Anthony Okogie News Today

RATHER than what was meant to be a simple, straightforward and heartfelt obituary of the legendary Monsignor Pedro Ayodele Martins , Father Mathew Hassan

Many times in life, providence weathers many storms to find those favoured and fated for the rooftops. Some minutes past midday  on May 29,2022, news filtered in from the Vatican that the catholic church in Nigeria had received another red hat this time around for Peter Ebere  Okpalaeke, the bishop of   the Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia(CADEK) in Anambra State.

Pope Francis has appointed a Nigerian, Peter Okpaleke, Catholic bishop of Ekwulobia, Anambra state, as one of 21 new cardinals of the Catholic church.

Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie We want to know who owns the land.” So declared late Nigerian artiste, Sonny Okosun in his song “Papa’s land.” Today, can it be said that Nigeria, under the watch of this government, has been taken away from us by bandits, herdsmen and kidnappers? One is permitted to think aloud on this matter because criminals are behaving as if Nigeria belonged to them alone while the rest of us are to be treated as their tenants. x ...