{
  "id": 9794579,
  "title": "Kukah bemoans waning Catholic influence in Nigeria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/kukah-bemoans-waning-catholic-influence-in-nigeria",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T17:20:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/kukah-bemoans-waning-catholic-influence-in-nigeria/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has expressed concern about the declining influence of the Catholic Church in Nigeria's public life. He called for the Church to renew its values and reclaim its position.\n\nThere is no direct connection between Bishop Kukah's statement and other news. In a separate development, President Bola Tinubu's emergence as Nigeria's president in 2023 has been attributed to the influence of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, by Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress.\n\nMomodu stated that El-Rufai's political influence was pivotal in Tinubu's emergence as president, according to Daily Post Nigeria.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Kukah bemoans waning Catholic influence in Nigeria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/kukah-bemoans-waning-catholic-influence-in-nigeria-9798026",
        "published": "2026-09-25T17:44:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}