Pastor of the Household of God Church International Ministries, Chris Okotie, has explained why he called the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Temitope Balogun Joshua, ‘The Wizard at Endor.’ Okotie, in a one hour, 15-minute long video posted on YouTube via ‘Apokalupsis,’ said that he referred to the late TB Joshua as the…
By Trust African News Thousands of Muslims on Monday converged at the state stadium complex in llorin, Kwara State, to celebrate the commencement of New islamic Year known as Hijrah 1443. The Trust Africa News reports that the annual event, organised by the state chapter of the National Hijrah Committee, featured march past by students…
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lashed out at Germany’s Catholic Church in published comments on Monday, perhaps signaling a new fight between the church’s conservative and liberal wings. Pope Benedict, who stepped down in 2013 and adheres closely to traditional Church philosophies, has been critical at times of the Church in his native Germany, which tends…
Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church International aka Winners’ Chapel has said the pastors recently sacked by the church were unfruitful. One Pastor Peter Godwin had claimed that the church sacked the pastors in Ekiti State for having a church growth index that falls below expectations. The pastor had said, “I was told…
As Muslim worshippers complete a second Hajj pilgrimage pared down by coronavirus restrictions, Saudi Arabia is pressing ahead with plans to restart the kingdom’s nascent secular tourism sector as part of its ongoing efforts to diversify its economy away from fossil fuels. Religious tourism has traditionally been one of the few ways visitors could enter…
By Emmanuel Udodinma St John’s Science and Technical College, Alor, in Idemili South, Anambra State, has won the 2021 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Stem Fair Competition. The competition sponsored by Total and Shell Petroleum Companies is an annual competition for science and technology students in secondary and tertiary institutions in the South East and…
Pope Francis has made his first public appearance since major intestinal surgery last week, greeting well-wishers as he stood for 10 minutes on a hospital balcony, offering hearty thanks for the prayers for his recovery and calling healthcare for all a “precious” good. Francis, 84, has been steadily on the mend, according to the Vatican,…
By Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja There is tension at the headquarters of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja over a planned #BuhariMustGo# protest by a group of youths led by convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore. Ten activists wearing #BuhariMustGo shirts were arrested last Sunday at the church by operatives of the Department for State Service (DSS). The…
Eminent Nigerians and some foreigners on Tuesday paid glowing tributes to the late Founder/Leader of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Balogun (T. B.) Joshua. The popular televangelist died on June 5, according to the church, a week to his 58th birthday on June 12. The event was held on the church premises…
