Most Rev. Michael Gokum, the Catholic Bishop of Pankshin Diocese of Plateau, has made donations of food items and N45,000 to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau.

Some of the items donated include; bags of rice, beans, sugar, garri, among others.

The donation, which was made on Sunday, was facilitated by the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) of the diocese.

Saudi Arabian authorities have imposed a compulsory levy equivalent of N163,000 on all prospective Nigerian pilgrims, who have performed Hajj or Umrah in the last two years.

The Saudi Arabian authorities also introduced a five percent Value Added Tax on all services, excluding food items and medical drugs.

The Nigerian bishop whom Pope Francis had fiercely defended has resigned after a five-year, sometimes violent, standoff with some priests and worshippers who rejected him as an ethnic outsider, the Vatican said on Monday. A Vatican press release quoted by its news agency, Agenzia Fides, reads;

German Pentecostal Evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke, is set to return to Nigeria for a five day crusade and a three day multi-purpose ministers’ fire conference, according to his team, Christ for All Nations (CFaN).