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Catholic Bishop Applauds Edo Gov. Over Peaceful Polls

Uromi Diocese Catholic Bishop, Most Reverend Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun, has praised the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki for his efforts in ensuring peaceful and free conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state. The cleric applauded the Governor during his homily on Sunday at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, in Benin during the thanksgiving mass, in celebration of Prof. Emmanuel Emovon’s 90th birthday. Ogun said, “We just completed a phase...

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Pastor Kasali Warns Churches against Partisan Politics

Founder and Senior Pastor of the Foundation Truth Assembly, Reverend Abayomi Matthew Kasali has expressed displeasure at Pastors who use the pulpit to drum support for candidates or political parties. The renowned cleric stated this on Thursday during a program on Channels Television tagged “The Verdict,” just as the country is preparing for the general elections slated for Saturday. Monitoring the program, Giantability News reports that Rev. Kasali who is also the...

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Pastor’s Wife Tells Court – “My husband wants Divorce Because My Anointing is Stronger”

Wife of a Pastor, Dolapo Michael has told an Oke-Ogbere Customary Court in Ibadan that her husband, Pastor Rotimi Michael wants to dissolve their 11-year-old marriage because her anointing is stronger than his. Dolapo revealed this in court on Thursday after her husband took her to court seeking for divorce following allegations accusing her of destroying his ministry. The respondent (Dolapo), a 48 year-old prophetess, who didn’t deny the allegations explained the...

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Pastor Adeboye Felicitates with Bishop Bismark, Wife on Marriage Anniversary

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has joined in felicitating with the founder of the Jabula New Life Ministry and New Life Covenant Church, Harare, Zimbabwe, Bishop Tudor Bismark and wife, Pastor Chichi Bismark on the marking of their 37 years’ anniversary in holy matrimony. Pastor Adeboye who expressed his pleasure in a message to the couple through his twitter account on Wednesday, wished them a...

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US Pastor Urges Church Leaders to Lead Right

President of Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in the United States, J.D. Greear has called on Baptist leaders to act right else the church will not be a safe place for lost souls. Greear made the called while delivering his annual address recently at a denominational gathering in Nashville, Tennessee, stating that it is a season of lament over periods of inactions on issues of sexual abuse. The cleric called on the executives...

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CAN Seeks for Prayers for Leah Sharibu’s Release, Fair Polls

As yesterday marked the one year anniversary of the abduction of the Dapchi schoolgirls, another appeal has gone the way of Nigerians not to relent in prayers to secure the safe release of Leah Sharibu. President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle made the plea on Tuesday in a statement issued by his aide, Pastor Bayo Oladeji, urging Nigerians to seek for God’s intervention in Leah’s situation. The...

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Christian Agency Sues New York Over Closure Attempt

A nonprofit Christian agency, New Hope Family Service which sued New York State have on Tuesday appeared before a federal court in an effort to stop the state from putting it out of business. CBN news reports that the agency had earlier asked the court to stop the state from targeting it for its religious beliefs and to aid the agency maintain its right in giving children to homes for adoption during...

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“Nigeria Is Long Overdue for Settlement” – Bishop Oyedepo Declares

General Overseer of the Living Faith Church, aka Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has declared that “Nigeria is long overdue for settlement,” querying why the country cannot manage an ordinary election. Bishop Oyedepo who made the proclamation during a sermon on Sunday at the church headquarters in Ota, Ogun State condemned the country’s retrogression as he wondered if any progress can be picked in any area. Giantability News, monitoring the sermon reports...

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‘I Got Pregnant,’ Rape Survivor Tells of Predator Priest

Denise Buchanan was 17 when she was raped by a seminarian who continued to abuse her when he became a priest in her native Jamaica. The Catholic Church, she says, has offered her nothing but their “prayers”. “I got pregnant and he arranged a clandestine abortion,” Buchanan, still shaking and close to tears 40 years after the ordeal, told AFP. Today aged 57, the academic is a leading member of a new...

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Archbishop of Canterbury Prays for Free and Fair Elections in Nigeria

Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has aired his view regarding Saturday’s postponed general election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria praying for the exercise to be free and fair. Archbishop Welby who made this known in a post on his verified Twitter account prayed that the country experiences a free and fair election following newly fixed dates for the elections. The Archbishop, according to Giantability News, appealed to the...

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