Tag: CAN
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CAN reacts to El-Rufai’s decision to halt demolition of 110-year Kaduna Church
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reacted to the recent decision by the Mallam Nasir El-Rufai led Kaduna State Government to halt its initial decision to demolish the 110-year St. George Anglican Church, Zaria. The body in a statement signed by its Director, Legal and Public Affairs, Evang. Barr. Kwamkur Samuel Vondip, said the…
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Nigeria likely to face famine if Taraba crisis persists – CAN warns
Pastor Isaiah Jirapye, Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Taraba chapter, has said that food crisis was imminent if the Tiv/Jukun communal violence was not checked. Jirapye told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in Jalingo that the tribes locked in the conflict were predominantly farmers, and regretted that the violence had made…
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Nigeria going through difficult phase- CAN President
Rev. Olasupo Ayokunle, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), says Nigeria is passing through a difficult phase. He spoke in Ibadan on Wednesday at the ongoing 37th Holy Ghost Convention of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries popularly known as Christ Life Church. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
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CAN, Pastor Adeboye tackle Buhari-led govt over RUGA
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has told the Federal Government to jettison the planned RUGA scheme, saying the association was opposed to the implementation of the programme anywhere in Nigeria. The President of CAN, Pastor Samson Ayokunle, announced the position of the association at a church leaders’ summit in Lagos on Saturday. “We, the…
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Killings: Call your violent members to order, CAN tells Miyetti-Allah
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday urged the leadership of the Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to call their members who are violent to order. The President, CAN, Dr Samson Ayokunle, who made the call at a news conference in Abuja, said until they were called to order they cannot regain the…
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Collaborate with us to end farmers, herders conflicts in Nigeria, Miyetti Allah tells CAN
Leaders of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) have called for the collaboration of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in uniting the different religious groups in the country for peaceful resolution of the farmers-herders’ conflicts. The National Secretary of MACBAN, Baba Ngelzarma, made the call in his remark during the delegation of…
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CAN reacts to protest against Adeboye
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged secular musicians who protested to the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, to direct their future protests to the government. The was stated by the association in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by its National Director, Legal and Public Affairs,…
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Why Pastor Adeboye is 'silent' on national issues – CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has come in defence of Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s presumed silence on prevailing national issues. The Christian body said Adeboye is a member of CAN as well as Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and the two Christian bodies have taken their stand of current national issues. CAN said no one…
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CAN re-elects Ayokunle as President
The President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Rev. Supo Ayokunle, has been re-elected President of the Christian Association of Nigeria. The results was announced on Tuesday by Bishop Matthew Kukah, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, at the Ecumenical Centre, Abuja. Ayokunle got 59 votes to defeat the runner up, Rev. Caleb Solomon-Ahima, President,…
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You have seven days to resign, Coalition of Pastors warn CAN President
Rev. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has been advised to step aside from his role by Some Concerned Christian Forum of Nigeria (SCFN). This group consist of distinguished and highly-respected clergymen across the country, utterly displeased with the direction the Church is aimlessly drifting towards. Established in the…