Tag: Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah

‘No invitation from DSS to Kukah’, Says Sokoto Diocese spokesman

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The alleged invitation extended to the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah, by the Department of State Service, (DSS), has been described as fake news. The Director, Social Communication Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev. Father Christopher Omotosho, who disclosed this on Monday, while speaking to newsmen, urged members of the public to ignore the statement describing it as fake news. Omotosho further explained that the news that the Bishop was summoned for questioning by the DSS regarding his Christmas message was not true because the Bishop is yet…

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Christmas Message: ‘Nation still in search of truth’ – Bishop Kukah

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…Asks Buhari to speak on challenges, says North is fast becoming ‘Arewanistan’ The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has slammed President Buhari’s government for being “totally oblivious to the cherished values of the sacredness of life”. In his Christmas message today titled: ‘A nation still in search of truth & Vindication‘, Bishop Kukah renewed concern about the killings and kidnappings, the moral scar of which brings shame “on our face and cannot be wished away”. According to the Bishop, “At about this time last year…

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Independence Day speech: “Nigeria decomposing from within”, Bishop Kukah attacks Buhari again

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Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has drawn attention once again to the perilous state of Nigeria, declaring that the nation is decomposing from within. Bishop Kukah, who spoke in a sermon on September 23, at the ‘Priestly Ordination of Five Deacons’, which was held at the Holy Family Cathedral, said, “Nigeria is a broken country. It is decomposing from within. Our heart is broken and lives are hemorrhaging by the day”. The church made available the text of the sermon to coincide with Nigeria’s 61st anniversary as…

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‘Buhari has blatantly pursued nepotistic agenda’ – Kukah tells US Congress

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…Says Nigeria invaded by bandits Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has told the United States Congress Commission that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to pursue nepotistic agenda, showing his preference for men and women of his faith. Bishop Kukah, who virtually addressed the congress over the rising insecurity in the country, said the current administration has been unable to tackle the security challenges like it promised to do before taking power in 2015, noting that the whole country has been invaded by bandits. The…

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‘Kukah’s criticisms ungodly, playing politics with the church’ – Presidency

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The Presidency says the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, is playing partisan politics with the Church. Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu said this in reaction to Kukah’s statement on Sunday when he accused Nigerian leaders of fuelling terrorism and banditry by paying more attention to rehabilitating bandits and kidnappers than the victims. He also alleges that insecurity especially terrorism has degenerated since 2015 President Buhari came into power. But Shehu in a statement described Kukah’s criticism as “ungodly”. The statement said “All citizens have their individual ideologies, even…

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‘Nigeria has become a massive killing field’ ? Bishop Kukah

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Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Hassan Mathew Kukah has observed that there is a growing fear among Nigerians whether the country’s glory is about to depart owing to Boko Haram, banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and other merchants of death happening across the nation. According to the renowned cleric, who made this known yesterday, in his Easter message, titled: ‘Before our Glory Departs’, today, the citizens of this country are being traumatised by bandits. His words: “The nation has since become a massive killing field, as both government and the governed…

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Presidency defends Kukah, says the Bishop is free to practise his faith, politics

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The Presidency has risen in defense of the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, after accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of nepotism. Recall that Rev. Kukah, while delivering his Christmas message in Sokoto, had alleged that President Buhari’s acts of nepotism could have led to a coup if he was a non-northern Muslim, triggering many pro-government groups to tag the statement as a felony against the Nigeria State.  Condemning Kukah, a Sokoto-based Islamic group, Muslim Solidarity Forum, had described the cleric’s comments as anti-Islamic, demanding an unreserved apology from…

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‘Kukah’s message targeted at Islam’ ? JNI

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The Jama’atu Nasirul Islam, (JNI), has said the Christmas message of Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah was targeted at Islam and Muslims. In a statement issued by the Secretary-General of JNI, Khalid Abubakar, yesterday, said the message was disguised to deceive the innocent. The statement noted that the message was a poisoned arrow fired at the heart of Islam and Muslims in Nigeria. The JNI said that the bishop’s statement was a prepared address, considering the occasion and the audience, one cannot but agree that it was a calculated attempt to…

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Northern Christians disown Hassan Kukah over statements on Buhari’s govt.

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The Northern Christians Forum of Nigeria (NCFN) has distanced itself from statements credited to Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto criticising President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The group, in a statement signed by its President, Rev. Dr. Josiah Nabut, yesterday in Barnawa, Kaduna State, warned Kukah to avoid using the pulpit for political gains.  According to the Northern Christians, the cleric is derailing and shifting from the purpose of serving the laity and has now become a tool in the hands of politicians. The NCFN noted that…

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