Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Sunday, said for over 60 years, Nigerian leaders have looked like men in a drunken stupor who stumble and fumble while searching for the way home, The Punch reports. …

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has lamented that Christians in the North have been and are still under severe stress, oppression and marginalisation by their Muslim counterparts. Bishop Kukah, in a recent paper…

The Presidency, on Sunday, came down hard on Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Fr. Hassan Mathew Kukah and the American Government over the Federal Government's inability to deploy the Super Tucano fighter jets to combat terrorism in the…

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto diocese, Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari owed Nigerians an explanation on when insecurity would end in the country. Fr. Kukar said this during his Christmas sermon, on…

A former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has cautioned against the frequent defections by politicians, saying it brews violence, crisis and also overheat the polity. The retired Army general, on Thursday, at the launch of…

The United Kingdom has warned that the rise in conflicts in Nigeria could end up destabilising the country’s democracy in the run-up to the 2023 elections. This was even as the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have declared that the level…

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, has blamed politicians for the agitation for the actualisation of Biafra. Rev. Kukah insisted that the agitation for Biafra was a direct result of corruption in Nigeria.…

Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, says Muhammadu Sanusi II, the emir of Kano, is fighting to keep the throne because of his blunt remarks. The cleric made this remark on Monday while speaking on a panel at the ongoing…

Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, says demonising herdsmen, especially those of the Fulani extraction, could lead to a breakout of violence.  Kukah, who spoke on Tuesday at a colloquium on fake news and hate speech…