The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has apologised to Christians over its Easter message which has stirred controversy among adherents of the faith. In its Easter message to Christians in Nigeria, the FIRS had shared a flier showing a Point of Sale (PoS) machine with the caption, “Jesus paid your debt, not your taxes”. The […]
•The provocative FIRS Easter Message The Christian Association of Nigeria has demanded a public apology from the Federal Inland Revenue Service over an Easter advert which the Christian body said it deemed offensive. The FIRS, in an X (formerly Twitter) post, #FIRSNigeria, had shared a picture of a Point of Sale machine with the caption, [&hel...
•Governor Uba Sani and El-Rufai Following the disclosure by the Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, that he inherited a debt burden of N85 billion, and $587 million and 115 contractual liabilities from his predecessor, Nasir El-rufai, which he said was now affecting payment of workers’ salaries, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), as well as Christi...
A former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Atiku Abubakar; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen; governors, and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), have joined other leaders to call for love, unity and hope as the country celebrates Easter today. In ...
•Tinubu The Secretary General of Jama’atu Nasir Islam (JNI), Professor Khalid Abubakar Aliyu as well as the President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel C. Okoh, have noted that the increasing rate of hunger and insecurity in the country is worrisome. They made the observation at the 6th Annual Inter-Faith Peace Confere...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has noted that the ongoing economic hardship as well as increasing security challenges across the country have made life unbearable for ordinary Nigerians. However, the CAN called on Nigerians to support the present administration to ov...
•Defence Headquarters The Nigerian Police Force yesterday said it recovered no fewer than ten corpses in various locations in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State yesterday. This was as the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, Rev Timothy Daluk, said he would not withdraw...
•Defence Headquarters The Defence Headquarters has said it would request to meet with the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, Rev Timothy Daluk, over his recent comment against the military. Daluk had accused the Nigerian military of supervising the killings of Christians and destruction ...
The Christian Association of Nigeria today led protests over continuous killings in Plateau State and other parts of the country. The ongoing protest tagged “Plateau Peace Walk”, is being led by the state CAN chairman, Rev Polycarp Lubo, ECWA President, Rev Dr Stephen Baba Panya, COCIN President, Rev Dr Amos Mohzo, Bishop of Methodist church, ...
•Elder Sunday Oibe The Executive Secretary, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Elder Sunday Oibe, has described as barbaric the recent attacks and killings by terrorists in some communities in Plateau State, saying it is unheard of, even in animal kingdom. In a statement...