The new Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja, Most Rev Anselm Umoren MSP, has been urged to embrace an exemplary life of holiness as demanded of the person of a bishop.

The Congregation of Evangelization of peoples has through its Prefect, Archbishop Fernando Filoni, assured Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa, RECOWA, of continued support and collaboration. Archbishop Filoni made this promise at the opening session of the 1st Plenary Assembly of RECOWA, held at the President Felix Houphouet Boigny Conference Centre in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, 24th January, 2012.

The ancient and beautiful city of Calabar was agog with scintillating and colourful display of various cultural dances and masquerades on Saturday 7 January, 2012 as the Treaty King and Natural Ruler of the Efik kingdom, Edidem Ekpo Okonabasi Otu V and his entire Elders in Council conferred on their son, Right Reverend Monsignor John Kanebi Asuquo Aniagwu, the title of Ada Idaha ke Efik Eburutu.