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Celestial Church Reacts to Death of Lagos Big Boy, Badru Burnt During Prayer Session

10May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

Celestial Church Reacts to Death of Lagos Big Boy, Badru Burnt During Prayer Session

The Celestial Church of Christ, CSS, has reacted to the death of Kayode Badru, a Lagos-based big boy, who died from injuries sustained from a candle fire describing it as abuse of spiritual perfumes. Reports say Badru had gone to a branch of the church in Lagos on May 3 for a thanksgiving ceremony over the successful sponsor of some youths to the Academy for Innovation Art and Technology, ACIATECH. The deceased who was based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was reported to have lit some candles and a prophet in the church thereafter began spraying perfume on him to bless him. Consequently, his body was set ablaze, resulting in fatal burns. He passed on in the hospital after two days. In its reaction, the church in a statement said its ministers were expected to dilute perfumes w...

Mbaka apologises to Bishop, Catholic Church

10May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion, Violence

Mbaka apologises to Bishop, Catholic Church

Fiery Enugu Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, has apologised to the Catholic church over the attack and destruction of the Enugu Catholic Diocese Bishop’s Court and Holy Ghost Cathedral in Enugu. Mbaka, who is the spiritual director of Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), rendered the apology while delivering his sermon on Sunday at Adoration Ground in Emene. He maintained the church didn’t kidnap him and apologised to whoever misunderstood his first statement when he reappeared at New Haven. He said he was misquoted in the first statement by people who want to cause problem between him and the church. The priest said the protest was hijacked by some hoodlums who capitalised on the protest to unleash mayhem on the church. “I wish to apologise to whoever tha...

Gov Umahi Condemns the Madness of Herdsmen Killings in South-East

9May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Fulani Herdsmen, News, Nigeria, Religion, Security

Gov Umahi Condemns the Madness of Herdsmen Killings in South-East

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has condemned the increased spate of killings by herdsmen in the South-East region describing it as “madness of herdsmen killings” while stressing that it must cease immediately and herdsmen must abide by the culture of their host communities in the region. The governor who doubles as the Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum, added that killer herdsmen must desist from the unprovoked killing of South-Easterners. Umahi disclosed this while addressing a humongous crowd of the Christian faithful, stakeholders and political stalwarts of the state during the finale of the seven days praying and fasting convened by the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Ebonyi State chapter, at the ecumenical centre Abakaliki. The crusade was organised to ...

6May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

Pastor Adeboye’s Son is Dead

Pastor Dare Adeboye, son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has died. Dare Adeboye, 42, was renowned as a life coach, visionary leader, motivator, bridge builder and third child of Baba Adeboye. Church Gist on Thursday in a post said, “Dare was a Youth Provincial Pastor in Eket, Akwa Ibom State. “He was also described in 2020 as one of the most influential youth pastors in the Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide.”

Catholic Church Suspends Fr Mbaka Over Fracas with Buhari

6May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

Catholic Church Suspends Fr Mbaka Over Fracas with Buhari

The Catholic Diocese of Enugu has suspended Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka from liturgical activities for a period of one month owing to the controversy generated by his political vision which has exposed him to attack from the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The clergy was suspended with effect from May 3 after being summoned by Bishop of the Enugu Catholic Diocese, Callistus Valentine Onaga. The Bishop invited Mbaka following his altercation with the Presidency and issued a stern warning that his utterances were denting the image of the largest Christian organisation worldwide, church officials told TheGazette. Recall that Fr Mbaka had last week asked President Buhari to resign or be impeached over his inability to curb security challenges across the country. The cleric while ...

Nigeria Police Reacts to Reports of Fr Mbaka’s Disappearance Nigeria Police Reacts to Reports of Fr Mbaka’s Disappearance

5May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion, Security

Nigeria Police Reacts to Reports of Fr Mbaka’s Disappearance Nigeria Police Reacts to Reports of Fr Mbaka’s Disappearance

The Nigeria Police Force, Enugu State command has said it is not aware of the alleged disappearance of the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry of Enugu, Nigeria, (AMEN), Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka. The alarm of his disappearance was raised by the Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, in a statement. Fr Mbaka’s followers and members of his Adoration Ministry had taken to the streets in protest of his disappearance on Wednesday. Recall that the clergy had last week asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign or be impeached. The Presidency had in its reaction attacked Fr Mbaka alleging that the cleric was annoyed because he was denied contracts he sought from the Buhari administration. The spokesman of Enugu State Police Command, Daniel Ndukwe told SaharaReporters that the ...

DSS Comments on Reports of Fr Mbaka Missing

5May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion, Security

DSS Comments on Reports of Fr Mbaka Missing

The Department for State Services, DSS has reacted to the reports that the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry of Enugu, Nigeria, (AMEN), Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka is missing, saying that they are not holding him. Many Christians have staged a protest in front of the Catholic Bishop’s court in Enugu, asking the Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Callistus Onaga to produce Fr Mbaka. The whereabout of the cleric was alleged to have been unknown since he paid the Bishop a visit two days ago. Reacting to the development, Peter Afunaya, spokesperson of the DSS, told Vanguard that the service did not arrest Fr Mbaka. Afunaya said: “Rev Fr Mbaka is not with the DSS. The DSS did not pick him up, please.” Recall that the Federal government had alleged that some religious and political leaders we...

Nigeria Will Fly Again: We can Believe Kumuyi – Femi Adesina

30Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion, Security

Nigeria Will Fly Again: We can Believe Kumuyi – Femi Adesina

You rarely hear his voice in public when it comes to secular or controversial issues. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench. He just faces the work he is doing, and how very well he does it. Gently. But early this week, Pastor William Folorunsho (popularly known as WF) Kumuyi came out to speak. He addressed the media as part of a weeklong crusade titled ‘Soaring Above,’ holding electronically in Abuja and the 19 northern states. What did the simple, self-effacing man say? A lot, which can be distilled into the following points: *Nigeria is down today, faced by many challenges, but it can still fly again, if only the people can stop hate, killing and divisive utterances. *God is still interested in Nigeria, but we must eschew utterances that...

ICYMI: Adesina hails Kumuyi, lambasts Preachers making Negative Prophecies

30Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

ICYMI: Adesina hails Kumuyi, lambasts Preachers making Negative Prophecies

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Thursday night, lambasted preachers making negative prophecies about Nigeria. He urged such clerics to rather emulate the Founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, in his optimism that Nigeria will fly again, despite the multifarious challenges confronting the nation at the moment. The presidential spokesman made this known in a piece titled, ‘Nigeria Will Fly Again: We Can Believe Kumuyi’. He wrote, “To Kumuyi and the state of the nation. Nigeria can fly again. There will be a turnaround. But that’s not what we hear from most preachers today. They talk of doomsday, encourage their members to hate the country and its leadership, give negative prophecies ...

Calamity Will Befall Lawmakers if They Fail to impeach Buhari but Attack me – Fr Mbaka

29Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

Calamity Will Befall Lawmakers if They Fail to impeach Buhari but Attack me – Fr Mbaka

Catholic Priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka has frowned at the wanton killings perpetrated across the country while lending his voice to the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari. He disclosed this while speaking at the Adoration Ministry in Enugu, stressing that it was unacceptable for Buhari to keep mute despite the unabated killings across the country, SaharaReporters reports. The cleric added that federal lawmakers will face problems worse than their imagination if they fail to impeach the President but attack him instead. Mbaka alleged that the government was sponsoring some of the killings in the country while labelling separatist groups as terrorists rather than focus on creating jobs for idle youths. He also condemned the ...