Anambra church prays for kidnappers' repentance as priest spends 6 days in captivity
Metro

Anambra church prays for kidnappers’ repentance as priest spends 6 days in captivity

“Rev. Fr. Joseph was kidnapped while returning to his house after celebrating a funeral Vigil Mass at Umunnachi” Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Anambra State has called for prayers for unconditional release of one of her priests, Rev. Fr. Joseph Igweagu barely one week after his kidnap. Igweagu, Priest in charge of St Joseph’s Parish Abata

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Worshipper killed, scores abducted as bandits invade church in Kaduna 1
Terrorism

Worshipper killed, scores abducted as bandits invade church in Kaduna

A medical doctor was today shot and killed, while unspecified number of worshippers were abducted by bandits at a church in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Daily Vendor learnt that the incident occurred at the Haske Baptist Church in Mannai Tasha Village in Kuriga ward of Chikun LGA, on Sunday morning while

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Leave Church Administration, Revoke CAMA - Former UNIZIK VC, Ejiofor Tells FG 4
Law & Order

Leave Church Administration, Revoke CAMA – Former UNIZIK VC, Ejiofor Tells FG

Former Vice-Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, Professor Pita Ejiofor, has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to jettison plans of overseeing the affairs of churches in Nigeria through the new Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, insisting it has no business doing so. In an interview with The Guardian, Prof. Ejiofor

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Teenage Barber Disguises as Worshipper to Steal Phones in Church 5
Crime

Teenage Barber Disguises as Worshipper to Steal Phones in Church

A teenage barber (name withheld) on Monday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing three phones in a church. The 16-year-old, who lives at Akute, Ogun State, is being tried for conspiracy and stealing. The Prosecutor, ASP Ezekiel Ayorinde, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on December 2, at Ifako-Ijaiye,

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