Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged Nigerians to exhibit the resilient spirit they are known for, to achieve the Nigeria of everyone’s dream. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by the Lagos State Chief of Staff, Mr Tayo Ayinde, gave the advice on Sunday at the Church Thanksgiving Service commemorating...
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Senator Smart Adeyemi, (Kogi-West Senatorial District), has proposed a bill seeking to end nomination of candidates of same religion for president and vice positions. Adeyemi, who disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday, said there was need to forestall the contentious issues on nomination of candidates...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule on Wednesday in Lafia, distributed 42 operational vehicles to various security agencies in the state. The governor at the handing over ceremony, said the gesture was part of the state government’s sustained support to security agencies. According to him, security is one of the...
Democracy is about choices and freedoms. In a pluralistic nation such as Nigeria, democracy is also about inclusivity, social justice and fairness. The latter consideration brought to bear the principle of rotation and zoning in this dispensation. The need for stability and unity has become a big issue in...
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has said that the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by the All Progressive Congress Party (APC) was not done to undermine the influence or relevance of Christians in the country. Mr Yinka Oyebode, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, in a statement on Sunday in...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The General Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare has debunked reports making the rounds that he has endorsed Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for 2023 elections, Pastor Bakare also denied the report that he was working against...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has lashed out at the All Progressives Congress (APC) for hiring unknown clerics to attend the unveiling of its vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima. According to CAN, the party showed total desperation, and termed the act as disappointing. CAN broke its silence on the matter in...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah, on Saturday commissioned the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Guest House in Sokoto State. Bishop Kukah, while commissioning the CAN Guest House, admonished Christians in the state to note that despite owning the place,...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the gruesome murder of Madam Harira and her four innocent children by some “unknown gunmen” and demanded for justice . The President of CAN, His Eminence, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, who condemned the act in a statement...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government on Thursday tasked traditional and religious leaders in Nigeria to join forces with the government in the efforts to reduce the high number of out-of-school children estimated at 10.5 million and myriads of other challenges besetting basic education in the country....
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Sokoto State Chapter has expressed dissatisfaction over the gruesome murder of Miss Deborah Emmanuel by angry mobs at the Shehu Shagari College of Education, (SSCOE) on Thursday. CAN in a statement jointly signed by the Sokoto State chapter...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to grant state pardon to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Rev. Fr. Ibrahim Nwali made the appeal on Friday in Abakaliki while speaking on behalf of CAN members in a...
Pastor Ade Abraham of Christ High Commission Ministry, also known as Royal Christ Assembly, Kaduna State, who charged his members N310,000 to make heaven has said that he got authority from God to do so. The Ekiti State police command recently revealed that it had invited Pastor Abraham, for...
A cleric, Pastor Dan Horn on Saturday night urged Nigerians to pray to God to intervene in the current challenges facing the country. Horn, the Pastor of the Reformation Baptist Church, South Carolina, U.S., said this while speaking at an interdenominational crusade held in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area...
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has underscored the need for people especially Christians to rise and vote during elections and not only to pray. Pastor Timothy Olaniya, Deputy Rector, Redeemed College of Technology, Redemption Camp, made the call on Sunday during a seminar organised by the Directorate...
The Plateau Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Sunday advised eligible Christians to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to participate in the 2023 general elections. Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo, the Chairman of the association in the state, gave the advice at the 2022 Lenten Campaign...
BY NANA AISHA, Jalingo – Some concerned Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) committed to social cohesion and violence prevention, have called on the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and The Muslim Council of Nigeria (MCN) to promote peace and unity in Taraba State. The call followed the recent tirades between...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday said it was mobilising the electorate ahead of the 2023 general polls to determine those who would emerge political leaders in the country. Rt. Rev. Stephen Adegbite, Chairman, Lagos State Chapter of CAN, disclosed this in an interview with the News...
By JIMIN GEOFFREY, Markudi – Benue State Government has pledged to give financial support to families to the more than 120 security personnel who were killed in their line of duty while defending the state between 2017 to date. Governor Samuel Ortom disclosed this on Sunday during an interdenominational...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has said that Christians have equal rights as their Muslim counterparts which should be respected. Mohammed said this when the state Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Abraham Damina, led the Christian communities on a Christmas homage to him in Bauchi on...