Tag: Bishop Mathew Kukah

Kukah raises alarm over daily killings in Nigeria

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Kukah raises alarm

Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, has sounded a strong warning over Nigeria’s persistent wave of killings, describing the situation as unmatched anywhere in the world. Speaking in Yola, Adamawa State, at the launch of ‘The Man They Could Not Stop’, a book on Governor Ahmadu Fintiri authored by Solomon Kumangar, Kukah lamented that Nigeria’s deepening religious divisions are being worsened by how violence is framed in the Western media. “What is happening in Nigeria cannot happen in Sudan, Cameroon, Niger, Ghana, or any other…

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2027: Tinubu reportedly moves to pick Kukah as VP

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Tinubu to pick Kukah

Fresh political discussions suggest that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is quietly assessing four prominent northern Christian leaders as possible running mates ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Sources across print, broadcast and online media have consistently mentioned former Speaker, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Defence Minister Lt-Gen. Christopher Musa (rtd), Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang, and the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, as names in serious circulation within the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). According to multiple reports, the President’s inner circle has been reviewing these options as…

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“Rising insecurity shows Nigeria has hit rock bottom” – Kukah

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Kukah on insecurity

The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese and member of the National Peace Committee, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that the scale and depth of insecurity in Nigeria indicates that the country is at a critical point, but that the only direction forward is upward. Speaking at a dialogue on a whole-of-society approach to preventing violence and conflict in Northern Nigeria in Abuja, organised by the National Peace Committee, The Kukah Centre, and the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Bishop Kukah said: “No Nigerian needs an explanation about…

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“Kukah has changed politically, owes Buhari apology” – Rev. Fr 

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Kukah–Rev. Fr

A missionary Catholic priest working in Gambia, Rev. Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, has said that Bishop Matthew Kukah, of the Sokoto Diocese, has become “politically different” from the outspoken cleric he used to be. Ugwu, who stated this in a Facebook post yesterday while reacting to the recent controversy surrounding Bishop Kukah’s comments on alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, said many Nigerians have been cautious in reacting to Kukah’s remarks because of the bishop’s long-standing reputation, but his recent stance shows a shift from his previous principles. “The truth of…

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‘North’s insecurity fuelling mental health crisis in Nigeria’ – Bishop Kukah

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Bishop Kukah

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto diocese, Mathew Kukah, has linked the current mental health crisis in Nigeria to the incessant violence and insecurity plaguing the country, especially the northern region. “We are all vulnerable to mental health challenges due to the violence around us and the limited access to medical care. Our women and children should not be dying because healthcare is out of reach,” he stated, during the recent commissioning of projects at the Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Kware. He stated that the pervasive violence and inadequate access to healthcare services…

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Kukah backs Tinubus tax reforms to tackle elite recklessness

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Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Hassan Kukah, has expressed support for the proposed tax reform Bills introduced by President Bola Tinubu, stating that they have the potential to curb the recklessness of the elite in the country. Speaking on a television programme  yesterday, Kukah asserted that the Bills were what the country needed to catapult it into economic prosperity. According to the controversial cleric, the Bills would halt the fiscal impunity and financial recklessness of the elites. The Bill, which has passed the second reading at the Senate, is…

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“Tinubu, Buhari part of Nigerias accidental leadership cycle” – Kukah

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Tinubu on Kukah

Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah has described President Bola Tinubu, his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, and other previous Heads of State as leaders who found themselves in power by accident. The bishop made these remarks while delivering a keynote address at the official commissioning of Start-Rite Schools new building and the 4th Amaka Ndoma-Egba Memorial Lecture in Abuja, noted that it was evident none of them were fully prepared before assuming office, especially in a world where the demands of leadership are rapidly evolving. Kukah lamented that the…

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“Tinubu didn’t sign peace accord; Committee cant force Edo PDP” – Kukah

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Kukah on Edo guber

Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, says the failure of political parties and their candidates to sign the Peace Accord to shun electoral violence sends a wrong signal to Nigerians. He stated this at the weekend In Benin City, Edo State, during the Edo Election Security Town Hall, a programme organised by a television station, in partnership with the ‘Kimpact Development Initiative’ and the UK International Development. Though 17 political parties are fielding candidates in the September 21, 2024, Governorship Election in Edo State, such as the…

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Fuel price hike: “Nigerians are hungry”, Kukah tells Tinubu

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Kukah tells Tinubu

Archbishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah, has warned President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), to urgently address the economic hardship in the country, saying Nigerians are hungry. The bishop, who spoke at the unveiling of The Progressive Institute, a brainchild of the Abdullahi Ganduje-led National Working Committee, in Abuja yesterday, also appealed to the government to consider reducing the cost of Premium Motor Spirit, (PMS), popularly called petrol, which was recently hiked, leading to long queues of motorists across various filling stations. He said,…

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“?Anygovt. that takes us away from where Buhari keptusis supported” Kukah

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Bishop Kukah

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese and founder of Kukah Centre Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that hell support any government which can take Nigeria far away from where former President Muhammadu Buhari has taken the country to. Kukah stated this on a television programme yesterday, while speaking on the state of the nation with special reference to the conference taking place in Abuja yesterday, organised by Kukah Centre and titled: Promoting National Integration and Unity He said, If you ask me if I believe that this government can achieve…

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