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Archbishop Akinola attacks Archbishop Ndungane over "Gay Remarks"

Archbishop Akinola attacks Archbishop Ndungane over "Gay Remarks"

My attention has just been drawn to a publication by a religious affairs correspondent in a British daily criticising the stand of a majority of Global South Primates and several other bishops around the world over the current departures arising from the ongoing controversies surrounding unscriptural revisionist innovations on human sexuality.

23 September 2003

Anglican Archbishop of Kaduna delivers sermon on Nigerian corruption

Anglican Archbishop of Kaduna delivers sermon on Nigerian corruption

The Anglican Archbishop of Kaduna province in Nigeria, the Most Revd Josiah Idowu-Fearon, has said that the political crisis in Anambra State is a reflection of a "corruption-infested society".

01 August 2003

Encyclical to the Anglican membership in the church of Nigeria

Encyclical to the Anglican membership in the church of Nigeria

The Primate, Archbishops and Bishops, on behalf of the clergy and laity of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), received the shocking news of the ratification of the liturgy for same-sex marriages and the subsequent same-sex marriage in the Diocese of New Westminster in Canada, under the Rt Revd M C Ingham.

25 June 2003

Church of Nigeria cuts ties with the Diocese of New Westminster

Church of Nigeria cuts ties with the Diocese of New Westminster

The Church of Nigeria has issued a statement expressing deep sadness with the recent decision taken by the Diocese of New Westminster, Canada, to officially sanction same-sex union.

02 June 2003

Nigerian archbishop finds healthy church in America

Nigerian archbishop finds healthy church in America

After visiting four dioceses of the Episcopal Church in Chicago, Southern Ohio, Houston and Michigan, Archbishop Peter Akinola of Nigeria said that, "the church I saw is as healthy as any church can be."

14 August 2001

Anglican Communion Ordains Eight Priests

Anglican Communion Ordains Eight Priests

Eight priests and seven deacons were ordained recently by the Bishop of Ijebu Diocese, Anglican Communion, the Rt Revd Professor Akinyele Omoyajowo.

24 July 2001

Archbishop George Carey: The visit to Nigeria 2001

Archbishop George Carey: The visit to Nigeria 2001

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd George Carey has expressed hope that both government and religious leaders in Nigeria will work for better relations between Christians and Muslims. This sentiment came following his two-week visit to the home of 15 million Anglicans in a country of 118 million people.

06 March 2001

"The Christians raised their heads..."

"The Christians raised their heads..."

Ash Wednesday began for me with the power of the Book of Common Prayer's Litany of Penitence and Confession. The day lived up to its message in some ways for me and indeed I knew it was Lent. 

06 March 2001

Archbishop of Canterbury begins visit to Nigeria

Archbishop of Canterbury begins visit to Nigeria

Dr George Carey has today (31 January) begun his visit first ever to Nigeria, and the first by an Archbishop of Canterbury for eighteen years.

31 January 2001

Crisis in Nigeria

Crisis in Nigeria

The city and state of Kaduna have been embroiled in communal violence since 21st February. Much of the infrastructure of the city of Kaduna has been destroyed; churches, mosques, homes and businesses have been burnt. 80,000 people have been made homeless, and hundreds have been killed.

19 March 2000