Africa’s vast and most populous nation, with a population of more than 200 million attained independence from British colonial rule on 1 October 1960. At 60 years, the Catholic Bishops say the country has nothing much to celebrate for its…
Faith in Focus: Christians live by faith not sight
The apostle Paul makes two interesting statements in 2 Corinthians concerning himself and every real Christian. “We look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient,…
Faith, Iniquity and the State
The separation of faith (church, mosque etc.) and state lies at the foundation of the modern secular state. Theocratic states have an easier ride because the freedoms of individuals, the conduct of corporations and the transactions of communal life are…
Southern-Kaduna Christian Leaders Boycott Peace Summit
A peace summit organized in Kafanchan to find an end to the conflict in Southern Kaduna suffered setbacks as Christian leaders in the area, who doubted the genuineness of the occasion, boycotted the summit. Nevertheless, the peace summit still went…
As Africa’s COVID-19 cases rise, faith is put to the test
The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the patience of some religious leaders across Africa who worry they will lose followers, and funding, as restrictions on gatherings continue. Some evangelical Christian leaders in Uganda have launched a campaign with the now-universal phrase…
Allegation of Christian Genocide in Nigeria False, Misleading – Inter-Faith Forum
The Youth Christian and Muslim Forum of Nigeria (YCMFN) says allegations of Christian genocide in Nigeria by All-Party Parliamentary Group in the United Kingdom (APPG) is false and misleading. Instead of paint religious element behind violence in the country, the…
Living in faith in time like this
Faith is putting our trust, hope, assurance and confidence in the living God through service and obedience to Him. Romans 4:19. There have been reoccurrences of times and events, though with different people with related events at diverse time. This…
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN): Big Faith, Little Work By Osmund Agbo
Apart from going to church every Sunday and surrendering to the Catholic church’s century-old worship rituals observed in Latin, my dad was hardly an overly religious man. I remember being in this one prayer session where everyone spoke in tongues…
The power of faith
There are two kinds of faith revealed in the above scriptures. The book of Romans captures a general faith that applies to everybody and can be exercised by anybody who believes, while Habakkuk talks about personal faith that can only be appropriated…
Archbishop Kaigama Encourages Inter-Faith Collaboration
Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has commended Muslims and Christians for their collaboration in seeking solutions during Covid-19 and encouraged them to keep finding areas of collaboration for the sake of harmony, peaceful co-existence and…