ABUJA SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 (CISA) – Cardinal John Onaiyekan of the Catholic diocese of Abuja has warned youth against immigrating to Europe noting that it is not the answer to unemployed youth. “Human trafficking is likely to increase the number of frustrated people who cannot make ends meet,” said the cardinal September 6 at a […]
Day: 14 September 2016
TANZANIA: Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 17
DAR ES SALAAM SEPTEMBER 13, 2016(CISA) – The number of people killed following Saturday’s earthquake in Bukoba has risen to 17, Tanzania’s Minister of State in the Office of the President, George Simbachawene told the National Assembly September 13. According to Simbachawene the 5.7-magnitude earthquake left 252 people injured and 840 families homeless. Over 1,200 […]
GHANA: Christians and Muslims should Lead Against Destruction of Environment, Bishop says
GOASO, SEPTEEMBER 13 2016(CISA) – Bishop Peter Kwaku Atuahene of the Catholic Diocese of Goaso has urged Christians and Muslims to lead the crusade against deliberate destruction of the environment. He explained that with the large number of Christians and Muslims in the country, leading the crusade would surely ensure that the nation would be […]
NIGERIA: End Suffering of Nigerians, Catholic Bishop urges President Buhari
AKURE SEPTEMBER 13, 2016(CISA)-Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigerian, has appealed to President Mohammadu Buhari to do more to alleviate the current economic hardship in the country. “A lot still needs to be done by the Federal Government in alleviating the sufferings of the masses in the face of the […]
DRC: Bishops Appeals for Peace amid Fears of Political Violence
KINSHASA SEPTEMBER 13, 2016(CISA)-The Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has (DRC) have appealed for peace and democracy, amid fears that political violence could escalate with the postponement of elections. “Blocking the electoral process creates a worrying situation which risks plunging the country into chaos,” Fr Léonard Santedi, Secretary General of the […]