The Methodist Church of Nigeria has appointed Nkechi Nwosu as the country's first female bishop. The Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Reverend Joseph Nnonah, ordained Nwosu as Bishop of Jos on Sunday, January 22 at the Christ Methodist Cathedral Church in Jos. The church service followed the decision of the Methodist Church Nigeria's biennial Conference in
The Methodist Church of Nigeria has ordained Right Reverend Nkechi Nwosu as its first female bishop in Nigeria. Archbishop of Kaduna, the Most Reverend
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While some Pentecostal preachers in eastern Nigeria set fire to statues and other ancient artefacts that they regard as symbols of idolatry, one Catholic priest is collecting them instead.
The artefacts are central to the traditional religions practised by the region s Igbo people, who see them as sacred, and possessing supernatural powers.
But there are now very few adherents of these religions, as Christianity - led by Pentecostal churches - has become the area s dominant faith.
BBC Igbo s Chiagozie Nwonwu and Karina Igonikon report on the priest s efforts to protect a history that is being lost because of the actions of some preachers.