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RCCG builds hospital, renovates chapel at Kirikiri Prison

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    The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Worldwide has dedicated Kirikiri Maximum Reference Hospital and a renovated Liberty Chapel for the inmates of Kirikiri Maximum Prison in Lagos. The church also held a thanksgiving service at the Liberty Chapel in the prison recently. The two properties were dedicated by Pastor Joseph Obayemi, national overseer of RCCG, who represented the general overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye. Speaking at the biannual holy visitation service, Obayemi enjoined the inmates to thank God in all circumstances, remarking that nothing was impossible with Jesus Christ. Obayemi, who is also a member of the governing council of RCCG, anchored his message on Psalm 95: 1-7. He told the inmates to be hopeful and steadfast, expressing the conviction that they would regain their freedom someday. Many of the inmates heeded the altar call and he prayed for them. Earlier, in his welcome address, Pastor Tunwashe K
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EFCC arrests Bishop for allegedly operating Ponzi scheme in Benin

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EFCC arrests Bishop for allegedly operating Ponzi scheme in Benin   Bishop Giniko Obi has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Benin City, Edo State, for allegedly defrauding thousands of people of various sums of money running into millions of naira. The suspect allegedly collected the money from his victims in the guise of helping them to ‘fight poverty. Obi, founder of Beloved Gideon Foundation, based in Agbor, Delta State, with outreaches in Bayelsa, Onitsha, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja, and Benin City, however, denied any involvement in fraud claiming that he was only “doing the will of God by trying to help people fight poverty.” According to a statement by the acting EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade, in Abuja, Obi said it was his desire and God’s will to see people prosper that led him into operating what appears to be a Ponzi scheme. Obi, who claimed to be a consecrated Bishop with a diplo
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Christian Association of Nigeria Southwest Chairman, Archbishop Magnus Atilade has died

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  President of Gospel Baptist Conference of Nigeria Archbishop Magnus Atilade is dead. Atilade, who is also the chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN) South-West region, died in the early hours of Thursday Jan. 10th at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) at the age of 76. Mourning his demise, President Buhari acknowledged Archbishop Atilade’s dedication and commitment to the service of humanity, the President affirms that the cleric will be fondly remembered for his landmark contributions to the evolution of traditional medicine and for spirited advocacy for practitioners to be legally recognized in the country.
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44-year-old cleric defiled male teenager in Lagos

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that a 44-year-old cleric, Taiwo Opaleke, charged with raping a male teenager, should be kept at the Kirikiri prisons. The Magistrate, Mrs B.O. Osunsanmi, who remanded the cleric, said that the court could not take his plea as it needed advice of the state’s director of public prosecutions. She adjourned the case until Feb. 6 for mention. It was reported that Opaleke, who resides at Shomolu, Lagos, was charged on a count of defiling a 15-year-old. According to the prosecutor, ASP Ezekiel Ayorinde, the accused committed the offence on Dec. 14 at his residence. The prosecutor said that the accused sexually assaulted the teenager by penetrating into his anus, in contravention of Section 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. “The accused, who leaves in the same area with the boy, invited him to his church, but the boy refused to go. “The accused came to the boy’s house and took him to his house where he forcefully had i
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Bishop Adeoye blows hot ahead of 2019 elections, lists reasons Nigerians should vote Buhari out

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Sufficient Grace and Truth Ministry Senior Pastor, Bishop Seun Adeoye says the only patriotic thing Nigerians can do in the forthcoming elections is to vote out bad government and allow fresh people with vision and the ability that can move the nation forward take over. Bishop Adeoye, who is  the Spokesman of World Bishops Council (WBC) Africa, the World Federation of Churches (WFC) and the World Clergies Congress (WCC) in a statement issued on Friday in Osogbo, warned about re-electing President Muhammadu Buhari into office. The statement reads: “Few days to the 2015 presidential election, I circulated a statement warning that if Buhari is elected as the president his government will cause untold hardship to Nigerians. Not many people listened to me. They were overwhelmed by the “change” campaign. Buhari was elected and the rest is history. “To further sound a note of warning, I held a one-man rally in Osogbo, the Osun State capital where I emphatically declared that Buhari’s go
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I expect a new beginning — MFM Coach

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                                                              Fidelis Ilechukwu, head Coach of Lagos based MFM FC, says the 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season will be a fresh start for his wards. The Olukoya Boys will kick-start their 2018/2019 season against the Peoples Elephant (Enyimba) in an opening fixture of Group A of the new NPFL season. The Peoples Elephant will host Olukoya Boys at the Enyimba International Stadium in Aba on Sunday. Ilechukwu said although his men would be guests to the seven-time NPFL champions, he hoped to start the season on a good note. “I hope my team can make a huge statement from the opening day contest. “It’s going to be a fresh start for us playing against Enyimba Football Club, one of the best in the Nigerian league “MFM Football Club is a good side as well, although I know it’s going to be difficult because we lost a lot of our players to other clubs. “Last season, we lost eight players but the players we
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Pastor David Ibiyeomie is changing the face of Port Harcourt

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  Pastors are seen and heard to only preach the Gospel to the people but Pastor David Ibiyeomie of Salvation Ministries is making a difference as he has once again embarked on Projects meant for the Government. Construction of Roads and other basic amenities are primary responsibility of the Government, but Pastor David Ibiyeomie and the church he pastors took the responsibility to make the Port Harcourt Metropolis get a new look by constructing roads within the city. We gathered that this is the 6th Road He is reconstructing in Port Harcourt whereby this has made him stand out among different pastors in the country for his good works and also his goodwill message to the people. This is what was shared on their official page on 9th January, 2019. “As part of her contribution towards building a society furnished with dignity, Salvation Ministries took it upon herself to construct a road at Choba area of Port Harcourt to make life comfortable for the citizens who ply the road on
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