Missing Document Stalls Prophet’s Fraud Trial By Samuel Mayowa Monday’s trial of Prophet Cletus Ilongwo could not go on as planned following the prosecution’s failure to provide the defense with basic documents for proceedings. Prophet Ilongwo who is the founder and general overseer of Power of the Holy Ghost Evangelical Ministry, a.k.a Tuesday Tuesday Church is facing trial for an alleged N49.6million swindle of his church member. This is according to the...

Police Arrest Catholic Priest, Others for Child Theft By Anne Bassey For attempting to steal two children, Rumuolumeni Police Divisional Headquarters in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State has arrested a Catholic cleric, Reverend Fr. Collins Menegbo and two suspects. According to Daily Sun the clergy conspired with Helen Bassey and another suspect identified as Gift to steal the children within Ngbakatali community of the state on Saturday. The cleric was caught...

Bishop Advocates Government Deduct Tithes from Workers’ Salaries and Forward to Church Samuel Mayowa October 30, 2018 Catholic Archbishop of Kampala, Kenya, Most Reverend Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has advocated that the government should deduct 10 percent from workers’ salaries and forward directly to the church. Citizen TV reports that the bishop, who suggested the proposal on Sunday at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Rubaga during mass explained that non-payment of tithes hinders the execution of...

Bishop Charges Women to Stand Up for One Another Anne Bassey October 27, 2018 Founder of Tina Bawa Ministries, Bishop Tina Bawa Shitgurum, has called on women to arise and defend one another, owing to the many problems women are currently faced with. The bishop gave the charge over the weekend at the 2018 Annual Women Conference at City of David Parish, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Victoria Island, Lagos. Speaking on the...

NGO Moves to Campaign Against Breast Cancer in Kaduna By Ibrahim Lapinni October 29, 2018 In a bid to address the scourge of cancer in Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Women4Women, has said creating awareness on breast cancer among women living with disability in the state will go a long way to curtaile the menace. Founder of the NGO, Maryam Abubakar disclosed this during a sensitization campaign at the destitute facility located...

Priest Calls on Churches to Unite to Fight Suicide By Anne Bassey October 26, 2018 Parish priest of Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, Huntly Street, Reverend Father James Bell has emphasized the need for churches to unite and fight the rising cases of suicide in the church. According to the Inverness priest, the efforts to tackle the Highlands’ high suicide rate are being hampered by a poorly resourced National Health Service. Reverend Bell’s...

Oyedepo Calls for “Integration” of Education in Africa By Oluwaseyi Jeje October 23 2018 General Overseer of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, aka Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has expressed disappointment on the decrepit and poor educational system in Africa saying the continent lacks “education without integration.” The bishop made this known during the fourth Covenant-International Conference on African Development Issues (C-ICADI) on Monday themed: “The Challenge of Leadership: Driving Africa’s Future”. Oyedepo, the...

Osinbajo Accuses Religious Leaders, Politicians of Hindering Fight Against Corruption Samuel Mayowa October 23, 2018 Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that religious leaders and politicians serve as hindrances to his fight against corruption. Nigeria’s number 2 citizen, while making the revelation on Monday at the 24th Nigerian Economic Summit plenary on corruption and rule of law, in Abuja, explained that they usually stop him from sacking corrupt public officials. In his...

Kaduna: Catholic Bishop Admonishes Residents against Rumors By Anne Bassey October 23, 2018 Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Reverend Matthew Ndogoso has urged residents of Kaduna state to ignore rumors as it brings about crisis in the state. The cleric made this known yesterday in a statement, while calling on the people of the state to accommodate one another as well as learn to settle disputes amicably as violence is not the way...