Recently, she was appointed as the global leader of the Anglican community. The Church of England is considered the main church for Anglicans around the world. Her nomination by a committee tasked with finding a successor to Justin Welby, who stepped...

Former Nsukka Catholic bishop dies at 89

Accurate ReportersAugust 30, 2025

The Most Rev. Francis Emmanuel Ogbonnia Okobo, who was the Bishop Emeritus of Nsukka Catholic Diocese, has sadly passed away at the age of 89. This sad news was shared by the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria on Friday, which stated that he died at the Niger Foundation Hospital in Enugu. The statement by the Catholic...

NAHCON Sets Tentative N8.5m Fare For 2026 Hajj

Accurate ReportersAugust 8, 2025

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has proposed ₦8.5 million as the tentative fare for the 2026 Hajj exercise. This was contained in a statement issued Thursday by the Commission’s Assistant Director of Information and Publication, Fatima Sanda Usara, following a post-Hajj review meeting. The meeting, which was attended by the Chairmen and Secretaries...

Religion

10 Facts About New Pope Leo XIV

Accurate ReportersMay 8, 2025

Robert Francis Prevost became the first Pope from the United States on Thursday, picking the papal name Leo XIV after cardinals from around the world elected him leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.Tens of thousands of people packed in St Peter’s Square cheered as Prevost appeared on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, waving...

Robert Prevost Is The New Pope

Accurate ReportersMay 8, 2025

Robert Prevost has been elected as the successor to Pope Francis, who died last month at the age of 88. He will be known as Leone XIV. He was elected after a conclave lasting 24 hours, the Catholic world has a new leader. The successor to Pope Francis has been announced after a conclave of...

Stock Market Loses N311bn

The equities market on Tuesday recorded a negative performance as indices dipped by 0.33 per cent due to profit-taking in medium and large-capitalised stocks. This was after four consecutive sessions of bullish rally. Market capitalisation fell by N311 billion, or 0.33 per cent, closing at N93.658 trillion, compared with Monday’s N93.969 trillion. Also, the All-Share...

ECOWAS Urges Deeper Commitment To Democratic Dividends In W/Africa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of ministers, has called on member states to deepen commitment, ensuring democratic dividends and development spreads out through the sub-region. Mr Timothy Kabba, Chairman, ECOWAS Council of Ministers, and Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs made the call in Abuja at the 55th Ordinary Session of...

Tinubu Directs Ministers To Obtain Presidential Clearance For Police Escorts

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday directed ministers and senior officials to seek his approval before requesting police escorts for official assignments. Tinubu gave the directive at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held at the State House, Abuja. He said security lapses often occur when officers are reassigned without adequate replacement planning, stressing the need...

Human Rights Day: Stop Harassing Journalists, Activists, CSOs, SERAP, NGE Tell Tinubu, Govs, Others

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged “the government of President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s state governors, lawmakers and other actors to immediately stop the ongoing intimidation and harassment of journalists, activists, bloggers and civil society organizations (CSOs) in the country simply for the peaceful exercise of their human...

Tinubu Sets Up Ministerial C’ttee To Resolve Unpaid Contractors

President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep displeasure over the backlog of unpaid funds owed to federal contractors across ministries and agencies. The President has therefore set up a ministerial committee to urgently address the issue and recommend immediate solutions for settling the debts. Presidenrial Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents...

What's Hot

Latest Posts

Trending News

Editor's Picks

Quick Links

Popular Categories

Must Read