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The camp of the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday reacted to the leaked conversation between the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi and Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith church. The camp said the conversation in the leaked audio was highly condemnable. Atiku’s spokesman, Daniel Bwala, said the…
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A medical doctor, Mrs Sekinat Oredoyin, on Wednesday told an Ikeja High Court how one Prophet Olushola Akinsipe allegedly defiled a 13-year-old visually-impaired girl on the pretext of praying for her, MEZIESBLOG reports. Oredoyin, a public health physician at Yaba Local Council Development Area, made the disclosure when she was led in evidence by the…
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The Orthodox Church consists historically of the local Churches of the Eastern Roman empire, including Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem, as well as the Churches that came into being as a result of their missions. During the first millennium of Christianity, this communion included the Church of Rome. It is important to remember that the…
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The Church of England is considering alternatives to referring to God as “he” after priests asked to be allowed to use gender-neutral terms instead. The Church said it would launch a new project in the spring to decide whether to propose changes or not. Any potential alterations, which would mark a departure from traditional Jewish and Christian teachings…
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Following are reactions to the death of former Pope Benedict, who was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the post rather than rule for life: MARKUS SOEDER, STATE PREMIER OF THE GERMAN STATE OF BAVARIA: “We mourn the death of our Bavarian Pope. The death of Benedict XVI touches me deeply, as…
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Former pope Benedict XVI, who became the first pontiff to resign in some 600 years, has died aged 95. Pope Francis, who replaced him as head of the Catholic Church, had asked the faithful to pray for him at the end of his general audience on Wednesday morning. The Vatican said Benedict’s body will lie in state…
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Fears are growing that Iran is preparing to execute more protesters after authorities hanged a 23-year-old man from a crane, in a public killing less than a month after he was arrested and following a secretive trial. Iran executed a second prisoner on Monday convicted over crimes committed during the nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy, publicly hanging him from…
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Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry in Akure, Adewale Giwa, has urged the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to stop visiting the church, saying the votes of the Christian community cannot make him win the coming presidential election in 2023. Giwa stated this on Sunday while addressing his members in…
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ANSWER Jesus’ statement that the kingdom of God suffers violence is found in the context of His commendation of John the Baptist: “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force” (Matthew 11:12, NKJV). Other translations put it like this: “The kingdom…
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I present to you the Holy Ghost. Listen, it is very possible to attain greatness and do great things without compromising to anything sinful. This can be possible via partnership with HIM – the precious Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is eager to partner with you to change the world and become all God has…
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The Nigeria Police, Sokoto State Command has said that its men and officers are still looking for the suspected killers of the female Christian student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, who was brutally murdered by Muslim extremists. Deborah was stoned to death and her body was burnt in May this year…
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The judge asked the killer of former Egyptian President, Anwar Sadat, “Why did you kill Sadat?” He said to him, “Because he is secular!” The judge replied: “What does secular mean?” The killer said: “I don’t know!” In the case of the attempted assassination of the late Egyptian writer, Naguib Mahfouz, the judge asked the…
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The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has accepted the apology tendered by Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau State over his reference to the Pope while trying to explain the rationale behind his acceptance of the Director General, All Progressive Congress Presidential Campaign Council which attracted condemnations in some quarters. Governor Lalong was condemned by…
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A group, Concerned Catholics in Nigeria has cautioned Plateau State governor, and Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation, Simon Lalong against dragging Pope Francis and the Catholic Church into local politics in Nigeria. The organisation was reacting to the comment made by Lalong on Wednesday, where the governor had said he was…
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The senior pastor and founder of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie has boasted that he is too connected to suffer the way members of his church and Nigerians, in general, are suffering due to the bad leadership in the country. The cleric who said this while warning his congregation to vote wisely in the 2023…
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