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Nigerian Catholic Rev. Father quits priesthood after 17 years, embraces African traditional religion

January 10, 2025Bode DoluLeave a Comment

A former Catholic Rev. Father of 17 years, Dr. Echezona Obiagbaosogu, said he has resigned from his position as a Catholic priest to embrace African traditional religion. Obiagbaosogu, who teaches African Traditional Religion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, in Anambra State, said he was fascinated by the traditional African spirituality and the art of […]

Catholic Rev. Father shoots boy dead in Nigeria over knockouts during New Year mass

January 2, 2025January 2, 2025Bode DoluLeave a Comment

A Catholic Reverend Father in Nigeria has allegedly shot a boy dead after the latter set off knockouts within the a Nigerian church premises. The incident which occurred during the New Year Mass held on January 1, 2025, in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria, has attracted reactions from social media users. […]

Court remands Catholic Rev. Father for allegedly raping, impregnating teenage girl in Nigeria

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court sitting at the Chief Magistrate’s court in Awka, Anambra State, has remanded a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen, for allegedly r@ping and impregnating a teenager. The magistrate ordered the prosecutor to transmit the original case file to the office of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of […]

Catholic Rev. Father burnt to death by bandits in Nigeria

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Reports coming in say bandits attacked Kafin Koro Community in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria in the early hours of Sunday have burnt a Reverend Father, Isaac Achi of Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church, to death. According to a family source, Rev. Father Achi was first abducted in Madalla and spent […]

Young Catholic Rev. Father assassinated in Nigeria

December 26, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

A young Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Luke Adeleke of the Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta, Nigeria, was assassinated in Abeokuta on Christmas eve on his way home after Mass. He was attacked by some gunmen and was shot dead. The post: Nigeria happened to us here this Christmas. Yesterday, a priest working in a parish close […]

Rev Father, 3 others killed by gunmen in Nigeria

March 30, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

At the early hours of Tuesday, some gunmen killed a Catholic Reverend Father, Fanem Nguban, and three other parishioners in the Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. It was gathered that the locals, the gunmen stormed the village called Agu Centre in Mbatyula/Mberev council in the state around 7:00am Tuesday when the church was […]

Catholic Rev Father accused of defiling a girl commits suicide (Photos)

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019Bode DoluLeave a Comment

A Catholic priest in Ivory Coast has committed suicide after being accused of defiling a young girl. The clergyman identified as Rev.Father Richard Bilé of Saint Francis of Assisi D ‘Affiénou (Maferé) parish in Ivory Coast hanged himself on Wednesday over the case of paedophilia on the underage girl, according to Presse Cote d’ivoire. The news […]