Religion

Jun
07
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Hajj 2025: NDLEA Arrests Intending Pilgrims Traveling To Saudi Arabia With Cocaine Consignments

Hajj 2025: NDLEA Arrests Intending Pilgrims Traveling To Saudi Arabia With Cocaine Consignments

Crime, News Flash, Religion
Hajj 2024: NDLEA Arrests Intending Pilgrims Traveling To Saudi Arabia With Cocaine Consignments Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided Emerald Hotel, Ladipo area of Oshodi, Lagos state where some intending pilgrims to the ongoing hajj in Saudi Arabia were lodged and caught in the act of ingesting wraps of cocaine ahead of their flight to the holy land on Wednesday, June 5. Those arrested during the intelligence-led operation include: Usman Kamorudeen, 31; Olasunkanmi Owolabi, 46; Fatai Yekini, 38; and a lady, Ayinla Kemi, 34. The four suspects were lodged in two rooms in the hotel…
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Jun
07
2024
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Sultan Of Sokoto Announces Date For Eid-ul-Adha Celebration

Sultan Of Sokoto Announces Date For Eid-ul-Adha Celebration

Culture, News Flash, Northern Nigeria, Religion
Sultan Of Sokoto Annouces Date For Eid-ul-Adha Celebration Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has announced Friday 7th June as the first day of Dhul Hijjah 1445. Thursday, June 6, is therefore the last day of Dhul Qa’adah and Friday, June 7, is the first day of Dhul Hijjah. This means the first day of Eid Al Adha will be on Sunday, June 16 (Dhul Hijjah 10). The Day of Arafah — marked one day before Eid and known as the holiest day in Islam — will fall on Saturday,…
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Jun
03
2024
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RCCG Suspends Pastor Whose Wife Threw Lavish Party After Wigwe’s Death

RCCG Suspends Pastor Whose Wife Threw Lavish Party After Wigwe’s Death

News Flash, Religion
RCCG Suspends Pastor Whose Wife Threw Lavish Party After Wigwe’s Death The City of David Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Lagos has suspended Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, following the extravagant birthday party of his wife shortly after the death of Herbert Wigwe, former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc. According to ChurchTimes, a top pastor of the church who did not want his name mentioned said the decision to suspend Iluyomade was in response to the public outcry against the party. “It was not Pastor Adeboye that suspended him. The governing council decided…
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May
21
2024
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Tragedy As Six Members Of CAN Women Wing Die In Road Accident

Tragedy As Six Members Of CAN Women Wing Die In Road Accident

News Flash, Religion
Tragedy As Six Members Of CAN Women Wing Die In Road Accident Six members of the women wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have died in a road accident in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State in North-east Nigeria. The accident occurred on Sunday afternoon when an 18-seater bus, in which the members of the state chapter of the Women Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN) were travelling, crashed. The members of the group were returning from Gembu, the headquarters of Sardauna LGA, to Jalingo, the state capital. The women were returning home from a…
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May
15
2024
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Man Sets Kano Mosque On Fire During Prayers

Man Sets Kano Mosque On Fire During Prayers

Crime, News Flash, Religion
Man Sets Kano Mosque On Fire During Prayers Yet to be identified man has set a mosque on fire at Laraba Abasawa in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. According to Daily Trust, the incident, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, left worshippers injured. Members of the community were observing the ‘Subh’ prayer when the arsonist struck. According to a member of the community who asked not to be named, “the man used petrol and lit fire while the people, about 40 of them were praying. He locked the mosque after the fire.” “It took time for…
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May
13
2024
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Many Churches In Nigeria Are Set Up Just For Business Purposes – Catholic Bishop Laments

Many Churches In Nigeria Are Set Up Just For Business Purposes – Catholic Bishop Laments

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Business, News Flash, Religion
Many Churches In Nigeria Are Set Up Just For Business Purposes – Catholic Bishop Laments The Catholic Bishop of Yola, Stephen Mamza, has lamented the growing number of churches in the country set up as commercial ventures to make money for the owner(s). The cleric lamented that many people are going into ministry and setting up churches just to make money and live in affluence. Speaking on Sunday at St Augustine’s Catholic Church, Bekaji, Yola, where he presided over a Mass to mark this year’s World Communications Sunday of the Catholic Church, Bishop Mamza said many people just want to…
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May
13
2024
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Economic Hardship: Church Shares Food, Cash To Less Privileged During Service

Economic Hardship: Church Shares Food, Cash To Less Privileged During Service

Economy, News Flash, Religion
Economic Hardship: Church Shares Food, Cash To Less Privileged During Service GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Taraba branch of Deeper Life Bible Church, on Sunday, distributed food items and cash to the less privileged in the state to cushion the effects of the economic hardship on them. Pastor Samuel Omajali, the state director of the church while answering questions from journalists at the end of the combined service to thank God over the just concluded global crusade held by the general overseer of the church, Pastor William Kumuyi in Wukari, expressed worry over the difficult situation citizens were going through.…
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May
01
2024
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‘God Has Set You Up To Be A Star In Our Country’ – Kumuyi To Gov Otti

‘God Has Set You Up To Be A Star In Our Country’ – Kumuyi To Gov Otti

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Religion
'GOD HAS SET YOU UP TO BE A STAR IN OUR COUNTRY' - KUMUYI TO GOV OTTI The Founder and General Overseer of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, more popularly known as Deeper Life Church, Pastor W. F. Kumuyi, says there is a bright light shining in Abia State. Pastor Kumuyi, who has been in the state for about a week for a crusade with the theme; "A Glorious Transformation Through Christ", spoke Tuesday, when he paid a working visit to Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, at his residence in Nvosi, Isialangwa South Local Government Area. The revered…
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Apr
20
2024
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Five Killed, Others Injured As Lord’s Chosen Church Bus Crashes Into Coca-Cola Depot

Five Killed, Others Injured As Lord’s Chosen Church Bus Crashes Into Coca-Cola Depot

Lagos, Mishap, News Flash, Religion
Five Killed, Others Injured As Lord’s Chosen Church Bus Crashes Into Coca-Cola Depot At least five persons have reportedly died in an accident involving a Coaster bus of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Renewal Movement and a tipper truck in Imo State. The incident occurred on Friday morning, causing gridlock on the busy Owerri-Onitsha Road. The bus and the tipper truck which were coming from the same direction hit each other and crashed into a Coca-Cola shop at Orogwe in the Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. Eyewitnesses who spoke to journalists at the scene said five persons died…
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Apr
16
2024
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Woman Accused Of False Testimony Meets Pastor Enenche, Says No Grudge Against Dunamis

Woman Accused Of False Testimony Meets Pastor Enenche, Says No Grudge Against Dunamis

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Religion
Woman Accused Of False Testimony Meets Pastor Enenche, Says No Grudge Against Dunamis The woman who was accused of giving false testimony at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, Anyim Vera, has said she has no grudge against the church. A video that went viral on Sunday showed the church’s Senior Pastor, Paul Enenche, questioning the credibility of the woman’s testimony at his church in Abuja. The woman, who claimed to have graduated with a “Bsc in Law” from the National Open University of Nigeria, was interrupted by Enenche, who accused her of lying. He told her she didn’t sound…
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