The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the title of a new Nollywood film, ‘A Very Dirty Christmas’, labelling it as “offensive and disrespectful” to the Christian faith and calling for an immediate review and public apology from the makers of the movie. In a press statement signed by the CAN President, Archbishop Daniel…
The Sultan of Sokoto and Co-Chair of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), HRH Abubakar Sa’ad III, on Wednesday cautioned that the Council risks slipping into irrelevance unless faith leaders embrace sincerity, accountability and honest engagement. His warning came as the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) pressed for stronger action on insecurity, while the Federal Government…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said it has not been officially notified of the newly released 100 students following their abduction recently. In a statement on Monday, the Chairman of the Association, Niger State Chapter, Bishop Bulus Yohanna, noted that it would have been cheery news to learn of the abductees’ freedom; however, no…
The Federal Government on Sunday secured the release of 100 students who were kidnapped in Niger State. Earlier, GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that fifty pupils escaped out of 303 pupils abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State have escaped and reunited with their families….
A parent who has three children among the pupils abducted from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State, has died of heart attack. Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the Northern region and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Rev. John Hayab, disclosed this in an interview with ARISE Television. He said the…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared a one-day national prayer to address what it describes as the “ongoing Christian genocide in the country.” The decision followed resolutions reached during the association’s 4th Quarter National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, held on November 18, 2025, in Jos, Plateau State. The declaration was conveyed in an…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State on Sunday announced that fifty pupils abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, have escaped and reunited with their families. The announcement comes days after suspected terrorists invaded the school and abducted 303 pupils, students, and staff….
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger state says fifty students abducted from St Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara LGA, have escaped from captivity. In a statement on Sunday, Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, chairman of the Niger state chapter of CAN and Catholic bishop of Kontagora diocese, said the pupils…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State has confirmed that 215 pupils and 12 teachers were abducted during Friday’s bandit attack on a Catholic school in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area. CAN Chairman in Nigeria State, Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, gave the confirmation on Friday, stating that the incident is one of…
The Northern chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has condemned the renewed wave of insecurity across the country following separate attacks in Kwara, Borno and Kebbi States. In a statement on Wednesday, the Chairman of Northern CAN, Rev. Joseph John Hayab, described the incidents as painful reminders of the worsening security challenges confronting…