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Speaking in an interview on Sunday, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that the President, Muhammadu Buhari, former presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo, among others that led Nigeria, became presidents unprepared. According to the bishop, no President or Head of State in the history of Nigeria ever came […]
Continue ReadingLet me start this rather short Tribute by stating that the story of my contact with Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah and my eventual employment at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) are already well-documented in the manuscripts of my future book. Let me also confess that this event-filled connection was the culmination of the timely […]
Continue ReadingCatholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, in Nigeria, Rev. Matthew Hassan-Kukah, has suspended all Masses in Sokoto metropolis. This was contained in a statement on Saturday signed by the Director, Social Communications of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev. Fr. Christopher Omotosho. The Rev. Fr. noted that Kukah’s residence was not attacked, though rampaging […]
Continue ReadingCatholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, said he was looking forward to a debate with the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, and presidential spokespersons, Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu, over the country’s state of affairs. The fiery cleric also accused presidential spokesmen of being inefficient and poor writers. Responding to Kukah’s […]
Continue ReadingCatholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has noted that the Northern region could soon become ‘Arewanistan’ (coined from Afghanistan) in view of the persistent killings going on in the region unabated. In his Christmas homily delivered on Saturday, titled, ‘A nation still in search of Truth and vindication,’ Kukah said: “In their […]
Continue ReadingCatholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese and Convener of the National Peace Committee, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has said that the Anambra governorship election won’t be free and fair if a life is lost. In an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto stated that many Nigerians have died unnecessarily and it should […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari’s senior special assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has responded to recent claims against the Buhari administration by Bishop Matthew Kukah before the US Parliament. Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria, Kukah had expressed to the US congress the fear that the Nigerian government under President Muhammadu Buhari is not handling […]
Continue ReadingThe Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has written to the United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Religious Freedom and alleged the persecution of Christians in Nigeria based on their faith and not crimes. He said the faith-based harassment of Christians posed one of the greatest threats to […]
Continue ReadingCatholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, seemed not to have sympathy for secessionist calls on Saturday when he said the cost of staying together as a nation is cheaper than the cost of dividing Nigeria. He didn’t waist time to blame the All Progressives Congress government of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, for making […]
Continue ReadingHis Eminence, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese in Nigeria was the guest of Toyin Falola Interviews on Sunday. As usual, prominent interviewers were on hand to post questions to the very restless Bishop. Interviewers today include Prof Toyin Falola himself who teaches History at the University of Texas, Austin; Ayisha […]
Continue ReadingCatholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, says the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has sacrificed the dreams of Nigerians on the altar of nepotism by allegedly pursuing agenda of Northern hegemony. The fiery critic bishop also said, Nigeria appeared to be heading for darkness under Buhari’s regime, noting that the government must explain […]
Continue ReadingThe Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has described “Almajiri children” as the victims of northern Muslim elites. The cleric who made the blistering remark in a paper in which he also accused northern Muslims of perpetrating the “domination” and “persecution” Christians in the region, averred that the almajiri system was ordinarily […]
Continue ReadingCatholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has lamented that quacks have taken over every institution in the country, including the country’s political space. Bishop Kukah who spoke at the National Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), said that the quest to achieve a united Nigeria, […]
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