NO fewer than 1,070 out of the 4,913 pilgrims from Katsina State had so far been transported to Saudi Arabia for the 2023 pilgrimage. The spokesperson of the State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Badaru Bello-Karofi, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in …
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AT least 47 people have died fasting over a promise that they would meet Jesus if they starved themselves to death. They are members of the Good News International Church in Kenya. The church’s pastor, Paul Makenzi, has been held by the police authorities over the death. On Saturday, the …
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BREAKING! Popular Bishop Who Predicted Victory For Peter Obi Sent To Prison For Raping Church Members An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday, April 17, remanded a clergyman, Bishop Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, for allegedly raping two of his church members. Oluwafeyiropo, who is the founder of ‘I Reign …
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IMAM Salaudeen Olanrewaju, the Chief Missioner of Igbomina, Ekiti Muslim Forum (IEMF), has advised Muslim adherents to avoid keeping statues and idols in their homes as it is forbidden. Giving the advice on Sunday in Ilorin while delivering the Annual Ramadan Lecture of the association, Olanrewaju explained that Islam reject …
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POPE Francis presided over mass in St Peter’s Square Sunday, as he kicked off events leading to Easter, just a day after leaving the hospital following a bout of bronchitis. The 86-year-old’s admittance to hospital on Wednesday with breathing difficulties sparked concerns he may not be well enough to attend …
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THE Christian Association of Nigeria in Imo State on Sunday said that the address used by one Frank Onwumere n a petition claiming that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, gave out N2 billion to churches, does not exist. The chairman of CAN in Imo State, Divine …
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Most Rev. Michael Kalu Ukpong has been installed as the new Catholic Bishop of the Umuahia Diocese in Abia State. His installation followed the elevation of the former, His Lordship, Most Reverend Licus Ugorji, to the Metropolitan Archbishop of Owerri, Imo State, to also replace Archbishop Anthony Obinna, whose retirement …
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 123 cases of Diphtheria disease and 38 deaths in four states. Dr Pricilla Ibekwe, Head of Special Projects and Partnerships Unit at NCDC, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during the Ministerial bi-weekly meeting on the update of COVID-19 …
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The Methodist Church of Nigeria has ordained Right Reverend Nkechi Nwosu as its first female bishop in Nigeria. Archbishop of Kaduna, the Most Reverend Joseph Nnonah, ordained Nwosu on Sunday at the Christ Methodist Cathedral Church North Central as the Bishop of Jos. The service is to formally give effect …
Read More »The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), has described as alarming and unacceptable the continuous killing and kidnapping of Christian clerics in Nigeria. Bishop Francis Wale Oke, President, PFN, in a statement, noted that, “As an organisation that worships God, we pray that the wrath of God shall fall heavily on …
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