•Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso The presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, and his running mate for the 2027 election, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have defended the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, and John Cardinal Onaiyekan for speaking truth to power when they met President Bola Tinubu at Aso Villa in A...
•Amaechi and Tinubu A former governor of Rivers State and vice presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for dismissing concerns raised by Catholic bishops over the credibility of the 2027 general election. Speaking on Channels Television last night, the former Ministe...
•Catholic Bishops The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has thrown its weight behind former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria over their criticism of the country’s economic and security situation, insisting that their comments reflect the daily realities confronting millions of Nigeria...
•Onaiyekan, Tinubu and Shehu Sani Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has said that Catholic Bishops have a long-standing tradition of speaking truth to power and have never been partisan. His comments come amid a debate following remarks by Cardinal and former Archbishop of Abuja, John Onaiyekan, on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s admini...
•Tinubu (C) with Catholic bishops The Allied People’s Movement (APM) has stated that claims made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Catholic bishops regarding improvements in the country’s economy and security contradict the reality on the ground. The APM noted that making such claims to spiritual leaders of the status of Catholic bishops—at a ...
•Tinubu (C) receives the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), yesterday President Bola Tinubu says ongoing reforms by his government have led to the stability of the country and delivered the economy from bankruptcy. Tinubu spoke yesterday in Abuja while receiving the leadership of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN),...
•Catholic Bishops The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has urged the National Assembly to ensure that the Electoral Act provides for the mandatory transmission of the election results in real-time to prevent any human tampering with the expressed will of the electorate. President of CBCN and the Catholic Archbishop of Owerri, Luci...
•Catholic bishops The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on the federal government to investigate reports of delayed or withheld security responses in some attacked communities in order to rebuild public trust. It also described as “worrisome and condemnable”, the deplorable security situation in Nigeria, reports Daily I...
•Catholic Bishops of Nigeria The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has strongly condemned the continued killings in Benue State, accusing both the Federal and Benue State governments of failing in their primary responsibility to protect lives and ensure public safety. In a statement released yesterday, Friday, June 6, 2025, and si...
•Tinubu The Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, comprising Ibadan Archdiocese, Ilorin, Ondo, Oyo, Ekiti, and Osogbo Dioceses, have called on President Bola Tinubu and state governors to address escalating food insecurity in the country, saying millions of Nigerians wallow in abject hunger. They urged the government at all level...

