Tag: Catholic priest
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Catholic priest reportedly flogs women, choir members in Enugu
Catholic priest reportedly flogs women, choir members in Enugu A priest in the Enugu Catholic Diocese, Rev. Fr. Linus Okwu, has reportedly flogged women, girls and other choir members of his church for allegedly failing to clear grasses within the church premises. Okwu, who is the parish priest of St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church, Agbani in Nkanu West…
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Bandits abduct Catholic priest in Kaduna
Bandits abduct Catholic priest in Kaduna Bandits terrorising Kaduna State in Nigeria’s north west region have abducted a Catholic priest, Rev. Father Gabriel Ukeh. Ukeh is the presiding priest of St. Thomas Parish, Zaman Dabo Community, in the Zango Kataf Local Government Area of the State, The parish priest was reportedly abducted at the parish rectory in the…
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Gunmen abduct catholic priest, driver in Imo
Gunmen abduct catholic priest, driver in Imo A catholic priest , Reverend father Kingsley Eze of the St Michael”s Catholic Church parish , Umuekebi,Osuowere in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State has been abducted by gunmen. The cleric popularly known as Father “Ichie” by his congregations according to a source from the community…
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Catholic Priest remanded for raping, impregnating teenage girl in Anambra
Catholic Priest remanded for raping, impregnating teenage girl in Anambra AN NAwka Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court of Anambra State, has remanded a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen to the Nigerian Correctional Center, for allegedly raping and impregnating a teenager. The priest was also accused of forcefully taking the pregnant minor to Benin…
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Lightning kills albino Catholic priest in Benue
Lightning kills albino Catholic priest in Benue Lightning has reportedly killed a Catholic priest identified as Rev. Fr. Faustinus Ukenongo Gundu in Benue State. According to eyewitness reports, Gundu, an albino, was struck by lightning and died on the spot on Thursday. The incident happened at his church in Jootar Mbaterem in Mbayenge Ward of…
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Police detain Catholic priest, 5 others over alleged membership of MASSOB
Police detain Catholic priest, 5 others over alleged membership of MASSOB THE Police in Anambra have arrested and detained a catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Samuel Aniebonem, and five other persons for allegedly belonging to the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports from Awka…
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Catholic priest dies hours after checking into hotel with lover
Catholic priest dies hours after checking into hotel with lover A 43-year-old Catholic priest was pronounced dead a few hours after he and his lover checked into a hotel. A local media outlet, on Sunday, disclosed that the deceased, identified as Joseph Kariuki Wanjiku, from St. Peters Ruai, checked into the Monalisa Hotel Delview in Gatanga…
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BREAKING: Gunmen abduct traditional ruler in Plateau, Catholic priest in Kaduna
BREAKING: Gunmen abduct traditional ruler in Plateau, Catholic priest in Kaduna The parish priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Karku in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Reverend Father Jeremiah Yakubu has been kidnapped by gunmen. Although the police authorities in Kaduna are yet to comment on the incident, the Chancellor of Catholic Diocese…
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Gunmen kill Catholic Priest in Benin
Gunmen kill Catholic Priest in Benin A Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Charles Igechi, in the Benin Archdiocese, has been reportedly shot dead by gunmen in Benin City, Edo State. It was gathered that the priest was shot dead by gunmen on Wednesday along the Agbor road at bypass area in Ikhueniro axis of Benin, on…
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Gunmen kidnap another Catholic priest in Imo
Gunmen kidnap another Catholic priest in Imo Gunmen on Friday evening, abducted another Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Mathias Opara, in Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Opara was abducted along Ejemekwuru and Ogbaku road between Oguta and Mbaitoli Local Government Areas of the state. An eyewitness said that the priest was kidnapped…