The procession, which attracted hundreds of Christian faithful and Muslim communities in the state, started from Abdullahi Fodio Road through Central Market Road to Ahmadu Bello Way and ended at the Holy Family Catholic Cathedral, Sokoto.
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It is not an honour that I am worthy of receiving. The honour belongs to God Almighty who created Michael and marked out this moment and pathway for him. The greater honour goes to his immediate family whose devotion as Catholics laid the foundation for his faith and vocation
Bishop Mathew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has called on authorities to consider deradicalisation campaign beyond military affairs as a way to achieve maximum success in fight against terrorism.
The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah has cautioned the Federal Government against planned regulation of social media saying it could hinder freedom of speech.
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has described the passion of Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, for the cause of the weak, the oppressed and the less privileged as unparalleled.
He made the call at a Colloquium with the theme: “Fake News and Hate Speech,” held at the National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja on Tuesday
The President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Rev. Supo Ayokunle, has been re-elected President of the Christian Association of Nigeria.
“Today, Democracy around the world faces its biggest crisis in decades, its foundations undermined by invective from on high and toxins from below, by new technologies that power ancient impulses, by a poisonous cocktail of strongmen and weakening institutions.
A former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, said this on Tuesday in Lagos at the unveiling of the new logo of the Nigerian Tribune and a seminar to mark the 70th anniversary of Nigeria’s oldest newspaper
Bishop of Catholic Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Tuesday said strong institutions were imperative for the growth of democracy.
Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), the firebrand lawyer and human rights activist, has testified that the prayers of men of God were instrumental to his safe release from the den of kidnappers after his high-profile incarceration in 2013.
The Muslim Rights Concern has added to the cacophony of voices on the recent reconciliation between ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, saying this criticising Sheikh Abubakar Gumi and Bishop Matthew Kukah should leave them alone.
It noted that the Abdulsalami Abubakar-led committee is one that should be seen to be non-partisan because of the role it was meant to play in the run up to the 2015 election
So also has the Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, confirmed Oyedepo’s position on his presence at the reconciliation, which many have tagged as an endorsement of Abubakar’s 2019 presidential bid
Kukah said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto on Monday in reaction to concerns from some members of the public that his meeting with both leaders was for political reasons.
It was at the meeting that Obasanjo endorsed Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, for the 2019 election
Obasanjo said this when Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 elections, visited him in his Abeokuta, Ogun State home on Thursday.
Obasanjo said this on Tuesday at this year’s edition of Foursquare Gospel Church annual public lecture, which held at the church’s national headquarters in Yaba, Lagos State
Bishop Matthew Kukah of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has tasked Nigerians on strict adherence to constitutional provisions, in nation building.
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, will deliver this year’s Akure, Ondo State’s Oyemekun/Ulefunta Festival lecture.