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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

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

  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.

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

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

                                                              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

  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

Pope Francis, who has made boosting ties between Christianity and Islam a cornerstone of his papacy, will visit Abu Dhabi in February 3 2019. The Pope’s visit to the UAE will be a momentous occasion for the Gulf region, said Dr Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Pope Francis is due in the country on February 3. His trip will be the first time a leader of the Roman Catholic Church visits the Gulf. His visit will be a highlight of the UAE’s Year of Tolerance, during which religious acceptance will be an important feature. Dr Gargash said the pontiff’s trip will be a watershed moment for the Middle East. “The Pope’s upcoming landmark visit to the UAE represents a momentous milestone in the region,” he tweeted. The Pope’s upcoming landmark visit to the UAE represents a momentous milestone in the region. His Holiness’ presence alongside the Grand Imam of Al Azhar in Abudhabi sends a powerful message that the appeal & values of tolerance are on the rise in the M.

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 at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). A close family source confirmed the incident to our correspondent. “Yes, it is true that Baba is gone. He has gone to rest in the Lord’s bosom,” he tearfully stated. It was learnt the late chiropractor has been battling an undisclosed ailment for over a month. The 76-year-old was also a former chairman of CAN in Lagos.

Yinka Ayefele, Nigerian gospel musician, says God used Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state to wipe his sorrows away. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the governor on Tuesday, he described the governor as a listening father and good leader. “I have come here with my management team to say a big `thank you’ to our father (Ajimobi), a good leader and someone who I will boldly describe as a good example to this generation for his large heart,” he said. “God has wiped away my sorrow through you (governor). You have helped me personally in this matter, because I have been down emotionally since the partial demolition of the building. I have learnt lessons from the incident. Now, the building has become a better edifice.” The Music House, which housed Ayefele’s Fresh FM, was partially destroyed in August 2018 by the Oyo state physical and urban development control in for contravening physical planning and urban development laws. In his remarks, the governor commended Ayefele for agre

The principal of a Pennsylvania high school violated the rights of students by preventing them from passing out Bibles during lunch, says an attorney for a legal group that specializes in religious liberty. “In November, the students in the Bible club asked for permission to hand out Bibles to their friends in the cafeteria during non-instructional time,” “And the principal of the school told them they could not hand out Bibles.” It is not the first time the students at Cumberland County High School in Mechanicsburg, Pa., have had an issue with the principal, Samek said.  “It’s important to [the students] that the school district understands what their rights are and so all student’s rights can be protected,” he said. The  Independence Law Center   sent the district a letter outlining its concerns. The school district released a  statement , saying it “respects the rights of students to express themselves and distribute materials” and also “recognizes that exercise of that r

FOURSQUARE ½, General Overseers, Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria, Rev. Felix Meduoye, (middle) flanked by National Secretary Rev. Ikechukwu Ugbaja, (left) and Convention Chairman, Pastor Paul Olagunju during the press briefing on National Affairs held on Tuesday at the Foursquare Church National Headquarters, Yaba, Lagos on 08/01/2018. By Seyi Babalola  The General Overseer of Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria Rev. Felix Meduoye has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to discharge its duties in the forthcoming elections with fairness and justice. INEC, he said, has a pivotal role to play in the coming general election and must not compromise. “The sensitivity of their role in the election as the umpire cannot be overstated. We urge them to be unbiased, non-partisan and uncompromising in executing their responsibilities, they must see their duties as selfless, sacred and one owed to the Almighty God and the citizens,” he said. Speaking with repo

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has urged Churches and wealthy individuals to sponsor the spiritually inclined Christians who cannot afford pilgrimage to the Holy land. Gov. Lalong made the call on Tuesday in Abuja, when he paid a courtesy visit to Rev. Tor Uja, Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC). He said because of the current economic crunch in the country, there was the need for Church leaders to take up the responsibility of convincing well-to-do members to sponsor other less privileged ones on pilgrimage. According to him: “Our Churches need to take the gauntlet and convince the rich in our Churches to spend some of their money to sponsor other spiritually inclined members on the pilgrimage. “If we begin to encourage this, it will have positive impact on our society. “Christians in Nigeria are in disarray, because of denominational problems. Church leaders should look into this issue and encourage members to follow in the footsteps of Christ

The prosecution counsel, Ahmed Muntaka, while reading the charges before Justice Nathan Musa, said Mayo, sometime between August and December 2016, obtained N84, 948,600 from Adamawa Government under the false pretence that the money would be used for the expenses of local government-sponsored pilgrims for the 2016 pilgrimage. Muntaka told the court that the accused person diverted the money to his personal use, thereby committing an offence contrary to the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud-Related Offences Act, LFN and punishable under the same Act. In addition, the EFCC on Monday arraigned the former Executive Secretary of Adamawa Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mr. Lucius Mayo; and three other principal officers of the board at a Yola High Court for alleged fraud and diversion of N132m. The principal officers were Paul Yaduwa, Elisha Yahaya and Rhoda Samson, the Director of Finance, accountant and cashier of the board respectively. The suspects were charged with conspiracy a

  The Nigeria Police Force, Ogun Command has arrested four suspected armed robbers who specialised in robbing churches and other places of worship around Awa ijebu and its environment. The suspects which includes Akinniyi Moses (A.k.a conjour), 43yrs, Ogunfowoke Kayode, 23yrs, Michael Idogun (headboy), 35yrs, and Izunna Odah, 29 years were arrested following series of complaints from different churches they have attacked at different times. On getting the report, the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu mandated the DPO, Awa ijebu Division to go after the gang and bring them to justice within the shortest possible time. In compliance with the directive, the DPO Olu Monday, a Superintendent of Police, detailed his detectives to embark on intelligence based investigation in order to unravel those behind the sacrilegious act. Their efforts paid off when on a tip-off, the four suspects were apprehended. On interrogation, they confess

  The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church Pastor William Kumuyi has charged Nigerians to be wary of fake prophets and their prophecies in 2019. Kumuyi spoke at the church’s retreat at the Deeper Life Conference Centre, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway with the theme Hope: feasting after harvest.Kumuyi said Nigerians should not believe or give their time to fake prophets, who have penchant for false prophecies in the New Year because some of their prophecies over the years have unfulfilled. “Many so called prophets has penchant for prophesing about stock market, economy, politics, environment and other social issues but speak less of salvation message which is the heart beat of God for his people,” he lamented. He asserted that prophecy that only draws attention to oneself and not to Christ displeases God. He noted that since the fall of man, sin and wickedness have continue unabated but Jesus death and resurrection has give

The Anglican Diocesan Cleric of Lagos West, the right Reverend Dr. James Odedeji, says the task of rebuilding Nigeria is an aggregate duty which ought not to be left in the hands of government officials alone. He stated this on Monday while unveiling plans by the Diocese to organized a public debate for governorship candidates in Lagos state. “While we continue to pray for peace, progress and development of Nigeria generally, and this state in particular, we also have a duty to watch and serve as light to others. According to the Cleric, the special divinely-ordained and directed debate for the governorship candidates of political parties participating in the 2 nd  March, 2019 election in the state fixed of 14 th  of January, 2019, is part of the Diocese contribution to good governance in the state, and the country in general. Bishop Odedeji stated that about 10 political parties, including the PDP, APC, SDP, ADC have indicated interest to participate in the debate, adding th

The Parish Priest of Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, Abayi-Ariaria, Aba, Abia State, Rev. Fr. Nathaniel Ibeke has called on youths to eschew all kinds of exuberance and get focused in making positive impacts that posterity will speak of forever. The Rev Father made this call in his parish during the 79th birthday ceremony of the founder of Block Rosary Crusade, Oblate Eusebius Dominic Oguizu which was organized by the youths of our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Aba where the Block Rosary Crusade was founded. Oguizu was said to be merely 17 years old in 1956 when he established Block Rosary Crusade which is today, the base, foundation and the spiritual taproot of the Catholic Church where adherence come to pray together every evening seeking the face of God. Using Oguizu as a mark for positive reference to the younger ones, Father Nathaniel said: “Whatever we are starts from the nursing stage. I know it wasn’t that easy for him. In the spreading of the gospel there are challenges, b

General Overseer of The Lords Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries, Pastor Lazarus Muoka, has said that righteousness is the only weapon that will fight corruption, insecurity and killings in the country calling on Nigerians to embrace it in order to find peace, joy and enhance development of the country. He stated this at the 4-days international crusade organized by the Lord’s Chosen at Mgbidi, Oru West in Imo State. Muoka made Nigerians to understand that without righteousness, there will be no development as being expected. “There is no nation that is blessed above Nigeria, but today, small nations that have nothing, are enjoying everything. We should therefore return to righteousness.” Speaking further on righteousness he said, “If anyone is building outside righteousness, he is building on sinking sand, because the bible says righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to anybody. As long as the nation dwells in sin of various kinds, and ruling in unrighteousness,

General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has expressed dissatisfaction over indecent dressing among Christians. Pastor Enoch Adeboye ordered security guards to arrest anyone found indecently dressed at the Redemption Camp. The pastor who urged the parents to warn their children said camp is a holy place of worship. Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the general overseer of the RCCG, in way of proving to Christians that their bodies are the temple of the Holy Ghost ordered security guards to arrest anyone found indecently dressed at the Redemption Camp. Reports has it that Pastor Enoch Adeboye gave the order on Saturday morning, January 5, during the annual Ministers’ Thanksgiving at the 3×3 Auditorium at Shimawa, Ogun state. The man of God said since the Redemption Camp harbours the auditorium, a holy place of worship, the entire Redemption City is as holy as the auditorium. According to him, “The entire camp is a church and everything at the Rede

The Lagos State Government has expressed worries over the rising number of religious worship centres in residential areas across the state. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Babatunde Durosinmi -Etti, said he had observed with dismay the proliferation of religious worship centres and nite clubs in various residential areas, especially on the Victoria Island and Ikoyi metropolis and called for caution on the noise level to avoid rancour in the society. Durosinmi -Etti spoke during a recent stakeholders ’ meeting with the Victoria Island and Ikoyi Residents Association in Victoria Island , convened to address various environmental issues in the area , including illegal conversion of personal structures to commercial structures. “Any noise above the approved noise levels contravened the provisions of the National Environmental Noise Standard and Controls regulations 2009 as well as the Lagos State Environmental Laws 2017,” he said. The commissioner called for cooperation of religi

A Nigerian man has called out Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor on social media - The man shared a video of the pastor asking members to pay $5000 (N1.8m) for mantle - He noted that pastors have made God into a God that always needs money Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor has come under fire after he was filmed allegedly asking his members to pay $5000 for mantle. The pastor was called out on social media by a Nigerian pilot who criticised his guidance. The pastor was the former president of the Christian Association of Nigeria and senior pastor of the Word of Life Bible Church in Warri, Delta state. In the video, the pastor was heard telling the members at a church in the United States, Morris Cerullo, to pay $5000 (N1.8m) for mantle. He had also told the congregation that they would not miss God if they do so. Nigerian pastor Ayo Oritsejafor asks members to pay N1.8m for a mantle, pilot calls him out. Source: UGC.   To see the video kindly look up Jygga Collins on IG.

The Nigerian Army said it raided the offices of Daily Trust Newspapers in Maiduguri and Abuja on Sunday to invite the organisation’s journalists responsible for the publication of a classified military operation plan. The siege was however lifted by 9.30pm on Sunday, following the order of the Federal Government. But it was not clear whether the computers carted away from the Abuja headquarters have been returned. Spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman explained on Monday that the disclosure of classified information by the newspaper undermined national security hence its reporters responsible were being invited for questioning. See the full statement below.... The Nigerian Army wishes to clarify on alleged invasion of Media Trust Headquarters in Abuja and regional office in Maiduguri. We would like to state that soldiers of the Nigerian Army along with elements of Nigeria Police Force and other Security Agencies were indeed at Abuja and Maiduguri offices of the publishing company to

Armed soldiers have invaded Daily Trust head office in Abuja, hours after taking over the Newspaper’s regional office in Maiduguri, Borno state and arrested the regional editor, Uthman Abubakar and a reporter, Ibrahim Sawab. The soldiers forced the gate open at the head office and drove in with three Jokic vans loaded with armed soldiers. Everyone in the building was asked to move to the ground floor while they move computers. The military personnel retrieved the phones of all staff member in the office. They also loaded all computers at the head office into some of their vans before taking off. Dozens of soldiers are presently stationed within and outside the building, preventing entry and exit. It is not clear yet why they took the action but it may be connected with the lead story of Daily Trust on Sunday on military operation in the North East. The soldiers had shut the gate of the Maiduguri regional office earlier in the day, after arresting the two

I ceased taking Pastor Tunde Bakare seriously ever since he lied against the Holy Ghost by prophesying (wrongly) that “Let me tell you the truth by the spirit of God, neither OBJ, Atiku, IBB and this tall one, Buhari are part of the new. They are part of the old that is decaying. That old one is passing away. The new is emerging and these ones are not part of that new.” For those who do not know, Pastor Tunde Bakare made the above statement in an October 2, 2006 interview he granted to the Punch Newspapers. It is now a historical record that after claiming that God’s Holy Spirit told him Muhammadu Buhari was part of Nigeria’s decaying past, the same Pastor Tunde Bakare went ahead to accept to be the running mate of the same Muhammadu Buhari in 2011. Perhaps only in Nigeria would such a charlatan continue to parade himself as a pastor, but as Karl Marx said, “religion is the opium of the people” and Bakare sure knows how to feed that addiction. The Bible clearly tells us two things