The first and oldest church in Nigeria is the Cathedral Church of St. Peters in Ake, Abeokuta. The key missionary in charge, Rev. Henry Townsend arrived from Sierra Leone to spread Christianity.

Pope Leo XIV recalls working in the Apostolic Nunciature in Lagos in the 1980s as President Tinubu prepares to attend his ...

Nigeria June 5, 2022. Reuters One of the priests at the church, Rev. Fr. Andrew Abayomi, said they were at the end of the service and people were getting ready to leave when the first gunshot rang ...

“Nigeria will eventually win.” While the attack was the first of its kind in Ondo state ... as Mass was drawing to a close at the small church in the Nigerian town of Owo.

Christianity made its first recorded appearance in Nigeria ... ALSO READ: The oldest church in Nigeria The significant spread of Christianity began in the 19th century with the arrival of British ...

To encourage young rural people to stay in the Church, the priest has suggested that the Church in Nigeria rethink its ... This article was first published by ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner ...

A religious schism has turned deadly in Nigeria, with a church member fatally shot and two young children killed as homes were set ablaze, according to United Methodist News Service. The news ...