Seventy women abducted by Boko haram in the past in Adamawa state have received a cash donation of fifty thousand six hundred naira each from the Catholic Bishop of yola Dioceses Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza through a generosity of a journalist from Europe.
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon - For decades Nigerian migrants have left their country - both legally and illegally - hoping to escape poverty, conflict, and corruption.
Those traveling without proper documents faced several risks, including hunger and thirst, robbery, and the dangers of sea crossings into Europe. If caught, Nigerian migrants can be detained and eventually deported from their destination or transit countries.
The Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, told Crux that migration is “the ultimate manifestation of our state of despair.”
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Most Rev Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah welcomed the Deji of Akure Kingdom Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, Odundun II at his residence in Sokoto.
Catholic Bishops in Nigeria have been charged to financially support communications apostolates in their various dioceses in Nigeria in order to make Church Communication competitive and effective against the heavily funded antagonistic secular media.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in conjunction with the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) organized the signing of the Peace Accord by the Gubernotorial candidates in Sokoto state.
There is something outstanding about the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria, Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah. His education spans across many disciplines, notable among them leadership and politics in Nigeria. This possibly propels him to continue to work for peace and conflict resolution despite the murky waters of Nigerian politics.
Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah, has released statement explaining his role in the October 11 meeting at Abeokuta were he among other clerics brokered peace between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his former deputy, Atiku Abubakar.
His words: “No President in the world has the kind of power the Nigerian president has and as such, no President in the world can be as irresponsible as the Nigerian President. His power is so much that he can give oil bloc to his girlfriend and many others. You thus can’t be a man of honour and live in a country like Nigeria and not be angry."There is a very high tendency for any Nigerian President to be irresponsible due to the extent of power he wields, Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, has said.
