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The Leader Newspaper
The Leader Newspaper is a weekly Catholic Newspaper owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri. The Leader was established in 1956 by the Irish Missionaries who worked in the then Owerri Diocese. The Leader is published by Assumpta Press Owerri Nigeria.
It covers church and circular news stories, articles and features, and circulates in almost all the south eastern states namely: Imo, Abia, Rivers, Anambra., Enugu, ( Nsukka in Enugu state) and recently it has opened its Abuja Route.The Leader has a strong local base and maintains a grass root focus.
Recently, The Leader’s popularity and profile has soared due to its honest and objective reporting in social, economic and political issues.

The Leader News Online
Due to the high demand by fans of The Leader Newspaper within and in Diaspora, we are happy to have launched the Online version “The Leader News Online” to accommodate the need of numerous customers accessing our regular news updates and thus broadening our scope of coverage to the outside world.
The leader News Online is a current version poised at bringing you news updates and events on weekly basis and as well take care of our readers’ comments to enable us meet out target of serving God and his people.
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- Jonathan Vs Kwankwaso over 250Bn Naira Grants for Kano LGAs
- Boko Haram Islamists kidnapped more than 100 school girls
- Soyinka speaks on the recent security threats in Nigeria, says Nigeria needs competent leaders
- Nyanya – Abuja Bomb Blast claimed 80 lives
- Emeakaroha draws Europe to Nigeria as Chinwendu weds Chimaobi
- St Micheal’s Parish Umuguma Raises fund for Parish Projects
- St. Theresa’s Umunakanu-Owerre dedicated
- Pension Thieves to Bag 10 Years Imprisonment as Senate Passes Reform Bill
- Bees sting 83-year-old woman to death in Imo
- Umuna Community threatens to shut down govt business – over flood menace
- Catholic women display football artistry at St. Joseph Parish Umualumaku
- FG told to make Microfinance banks official banks in LGAs
- KSM Mbama zone ends recollection at St. Anthony’s Umunkwo
- AN OVERVIEW OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOMICIDE IN NIGERIAN MARRIAGES
- THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE CHURCH (ADR): THE NEED FOR ECCLESIASTICAL PARADIGM SHIFT
- Catholic Clergy: Prophetic Gadfly And Bastion Of Political Sanity In Imo Politics
- Feast of Unborn Child: KSM Owerri Sub-Council carries campaign against abortion to Girls College
- Be faithful to your homes and society, priest tasks mothers at St. Paul’s Chaplaincy FHE Trans-Egbu Mothers’ Day Celebration
- St. Helen’s Parish Irete – Lady Ngozi Ogba, 8 others bag “Nne Okwukwe” Award
- Let your light begin to shine from your families – Fr. Ibole advises mothers
- Mother’s Day Celebration – Blessed Tansi Parish Ugwu Orji
- LASSA HAEMORRAGHIC FEVER
- Communicating Life, Truth and Love In Our Encounters
- Sunday Readings: PASSION SUNDAY (PALM SUNDAY)
- Public smokers to face 6-month jail in Nigeria
- POPE FRANCIS REAFFIRMS IMPORTANCE OF VATICAN BANK’S MISSION
- Addressing The Kidnapping Problem In Nigeria (3)
- National Confab: Imo position
- ASUP Strike: Stop intimidating us – Poly lecturers tell Minister
- Women advised to check rising immorality in Imo as Maria Assumpta Parish celebrates Mothers’ day
- 9-Month-Old Baby Charged With Attempted Murder In Pakistan
- Nigeria’s Economy Growing with People starving
- Minister raises alarm over neglect of senior citizens
- JDPC Seminar: Why Catholic Church is interested in National Confab – Fr. Osuagwu
- On 20th anniversary of Rwandan genocide, pope urges reconciliation
- Devotion To The Passion Of Christ
- Lay good moral foundation for your children – Lady Nnanna-Okoro tasked parents
- Owerri mechanics to relocate to Avu – Gov. Okorocha appeals for cooperation
- Archbishop Obinna lays foundation stone of Annunciation Catholic Centre
- THE BIG DRAMA
- True Picture Of An International Student In America
- Archbishop Obinna admonishes Knights – As KSM PH holds retreat in Owerri
- Catholic Church submerged by flood in Orlu
- Ritualists behead church warden in Imo – Family tasks police to fish out killers
- Holy Trinity Parish W/Bank celebrates her Mothers’ day in grand style
- St. Mary’s Parish Obibiezena Celebrates Mothers’ day
- National Conference: Look beyond Religion …Archbishop Obinna
- 10 Stolen Children Recovered In Akwa Ibom
- Vatican set for Canonization of Blessed John XXIII, John Paul II April 27
- Plan underway for Catholic University …In Owerri Archdiocese
- Land Use Policy And Development Control: A Look At Imo State Ministry Of Lands And Owerri Capital Development Authority
- Governor Okorocha orders arrest of contractors for non-performance at Ehime-Mbano
- St. Kevin’s Parish Ogbaku Mother’s Day Celebration
- St. Mark’s Parish New Owerri celebrates 2014 Mother’s Day
- Addressing the Kidnapping Problem In Nigeria (2)
- Igboland, hope of Christianity in Nigeria – Fr. Nkwocha
- LAZARUS, SYMBOL OF HUMANITY
- KSM: Sancta Maria Sub-Council celebrates feast of Unborn Child, as priest condemns euthanasia
- Imo State Declare state of emergency on health sector
- UBA donates modern incubators to Holy Rosary Hospital Emekuku
- Sunday Readings: FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT READINGS YR A
- IGBO ISSUES AT THE NATIONAL CONFAB (3)
- Jubilation, tears as 83 New Royal Fathers receive Staff of office in Imo
- Cleric tasks Christians on humility, obedience, says it is road to success
- Feast of Annunciation: Holy Rosary Sub-Council drums support for the unborn child
- St. Patrick Okwu Uratta Marks Feast of Patron
- IMSUTH gets new CMD, Board Chairman
- Monk donates Babies’ Home to Missionary Sisters in Anambra
- Nursing mothers go into hiding in Imo – As kidnappers target babies, shoot parents of victims
- Students’ Cohabitation, Church raises Alarm
- The Centenary Awards and Other Annoyances (2)
- Addressing the Kidnapping Problem In Nigeria (1)
- You are the Light of the world…
- Is APC promising Nigerians a born again style of governance?
- IGBO ISSUES AT THE NATIONAL CONFAB (2)
- Mother’s Day: Behaviours expected of Christian Mothers
- Excessive Urbanisation Of Owerri: Robbing Peter To Pay Paul
- The role of mothers
- Lent: A moment to peel our layers of sinfulness
- Have you been wrongfully terminated or dismissed?
- 2015: Shun imposition of candidates – Prof. Nnamdi Obiareri advises voters
- Confab divides Christian, Muslim leaders
- Pro-Life Rally: KSM Assumpta Sub-Council holds Anti-abortion Rally, Lectures
- Ahiara celebrates Holy Childhood
- New Owerri residents raise alarm over crazy electricity bills – Want Imo House of Assembly to intervene
- Please stop the killings now
- Canonization of Pope John Paul II (Goodwill Messages)
- Pope removes extravagant Bishop
- Police probe Ibadan ‘forest of horror’ … Where people are killed for rituals
- Student gives birth to triplets, Cries for help
- Jonathan, Obama Visit Pope
- Sunday Readings: FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT YR. ‘A’ 30/03/2014
- Missing Malaysia Jet crashed in Indian Ocean – Prime Minister
- Pope appoints Canon Law expert to Council for Economy
- Fr. Cloonan Memorial Secondary School Emekuku holds inter-house sports
- LENT: We need to fast from noise, entertainment – Bishop Ezeonyia
- Don’t give up in face of challenges – Priest charges Ladies of St. Mulumba as retreat ends
- Sunday Readings: 3rd Sunday of lent – March 23, 2014
- Pope Francis discuss extensively on same-sex marriage with President Jonathan As Nigeria, Vatican partner in education, health
- David Mark’s Convoy Attacked by Gun Men in Imo