•Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State The Bauchi State Economic Council has approved the payment of monthly stipends to Imams and Pastors across the state. Governor Bala Mohammed presided over the council meeting which was held today, with top officials from the finance and revenue sectors in attendance, reports The Nation. Briefing journali...
•Sarah Mullally (C) Former nurse, Sarah Mullally was officially confirmed today as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury and the first woman to head the Church of England, the mother church of the 85-million-strong global Anglican communion. At a historic service at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral, Mullally, 63, legally took up the position a...
•Christian pilgrimage Lagos State government has outlined strict guidelines for Christian pilgrims travelling to Israel and Jordan, urging them to remain spiritually focused and uphold discipline throughout the pilgrimage. According to the government, pilgrimage to holy lands isn’t leisure period but time to renew their faith and remain closer...
•Pastor W.F. Kumuyi The Deeper Life Bible Church has announced a special series of Sunday services throughout January 2026, describing the programme as a spiritual launchpad for a “fruitful, fulfilling and victorious” new year. According to a release from the church, the services will be held every Sunday at its international headquarters in G...
The Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA) has expressed deep anguish over the recent kidnapping of 163 worshippers in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The worshippers were reportedly abducted from three Churches in Kurmin Wali community on Sunday. In a statement today, SKCLA Chairman, Apostle Emmanuel Kure, explain...
•Hajj pilgrims The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has finalised preparations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a seamless 2026 Hajj exercise for Nigerian pilgrims. NAHCON sealed the necessary arrangements with the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah during the just-concluded second pre-Hajj visit to the Kingdom, marking a major m...
The National Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan has dismissed a defamation law suit brought by a former Priest of the Ibadan North Anglican Diocese, Reverend Oluwadamilola Ebenezer Kosemani against the Archbishop of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace, the Most Rev. Williams Aladekugbe. Rev. Kosemani had asked the Court for diverse relie...
•Intending pilgrims in Lagos Intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Holy pilgrimage have started to undergo medical screening by the medical officials of the Lagos State government. According to the secretary of the Lagos State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board, AbdulHakeem Ajomagberin, the screening would take place in ten centres acros...
•Fagbohun The President of the African Confederation of Old Catholic Churches and the Presiding-Bishop of the Old Catholic Apostolic Church Nigeria, Most Reverend Dr Oluwaseun Fagbohun, has called on Christian leaders across denominations to rise above fear, political correctness, or compromise, to speak boldly against terrorism, regardless of...
•Pastor Ben Eragbai The General Overseer of Divine Appointment Ministry International, Pastor Ben Eragbai, has said insecurity remains a pervasive and critical challenge across Nigeria, posing a direct and imminent danger to citizens. Eragbai, who spoke during this year’s Praise Service at the church’s headquarters in Ajah, Lagos, noted ...

