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How I Wasn’t Harmed After Spending 7 Hours in Same Room With Cobra – Bishop David Oyedepo

27Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

How I Wasn’t Harmed After Spending 7 Hours in Same Room With Cobra – Bishop David Oyedepo

The General Overseer of the Living Faith Church International, Bishop David Oyedepo, has recounted how he spent seven hours in his office with a cobra but was not harmed. Oyedepo in a video shared on the church’s YouTube attributed his safety to his passionate love for God. He said, “You may read all the books I have written but until you discover my heartbeat for God, you don’t know my secret. God knows I love him, all the devils know I love God and God proves perpetually and unending that I truly love him. So He manifests himself concerning me at His own time. He does it naturally in all the realms. Read Also: Nigeria May Split Before 2023 Elections – Onaiyekan “I was in my office and a cobra was found in my wardrobe, the third floor of the building and I worked in that floor...

15Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

SCOAN Confirms TB Joshua’s Burial Plans

The burial programme of the late founder of the Synagogue Church of Nations, SCOAN, has been confirmed by the church. African News Today earlier reported that the deceased clergy would be laid to rest on July 9, 2021, on the premises of his church in Lagos State. The church in a statement on Monday said, “We know you are aware that our father in the Lord, Prophet TB Joshua, has been taken home to be with the Lord. We want to assure you that nothing will stop the work of God at SCOAN from moving on. Prophet TB Joshua may be absent in the body but he is present in the spirit. Read Also: Nigerians Have More Values, Rape, Incest Prevalent In Western World —Lai Mohammed “We are currently preparing for a week-long service from Monday 5th to Sunday 11th July 2021 in honour of Prophet ...

14Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

TB Joshua’s Family Reveals Burial Date

A family member of the deceased founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor Temitope Joshua, has said the late cleric may be laid to rest on July 9, 2021 on his church premises in Lagos State. Recall that the prophet dies last week in Lagos State a few days to his 58th birthday. The family member who spoke to Punch on the condition of anonymity on Sunday, said the burial date was part of the resolutions of a meeting by immediate and extended members of the family of TB Joshua at the residence of the deceased in Lagos State on Friday. The resolution is contrary to the expectation of the monarch of Arigidi Akoko, Oba Yisa Olanipekun, and some other traditional rulers in the Akoko area, who wanted the late pastor buried in his hometown, Arigidi Akoko. The traditional ru...

Why I Don’t Own Private Jet Like Other Pastors – Fr Mbaka

7Jun

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Why I Don’t Own Private Jet Like Other Pastors – Fr Mbaka

The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministries Enugu, Revered Father Camillus Ejike Mbaka, has revealed why he has decided against buying a private jet like other pastors. Mbaka said that rather than acquire private jets though he has the resources, he would instead feed the poor and help the needy among his flock. The vocal preacher stressed that he will never be mute on the several killings and bloodbath that have held sway across the country. He said, “His children are suffering. Is this not Jesus who said, give them something to eat. We are ministers of God. It is not that Father Mbaka cannot fly jet but what am I doing with jet when my people have no job and no food to eat? “It does not mean I cannot have millions in the bank, watching the money. Whatever God will give me ...

Prophet TB Joshua is Dead, Synagogue Church of all Nations Confirms

6Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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Prophet TB Joshua is Dead, Synagogue Church of all Nations Confirms

Following speculations over the death of the popular pastor, Temitope Joshua, widely known as Prophet TB Joshua, the Synagogue Church of All Nations in the early hours of Sunday confirmed the death of its founder. The confirmation was contained in a statement issued on the church’s Facebook page on Sunday. Joshua died six days before his 58th birthday. He was born on June 12, 1963, in Arigidi, the Akoko axis of Ondo State. Reports of his death filtered into social media on Sunday morning as many Nigerians hoped for the news to be refuted. African News Today could not verify the cause of his death at the time of filing this report though unconfirmed sources say he fell ill two days ago. TB Joshua's megachurch runs the popular Emmanuel TV television station from Lagos, followed ...

Don’t Mix Religion with Constitution, CAN Tells Senate

29May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Religion

Don’t Mix Religion with Constitution, CAN Tells Senate

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Rev Samson Ayokunle, has cautioned the leadership of the Senate against rubbing off religious practices of any of the religions in the country on the country’s constitution. He stressed that Nigeria is a secular state and diversity of religious beliefs must be protected and enshrined in the country’s constitution. Ayokunle disclosed this while speaking with Punch on Thursday during the valedictory service held for him as the Visitor of Bowen University, Iwo, Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso; and nine other theological institutions of the Nigerian Baptist Convention. His comment comes on the heels of the red chamber’s Ad Hoc Committee on Constitution Review ongoing public hearings on introducing Sharia in di...

Sokoto Government Approves N155million for Islamic Scholars to Spread Islam

21May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

Sokoto Government Approves N155million for Islamic Scholars to Spread Islam

The Sokoto State Government has approved N155 million for the Ministry of Religious Affairs to provide motorcycles to Ulamas (Islamic scholars) in the state for the propagation of Islamic activities. The Commissioner of Information, Alhaji Isah Galadanchi, stated this while briefing journalists after the State Executive Council meeting on Thursday. Similarly, according to Punch, the council also approved the sum of over N196m million for the construction and tarring of a five-kilometre bye pass-road from Achida-Tungar Malam-Lambar Kwali in the Wurno Local Government Area. The commissioner added, “The council also deliberated on the recommendations of the committee set up by the state government for the upgrading of Shehu Shagari College of Education to a university of education; a...

Eid-El-Fitr: 3,200 Police Officers Deployed in Imo As Tension Heightens

12May

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News, Nigeria, Religion, Security

Eid-El-Fitr: 3,200 Police Officers Deployed in Imo As Tension Heightens

The Imo State Police Command has disclosed that a total of 3,200 officers have been deployed to preempt the breakdown of law and order in the state as Muslim faithful celebrate this year’s Eid-El-Fitr. This was contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Orlando Ikeokwu, assuring Imo indigenes that it is collaborating with all security agencies in the state. According to the statement, Ikeokwu stressed that the police had made adequate arrangements to ensure the safety and security of lives and property within the period of the celebration. He felicitated with all Muslim faithful in the state, urging them to offer prayers for the sustenance of peace and security in the state and the unity and peace of the nation at large. Also, Ahmed Audi, the Comman...

BREAKING: Fr Mbaka Succumbs, Closes Adoration Ministry

11May

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BREAKING: Fr Mbaka Succumbs, Closes Adoration Ministry

The management of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, AMEN, have shut down the church for a period of one month. This was disclosed in a notice issued on Tuesday, noting that Spiritual Director, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, was embarking on a one-month private prayer retreat, SaharaReporters reports. The notice read, “Our Spiritual Director, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, wishes to inform his beloved adorers that he has embarked on a private prayer retreat that will end on 10th June 2021. “Consequently, no ministry activities shall be held in the ministry ground pending his return. “He directs that members of the ministry are to observe this period of his retreat as they used to do during the usual January breaks of the ministry, by praying at their homes, being charitable and fasting accordin...

Shi’ites Deny Killing Police Officer During Abuja Protest

11May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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Shi’ites Deny Killing Police Officer During Abuja Protest

Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, also known as Shi'ites, have debunked killing a police officer, ASP Ezekiel Adama, during a protest help in Abuja on Friday last week. The group in a statement signed by the Secretary Academic Forum of Movement, Abdullahi Musa, on Monday said its members were not culpable for the officer’s death, noting that they did not have close contact with any of the anti-riot policemen stationed to calm the protest. According to the statement, the group utterly refuted partaking in the killing of the police officer, describing the allegation of its involvement as an attempt to tarnish the image of the group and paint the sec in bad light. It added that members of the group would not resort to killing security agents irrespective of provocation by t...