Jubilation As Presbyterian Church Umuahia Presbytery Holds Dedication Service
All is now set for the 2020 dedication service of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Umuahia Presbytery, ABN TV reports. This is even as the city now wears a new look in readiness for the event slated to take place on March 1, 2020. Very Rev. Chukwuma Kalu Okorie, the Moderator, Umuahia Presbytery, Presbyterian Church of Nigeria in a chat with...
With Dedication To God, Nigeria Can Triumph Over Insurgents, Cherubim and Seraphim Cleric Says
The Senior Pastor/Leader-in-charge of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Kubwa branch, Abuja Pastor Alex Ogundipe, has expressed optimism that with dedication to God, Nigeria can win war against insurgency. The clergyman spoke Sunday at the church’s 18th annual harvest thanksgiving service, with the theme: “Higher Ground” in Abuja on Sunday. He also appealed to Nigerians to use their tongue in...
Saudi Arabia Welcomes One Million Pilgrims
Authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stated that nearly one million foreign pilgrims had arrived for the 2024 Hajj season. A report by Saudi Gazette stated that by the end of Sunday, a total of 935,966 pilgrims arrived through all the kingdom’s air, land and seaports. Recall that over two million are billed to attend the annual pilgrimage in Makkah...
Late Pastor Odukoya’s Son, Jimi Emerges Church’s General Overseer
Jimmy Odukoya, the first son of the late Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, has been declared as the new General Overseer of the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos. Pastor also assumed the office of the Chairman of the Board of Trustee of the Church as announced by a member of the Trustee, on Sunday. The late Odukoya, died on August 7 in...
Coronavirus: Bishop Oyedepo Shuns Directive, Attacks Govt Over Closure Of Schools, Malls
Bishop David Oyedepo, the General Overseer of Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel has criticized the government over the closure of schools in Nigeria. Most states in Nigeria as on Friday ordered the closure of schools till further notice as the country battles the spread of Coronavirus. Also, the Lagos government canceled gathering of more than 20 person after...
Bishop Obinna Is Dead
Gregory Obinna Ochiagha, Bishop Emeritus, Catholic Diocese of Orlu, Imo State, is dead. Born in Ibeme on August 31, 1931, the late cleric was ordained Priest of Umuahia in 1960. In 1980, he was elevated to Bishop of Orlu in Nigeria. Ochiagha retired in 2008. Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Catholic community in Nigeria. He...
Rev. Mbaka’s Adoration Ministry Reopens After Three Months Suspension
The founder of the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, Amen, Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has resumed operation at the ministry, months after it was suspended. The ministry was suspended indefinitely on June 18, 2022, by the Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev Dr. Callistus Onaga. Giving reason the ministry was suspended; Bishop Onaga argued that Mbaka had continuously violated all the tenets of...
We Started Daystar Church At A Restaurant – Pastor Sam Adeyemi
Sam Adeyemi said Daystar Christian Centre began at a restaurant on Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos. Adeyemi, the founder of the church, stated this while celebrating the 26th anniversary of the centre on Thursday. He said: “26 years ago, a handful of us gathered at a restaurant on Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos, to begin a journey of faith as we formally launched Daystar...
After 18 Years, Couple Welcomes Set Of Triplet
The General Overseer, Grace Impacts Church, Berger, Bariga, Lagos, Rev. Dr. Eseme Unen and his wife, Pastor Esther, last week, dedicated their triplets, a boy and two girls to God at a special thanksgiving service with family, friends, church members and well wishers in attendance. The couple had waited 18 years after the birth of their first child, a girl,...
RCCG Suspends Pastor, Deacon Over Alleged Homosexuality
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has suspended two pastors for alleged homosexuality. Those suspended are Pastor Ayorinde AdeBello and Deacon Oke Mayowa. The suspension was announced in a memo dated October 28, 2024 by Sunday Akande, its national overseer. A detailed inquiry of the accusations against the pastors was mandated in the letter, which was sent to the General Overseer...
