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Nigeria vs Twitter: Buhari has made Nigeria living hell for citizens – Cardinal Okogie
Former Catholic Archbishop of the Lagos Diocese, Cardinal Anthony Okogie has insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari has made the country a ‘living hell for Nigerians’. Okogie said Buhari was responsible for the worsening economic and political situation in Nigeria. He maintained that Nigeria was currently worse than Buhari met it in 2015 when he assumed…
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60 years after independence, Nigeria sick into death – Okogie
The Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, on Wednesday, said Nigeria’s problems cannot be addressed by the kind of leadership we have at this point in time, and so the country was on a deathbed. In his 60th independence message to Nigerians entitled: “A change of heart for Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary”,…
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Okogie laments: ‘Nigeria sinking as our leaders get away with daylight robbery, murder’
Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos Metropolitan Archdiocese, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie has released a letter to the Nigerian government, and political elites at large to condemn the worrisome state of the affairs of the country. Okogie likened Nigeria to a sinking ship navigated by pirates, while condemning the idea of corrupt our leaders getting away with…
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How God used Coronavirus outbreak to expose bad leaders in Nigeria – Okogie
Former Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Catholic Church, Anthony Okogie has said Coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria is a blessing in disguise. He said the outbreak of COVID-19 had been a dangerous yet revelatory moment in Nigeria, saying it was dangerous because this deadly pandemic had infected over a million and killed thousands of citizens of the…
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Nigeria back to military era when citizens were detained without trial – Okogie
Former Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Okogie, says Nigeria is back to the era of military dictatorship. Okogie said Nigeria’s leaders are distant from the citizens, and that the country needs leaders who listen to the cries of the people and who will not be afraid of dissenting opinions. He also condemned the frequent disobedience…
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Cows more valuable to Buhari than Nigerians – Cardinal Okogie
A revered Nigerian cleric Anthony Cardinal Okogie says President Muhammadu Buhari’s ”silence” towards killings in Nigeria shows that a cow is more valuable than him (Okogie). Okojie made this known after taking part in a peaceful march and prayer for Nigeria organised by Catholics in different dioceses across Nigeria on Tuesday. The Archbishop Emeritus of…
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Nigerians are hungry, angry with Buhari-led govt
A former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi-Okogie, has told the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration that Nigerians are angry over poverty and insecurity in the country. Okogie, a former Lagos Archbishop of the Catholic Church, also called on the President to take note of the criticisms by former President Olusegun Obasanjo;…
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Government at all levels failed Nigerians – Cardinal Okogie
…Says Nigerians are hungry, angry and unemployed Former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Anthony Cardinal Okogie has said that Nigerians have been let down by public officials voted in all levels of government (local, state and federal). The former Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, in a statement titled, ‘Deprivation and Agitation: A Reflection…
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Executive/Legislature face-off: Cardinal Okogie slams Nigerian leaders
Worried by the current face-off between the Executive and the Legislative arms of Federal Government, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, the Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, has urged the country’s leaders to put the interest of the citizenry above personal interests. Okogie said the executive and legislative arms should come together and work for…