The authority of the Catholic church in Lagos state has suspended the Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Ewu-Owa Gberigbe in Ikorodu, Lagos, Rev. Fr. James Anelu for banning Igbo songs and choruses in his parish.This decision was made known by the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Alfred Martins, in a “disclaimer”, directed the priest to proceed on “an indefinite leave of absence”.Anelu was reported to have banned Igbo songs and choruses in his parish, argu...

The Catholic church in Nigeria has banned the controversial priest; Fr Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), from commenting on partisan politics.In a letter to Mbaka, signed by Callistus Onaga, Catholic bishop of Enugu diocese, also converted the adoration ministry to chaplaincy.The letter, which is dated June 3, contains the diocesan directives and guidelines for the conduct of the adoration ministry.The directives were anno...

Yesterday, during the 29th presidential task force for Covid-19 briefing, the chairman of the taskforce who is also the Secretary to the Governemnt of the federation; Boss Mustapha made it publicly known that he Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has now offered all its 425 health facilities across the country as isolation centres for COVID-19.The SGF now beseech all the state governments in the country to now take advantage of the facilities.It will be re...