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Nigerian Police, DSS Summon Clerics To Regulate Preaching

6Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion, Security

Nigerian Police, DSS Summon Clerics To Regulate Preaching

Nigerian Police The Nigeria Police Force in insurgency-ravaged Borno State and the Department of State Services have urged Islamic clerics in the state to use the period of Ramadan fast to preach only unity and peaceful coexistence and shun other commentaries. The Borno State Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar, gave the charge during the stakeholders’ meeting to regulate preaching on Tuesday in Maiduguri. The meeting was convened by the Nigeria Police and the DSS. This week, the Apo Legislative Quarters central mosque committee in Abuja sacked Sheikh Nuru Khalid for criticising President Muhammadu Buhari in his Friday sermon. The police chief said the meeting became necessary to remind preachers of the existing law passed in 2010 by the state government to regulate preachin...

I Don’t Know Whether There Will Be 2023 Election Yet – Adeboye

3Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Religion

I Don’t Know Whether There Will Be 2023 Election Yet – Adeboye

Pastor Enoch Adeboye The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says he doesn’t know whether there will be an election in 2023 yet. The 80-year-old cleric said God has not told him whether there would an election next year. He said God spoke to him about the 2019 elections more than a year to the election but the case has not been so with the 2023 election. He quickly added that God might still speak to him about the 2023 general elections but He has not spoken to him yet. Read also: How My Sorrow Disappeared When I Lost My Son In 2021 – Adeboye The cleric said he is more concerned about Kaduna killings, oil theft, Nigeria’s depressing debt profile and other current national challenges. Adeboye also said politics is not his...

How My Sorrow Disappeared When I Lost My Son In 2021 – Adeboye

2Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

How My Sorrow Disappeared When I Lost My Son In 2021 – Adeboye

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Friday, shared how he got over his “deep sorrow” caused by the death of his son, Dare, last May. According to the octogenarian preacher, a text message from one of his spiritual daughters turned the tide following the death of his 42-year-old son in 2021. Pastor Adeboye Adeboye spoke at the international headquarters of the church along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway during the April 2022 Holy Ghost Service of the church. Dare had passed on on May 4, 2021 during his sleep in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, where he pastored a church and was based with his family. Speaking on the theme, ‘Signs and Wonders’, on Friday night, the elder Adeboye said children are proofs that God is a Miracle Worker, a Cov...

Why I Dedicated White Garment Church –Adeboye

28Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

Why I Dedicated White Garment Church –Adeboye

Pastor Adeboye The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, said he dedicated a white garment church last September based on divine instruction. The cleric, who recently clocked 80 years, disclosed this on Sunday during a special sermon titled, ‘Going Higher (Part 54)’. The octogenarian had in September 2021 dedicated the Lagos cathedral of the Love of Christ Generation Church C&S (Worldwide), founded by Reverend Esther Ajayi amid sweeping criticisms by Pentecostals. But Adeboye, on Sunday, said he was directed by God to dedicate Ajayi’s church. The octogenarian said, “In Acts 11:1-18, after Peter came from the house of Cornelius, the great apostles gathered together, called him to a meeting and challenged him; ‘What were you ...

10 Reasons Osinbajo Will Ignite a Religious Civil War by Farooq Kperogi

22Mar

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Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Religion, Security, Violence

10 Reasons Osinbajo Will Ignite a Religious Civil War by Farooq Kperogi

A Yemi Osinbajo presidency would, without a doubt, plunge Nigeria into the depths of a smoldering religious volcano that will hasten its self-immolation. This isn’t some idly churlish oracular indulgence. It’s based on an intimate familiarity with Osinbajo’s trajectory of religious bigotry, overpowering anti-Muslim prejudice, and irrevocable devotion to the materialization of a Pentecostal, specifically RCCG, capture of the Nigerian state. Here’re 10 reasons for my fears: 1. The RCCG memo that asked churches to actively support its members vying for political offices was inspired by Osinbajo and is consistent with his history of exclusivist religious politics. In 2013, for example, he formed the Christian Conscience Group—along with Enoch Ajiboso, Dele Sobowale, and Most Reverend Josep...

Kukah: Mistresses Of Big Boys Should Not Benefit From Quota System

6Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

Kukah: Mistresses Of Big Boys Should Not Benefit From Quota System

Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, says women should benefit from quota system in regards to political participation. He however said it is important that the special consideration is not enjoyed by relatives of people in government or “mistresses of big boys”. The Catholic priest spoke on the topical issue on Saturday at a book festival in Abuja. Bishop Kukah Quota system is designed to give opportunities to the best of under-represented segments of society. Recall that senators and members of the house of representatives voted against bills seeking to provide more opportunities for women in politics and governance. Reacting to the outcry over the issue, Kukah said the beauty of democracy is to expand the frontiers of knowledge, adding that “there are som...

2023: God Can Pick Nigeria’s President From My Church – Bishop Oyedepo

24Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

2023: God Can Pick Nigeria’s President From My Church – Bishop Oyedepo

The founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, said on Sunday, that God could pick Nigeria’s next president from his church. The preacher made the statement while saying that God could pick a female president from Living Faith Church also known as Winners Chapel. Read Also: House Of Representatives Passes Electoral Bill Without ‘Direct Primary’ Claus Oyedepo spoke during a sermon at the church’s headquarters in Ota, Ogun State on Sunday. The Christian cleric appealed to the members of his church aspiring for political positions to always seek counsel. Oyedepo said, "And it is important for me to mention to members of the church because another time is here now. You better ask counsel of the priest before you torment your life by yourself. “What office will ...

Criticisng Men Of God Attracts Leprosy, Bishop Oyedepo Warns Nigerians

9Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

Criticisng Men Of God Attracts Leprosy, Bishop Oyedepo Warns Nigerians

General Overseer of the Living Faith Church International (Winners Chapel), Bishop David Oyedepo, has warned Nigerian Christians to deviate from criticising their prophets, saying such attitude attracted dangerous punishment from God. The cleric gave the warning during the Leadership Empowerment Summit at the church’s headquarters, Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State. Read Also: Please Pray For Me – Father Mbaka Begs Followers Over Fresh Invitation from DSS According to him, speaking against men of God can attract leprosy. Oyedepo said, “Beware of speaking hurt against the Ministry you claim to be part of advancing, it’s a risk. “Beware of speaking hurt against a Prophet you claim to believe. It is dangerous. It can make a man leprous. It is dangerous. “We d...

Pmb And The Futurologists By Femi Adesina

7Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

Pmb And The Futurologists By Femi Adesina

It’s the beginning of a year, and it’s that time you hear all sorts from futurists, prospectivists, and foresight practitioners. The Good Book tells us of the 5-fold Ministries of Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers. These are offices into which God has called some people, to lead, guide and comfort His people. Unfortunately, however, some people have decided to call themselves, and they go about, running riot all over the place with guess work, divination, and outright falsehood, all to beguile the people, pass themselves off as somebody, and ultimately make filthy money. Since he became leader of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has been an object of the futurologists. They have come up with tons of predictions, many of which went wide off the mark, hittin...

Court Jails Lagos Senior Pastor Over N128million Fraud

30Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria, Religion

Court Jails Lagos Senior Pastor Over N128million Fraud

Linda Mabi-Praise, senior pastor of Temple of Praise Women Fellowship Global, Surulere, Lagos has been sentenced to five years imprisonment over N128 million fraud. Mabi-Praise was convicted and sentenced by Justice S.O. Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja following her arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A statement on the EFCC's website indicates that the prophetess, who was charged with three counts, was alleged to have, with intent to defraud, dishonestly obtained the said sum from Accelsor Investment Partners Limited in the guise that her company, Mutano Energy Ltd., was an accredited oil and gas dealer and that she was into oil and gas dealership. Read Also: Buhari, Obasanjo Mourn As Anti-Apartheid Icon Tutu Dies At 90 She...