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...
Give God Your First Fruit (Salary) To Prosper — Adeboye Tells Redeemer’s University Graduates
Pastor Adeboye, who is also a Visitor to the University, while speaking at the 15th convocation ceremony at the campus in Ede, Osun state, said God reward those who give to him in the form of tithe and offering. Represented by the School’s Board of Trustee Chairman, Pastor Olukayode Pitan, he also charged the graduating students not to get distracted...
Zaria Mosque Collapses On Worshippers, Kill 4
No fewer than four worshipers were feared dead and 7 others injured as a section of the Zaria Central Mosque, Zaria, Kaduna State collapsed about 4pm on Friday while they were praying. A survivor, Mallam Shehu Nagari, who was worshiping with victims in the mosque, said the incident happened when they were in the second Sujud of Asr prayer. He said...
I Pray To Die Same Day With My Wife – E.A Adeboye
Adeboye is under criticism for a message he sent on his wife's birthday. The general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adeboye, says his prayer is for him and his wife, Foluke, to be "taken home together when the time comes." In an Instagram post, the cleric expressed his "fervent prayer" in honor of Foluke's 75th...
NSCIA Talks Tough Over Burning Of Qur’an In Sweden, Says It’s Islamophobia
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has condemned the provocative and blasphemous act of burning the Qur’an in front of the main Mosque in Stockholm, Sweden. Salwan Momika, a 37-year-old Christian refugee man from Al-Hamdaniya District, east of Mosul, Iraq, stomped on the Islamic holy book and set several pages alight in front of the Swedish capital’s largest...
14-Year-Old Girl I Married In 2010 Now A Masters Degree Student — Ex-Governor Yerima
A former Zamfara State governor, Senator Ahmad Yerima, has said that his Egyptian wife who he allegedly married as a 14 years old in 2010, is in the process of obtaining a masters degree. Recall that Yerima sent shockwaves across the globe when reports emerged that he had married a minor at the national mosque in Abuja in 2010. The outrage...
Governing Nigeria One Of My Most Difficult Challenges In Life — Buhari
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has said that leading a country like Nigeria is one of the hardest challenges in life. Buhari, who stated this in his Sallah message via a statement issued by his spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, saluted Muslims as he wished them a happy Eid and to those on pilgrimage, Hajj Mabrur and a safe return home. The former...
Eid-El-Kabir: FG Declares Wednesday, Thursday Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29 as Eid-El-Kabir holidays. This was contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade. The statement read, “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28th and Thursday, June 29th 2023 Public Holidays in commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration and heartily felicitates with the Muslim...
Matawalle Donates N200m For Eid-el-Kabir Celebrations
The former Zamfara Governor, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, has donated N200 million to various categories of people in the state for the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. This is contained in a statement signed by the state APC Chairman, Alhaji Tukur Danfulani, issued in Gusau on Saturday by the State Publicity Secretary, Malam Yusuf Idris. Danfulani, who is the Chairman of the distribution committee said...
Olumba Olumba Takes Evangelism To Ekiti
Olumba Olumba Obu's Brotherhood of the Cross and Stars came to Ekiti State on Thursday for a three-day missionary campaign. Archbishop David Irefin, the church's international chairman and team leader, stated that the team was in the state on an evangelistic mission to preach and promote the Olumba gospel. Addressing journalists on Thursday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat...