By JKNewsMedia SCORES OF pastors and church leaders from one of China’s largest underground congregations have been detained by the Police over the weekend, relatives and a church spokesperson have said, in what supporters describe as the most substantial action against Christians since 2018. The detentions, they said, coincided with heighten...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter UNITED STATES of America (USA) President Donald Trump has called the election of Pope Leo XIV “a great honour for our country,” after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago became the first American to lead the Catholic Church. His announcement was delivered from the Vatican on Thursday by French Ca...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter HISTORY WAS made on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was introduced to the world as Pope Leo XIV, the first-ever pontiff from the United States of America (USA) and the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Cheers surged across the packed square as […...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THOUSANDS ARE expected to flood St Peter’s Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the Argentine pontiff whose global reach and reformist zeal defined a generation of Catholic leadership. The Vatican confirmed the funeral Mass will begin at 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) in front of the basilica,...
By Banji Ojewale MOST OF US agree with Chinua Achebe, Africa’s late literary colossus, that Nigeria’s chief post- Independence headache has been the challenge of leadership. He said in his 1983 book, The Trouble with Nigeria: ‘’The trouble with Nigeria is simply a failure of leadership… The Nigerian problem is the unwillingness or inability of...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNMedia Reporter STATE Governors, including Lagos Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, Delta Gov Sheriff Obvorewori and Senate President Godwin Akpabio, all celebrate with Muslims in Nigeria during their Eid=el-Fitr. In the various messages conveyed to journalists on Tuesday, they emphasized the importance of ...
By Banji Ojewale Except a man be born again…he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God -Jesus Christ. Dateline: Ijebu–Ode, Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, Sunday, April, 5, 1964. &nb...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNMedia Reporter IN A bid to support vulnerable segments of its society during the challenging economic times, the Katsina State government has rolled out a comprehensive aid programme at assisting women and elderly individuals in need. Under the initiative, which was officially launched in Jibia local government area, the...
