Diocesan

The Catholic Diocese of Sokoto for the first time hosted a three Days Diocesan Youth Day Convention with the Theme: (A Tool for God’s Work Luke 1:38) which lasted for three days.

It was a day of Celebration yesterday 15th August, 2019 as the catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese most Rev. Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah ordained five deacons to join the order of the presbytery

The department of education catholic diocese of Sokoto held a summit from the 5th of August, to 6th of August, 2019 on the theme; Education Quality Assurance: the way to ensure improvement of learning outcomes in schools. Participants at the summit were heads of schools and the assistance, schools Bursars, PTA chairmen and Secretaries. The focal point for the summit was to draw a plan for education in the diocese for the next five years. On his opening address, His Lordship, Most Rev. Dr.

Late Bishop Emeritus of Sokoto, Most Rev. Kevin Joseph Aje was laid to rest today amidst glowing tributes.

EASTER MESSAGE 2019

St. John’s Catholic Church, Gidan Kurma is one of the indigenous Hausa parish communities in Sokoto diocese. With the exception of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Funtua and a fraction of St. Vincent Ferrer’s Catholic Church Malunfashi. Malunfashi deanery is composed predominately of Hausa speaking communities. It is one of the homes of the Maguzawas.

Few days after the Cathedraticum was kicked off at Kebbi Deanery, the Bishop move to Katsina Deanery for the continuation of the annual Cathedraticum.

The National Peace Committee in collaboration with the Kukah Center organized a town hall meeting with key stakeholders on peaceful re-run of the 2019 Elections for Gubernatorial and state assembly in sokoto state held at the Multipurpose hall of Dankanni Hotel in the state. The meeting was attended by representatives of the two contending political parties, NGOs, Religious leaders, Media Practitioners amongst others.

We have commenced our Lenten season amidst the trials and tribulations that have come to characterise our elections. Elsewhere, elections are a routine processes by which citizens affirm or withdraw the mandates given to those they have elected or offer mandates to new aspirants and seekers who wish to govern them.