Tag: archbishop
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2024: Introduce policies that will affect lives of the people positively – Catholic Archbishop of Lagos urges FG
Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos has called on President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government and all political leaders across the country to give Nigerians enough reasons to smile in Year 2024.
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Enugu Archbishop condemns planned invasion of Niger Republic by ECOWAS
The Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province of the Anglican Communion, His Grace, Emmanuel Chukwuma has condemned the planned invasion of Niger Republic by ECOWAS over last month’s coup.
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Macaulay mourns archbishop Apena, says he was a General in God’s army
A former Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG), Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay has expressed grief over the demise of the revered Archbishop Christian Ovwoma Aggrey Apena. Apena, the first ordained Pentecostal Bishop in Delta State and founder/cum Chief Superintendent of Bethesda Gospel Mission International Inc., died at the age of 91. In a condolence statement issued in…
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Ikoyi building collapse: Archbishop warns regulatory agencies against compromising standards
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has advised regulatory agencies against compromising building standards in order to prevent unnecessary deaths and disasters. Martins’ advice is contained in a statement by Rev. Fr. Anthony Godonu, Director of Social Communications of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos. The cleric was reacting to the Nov.…
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VIDEO: Drama as Archbishop joins in #EndSARS protest in Lagos
The founder, Resurrection Praise Ministries, Archbishop Samson Mustapha Benjamin on Tuesday joined protesters to demand the reform of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Lagos State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Archbishop joined the protesters in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of the State. Earlier, he had called on President Muhammadu Buhari to personally address the…
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Australian ex-archbishop avoids jail for concealing child sex abuse
Former archbishop Philip Wilson, the most senior Catholic official in the world to be convicted of concealing child sexual abuse, avoided jail after a judge on Tuesday allowed him to serve his 12-month custodial sentence in home detention. Newcastle Local Court magistrate Robert Stone ordered Wilson to be detained at his sister’s home near Newcastle…
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Archbishop commits suicide
The Archbishop of Bafia, Cameroon, Mgr Jean Marie Benoît Balla has reportedly taken his own life by jumping into the Sanaga River around the Ebebda Bridge in Cameroon. The Catholic community launched a search for the clergyman after his Land Cruiser SUV with registration plate number CE 9503V was found on the Ebebda bridge Wednesday…