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Homily at the 80th Birthday of Very Rev. Msgr. Bernard Ayodele Okodua At St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Surulere, Lagos Saturday 28th October, 2023 By Very Rev. Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh Thanksgiving as a mark of Faith I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart, I will enter his courts with praise, I will
NEW BISHOP FOR ZARIA DIOCESE
APPOINTMENT OF THE BISHOP OF ZARIA (NIGERIA) The Holy Father has appointed the Rev. Sac as Bishop of the Diocese of Zaria (Nigeria). Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Kaduna, currently Rector of the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna. Curriculum vitae SELF. Bishop Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh was born on 10
Archbishop Onaiyekan’s verdict: Tinubu not yet Nigeria’s president
On insecurity, corruption, economy, we’re still where we’ve been for 10 years Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has said that Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is not yet Nigeria’s President until the courts have finished their job and declare who is Nigeria’s president. The former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria
BREAKING: NUC HANDS OVER PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENCE TO THE 36 NEWLY APPROVED PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
Today, 9th June, 2023, at Abuja, The National Universities Commission (NUC) which is a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Education (FME), in charge of promoting quality education in Nigeria, handed the Provisional license-to-operate, to the proprietors of the newly approved 36 Universities. The Registered Trustee of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Archbishop Valerian
EAST & WEST Churches meet in Ibadan
SPIRIT OF SYNODALITY: LATIN AND MARONITE CATHOLICS CONNECT IN IBADAN By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh In the spirit of the on-going Synodality called for by His Holiness, Pope Francis, Bishop Simon Faddoul of the Maronite Eparchy of the Annunciation, in collaboration with Most Rev. Gabriel Abegunrin, the Archbishop of Ibadan Archdiocese, convoked a synodal gathering
CSN set for 2023 ComWEEK
Catholic Church in Nigeria set for 2nd edition of Communications Week Celebration By Fidelia Angbalaga The National Director of Social Communications at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, has confirmed the readiness of his office to host the second edition of the Communications Week (ComWEEK) celebration in
ELECTION MONITORING
We closely monitored the just-concluded INEC mock accreditation, and urge all Agents, Supporters and Voters to note the following: 1. The Biometric Voter Accreditationation System (BVAS) machine is very fast and accredits (verifies) voters within 10 seconds. 2. BVAS accredits voters EITHER through thumbprint or facial recognition, not both. If one verification method fails, the
HOMILY FOR ASH WEDNESDAY 2023: The elections holding within the Lenten season is a sign of God’s willingness to save us as a nation
By Rev. Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh 1. Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of the Lenten Season. Lent is a special season of grace, lasting for 40 days, not counting the Sundays. The number 40 is significant: like the 40 days of Moses on Mount Sinai (Exodus 24: 18); 40 days of
Homily by Archbishop I. A. Kaigama, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, St. Augustine’s Parish, DutseSangbagyi “Be holy, for I, the Lord, your God, am holy” (Lev. 19:2). Readings: Lev. 19:1–2, 17–18; 1 Cor. 3:16–23; Mt. 5:38–48 Most of the 75 Catholic Bishops in Nigeria were present at our recently concluded one week conference in Abuja. They send their greetings