The Vatican has fired a senior priest, who publicly came out as gay, on the eve of a major meeting of church leaders to discuss the Church's stance on social issues such as divorce and homosexuality. In a statement on Saturday, a spokesman for Pope Francis
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, says it is ready to mint the Gambian Dalasi at the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting PLC (NSPMC) facility when both parties sign the deal. Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor accepted the proposal by the Governor of
Pascal Okechukwu aka Cubana Chief Priest has been arrested. He had been invited by the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit in Lagos. On arrival at the Force Headquarters Annex, Lagos, Okechukwu was detained. The popular socialite is the Executive Director
A priest with Okigwe Catholic Diocese in Imo State, Rev Fr Jude Maduka, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Friday, May 19 while preparing for Sunday's eucharistic mass celebration. According to a statement from the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe, Fr. Maduka who
Gunmen have abducted a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Peter Yakubu Amodu, in Benue State. It was gathered that the priest was kidnapped at about 5:00 pm on Wednesday, July 6, along Otukpo/Ugbokolo highway. The priest was said to be going to Okwungaga-Ugbokolo to
A gang of assailants on Friday shot and injured a Catholic Priest, Daniel Nwankwo, during a mass held at St Thomas Catholic Church located in Ikeja area of Lagos State. The Command Public Relations Officer, Olarinde Famous-Cole, who confirmed the incident
A priest under the Archdiocese of Benin City, Rev. Fr. Charles Onomhoale Igechi, has been shot dead by gunmen in Edo state It was gathered that the priest was killed on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, along the Agbor Road, Bypass area in Ikhueniro axis of Benin,
Gunmen have kidnapped a priest in charge of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Ikabigbo community, Etsako West Local Government of Edo State, Rev. Fr. Christopher Odia. It was gathered that Odia, of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, was preparing for Mass on Sunday
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have kidnapped a catholic priest in Warri, Delta State. The abducted priest, Reverend Father Paul Irikefe, is a lecturer with Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Major Seminary in Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State. Punch reports that he
An Akwa-Ibom Catholic priest, has resigned from the priesthood on the grounds that he has a divine call. According to reports, the priest identified as Rev Fr Patrick Henry Edet, said he had to resign due to his divine calling, adding that he has been facing
Gunmen have abducted Rev. Fr. Christopher Onotu, the parish priest of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Obangede, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. The gunmen invaded the church at about 9pm on Saturday June 4, entered the priest's bedroom through the
Unknown gunmen attacked a priest with the Enugu Catholic Diocese, Rev Fr. Bartholomew Nnanyelugo Chime and shot him in the leg. According to Punch, the priest, who was ordained last December, was accosted by the hoodlums on Friday, March 4, while on pastoral