Okotie

The Pastor of the Household of God Church, Pastor Chris Okotie, has said that the recent earth tremors in Abuja were caused by the prayers of Christians.

According to the cleric, the tremors were not because Abuja is prone to earthquake as suggested by scientists, but the prayers of Nigerian saints shaking the subterranean spirits that are underground.

Okotie said that the claim by former media aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Reuben Abati, that there were some mystical powers in Aso Rock that tend to prevent even a President with good intention from performing well in office, was absolutely in line..... read more......

Church workers

Professor Gbenga Onasanwo, president and rector of URCCM Theological Seminary/Bible College, Command, Ipaja, Lagos has warned Christian workers and ministers of the dangers of doing God’s with laxity. “Such workers, like the servant in the parable of Talents, will end in up in hell and God will deny them in times of trouble here and hereafter because they are already cursed for their unfaithfulness.”

He said this while addressing the audience at a seminar held at The Word Evangelical Ministries, TWEM, Ajasa, Meiran ,Lagos.

Speaking on the theme of the seminar, ‘Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully’, the cleric explained that....http://naijachurchnews.com/dont-let-god-curse-scholar-warns-church-workers/...............

The bodies of 34 children have been found under a church innPalu, Indonesia that was buried by the devastating earthquake and tsunami which struck the island of Sulawesi on Friday.

Rescuers said the children, taking part in a Christian bible study camp, had huddled together for shelter in the church when a powerful mudslide hit the region.

Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo, ordered more rescue workers be deployed to Palu and the surrounding region on Tuesday as the full scale of the destruction began to emerge. Officials raised the confirmed death toll from 844 to 1,234 and said it is expected to continue to rise into the thousands.

“The are some main priorities that we must tackle and the first is to evacuate,..... more ......http://naijachurchnews.com/37963-2/......

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A 19-year-old boy who was stranded at sea for seven weeks said, he survived by reading his bible and heeding the advice of his parents to pray.

Indonesian teen Aldi Novel Adilang was set adrift in the Pacific Ocean while working as a lamp keeper on a floating fish trap some 80 miles off of the coast of Indonesia. Adilang had worked as a lamp keeper for three years, continuously lighting the traps lamps to attract fish. Once a week his company would come out to the floating trap to collect the fish and restock Adilang’s hut with food, water and fuel.

In Mid-July, however, everything changed. Heavy winds shook the fish trap, known locally as a rompong, and snapped the moorings that held it stationary, casting him adrift. Over the next 49 days, Adilang would drift thousands of miles from home headed toward Guam, with no paddle or engine.

Within the first few days, the teen ran out of supplies and had to.... read more...http://naijachurchnews.com/teen-stranded-at-sea-for-49-days-survived-on-bible-and-prayers/

acid

The Police at ‘B’ Division in Asaba, Delta State have arrested a 43-year-old housewife, identified as Maureen Ndikwe for allegedly bathing a female rival with acid.

Police sources say the suspect, wife of the choirmaster of a popular Pentecostal church in Asaba, allegedly bathed her rival on Sunday evening at a well-known hotel around Infant Jesus area of Asaba where the husband and the lady purportedly had sexual intercourse.

A senior police officer at the station, who confirmed the arrest of the suspect to ......http://naijachurchnews.com/37736-2/......

The Primate of The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh, has appealed to the Federal Government not to forget Leah Shuaibu and the remaining Chibok girls in Boko Haram captivity.

Okoh described the reduced attention to the girls’ release as not encouraging and expressed the need for the Federal Government to expedite action towards her release.

The primate’s appeal is contained in his ..read more...http://naijachurchnews.com/dont-abandon-leah-othersanglican-primate-tells-fg/

Boko Haram

The dreaded terrorist group, Boko Haram, have threatened to harm Leah Sharibu, the lone Dapchi school girl, and others still in their custody, if the government fails to meet their demands, which are yet to be made public.

According to President Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, the terrorist group made the threat after killing Saifura Khorsa an aid worker, kidnapped about six months ago at....read more....http://naijachurchnews.com/boko-haram-threatens-harm-leah-sharibuothers/

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As Nigerians continue to mourn the sudden demise of Reverend Moses Iloh, the General Overseer of Soul Winning Chapel, here are some to the things you should know about the late Iloh. He died on Saturday, September 15th, at age of 88.

Here are some of the things you may not know about the late preacher:read more at http://naijachurchnews.com/10-things-know-late-rev-moses-iloh/

The pastor, named only as Sujit, has opened up about the Hindu radicals vandalising the church he built for his congregation and leaving him injured after attacking him.

Sujit confronted the group, including members of extremist group RSS, but was attack and bashed his head with a brick.

Sujit told anti-persecution charity Open Doors: “They showered continuous kicks and blows on me, threatening that they would kill me if I continued preaching Christianity in the village.

“I suffered severe head and spinal injuries. I was bleeding and......http://naijachurchnews.com/mob-protest-new-church-attack-pastor-bricks/.......

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Pope Francis has claimed Satan is behind the sex abuse cover-up scandal engulfing the Catholic church.

The head of the Catholic church said the Devil “had it in” for bishops “in order to scandalise the people”.

Although he did not mention recent sex abuse cover-up allegations directly......http://naijachurchnews.com/37323-2/......

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Leke, son of the General Overseer Worldwide of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has confessed his love for the late Afro Beat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s music.

Leke spoke at a media parley organised by One Halleluyah Records, OHR.

According to Leke, who is also a pastor, Fela’s works remain one of the greatest compositions in the world.

“Pastor Kunle Ajayi is my music mentor and we have been to different places to research on music.

“I won’t lie, I listen to Fela’s music a lot and by my assessment, his works are........http://naijachurchnews.com/wont-lie-listen-felas-music-pastor-leke-adeboye/

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The General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministry, MFM,Dr Daniel Olukoya, has filed a libel suit against the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr Omoyele Sowore, demanding N10bn in damages.

In the suit filed before the Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo, the MFM founder said he was constrained to take legal action against Sowore, his online platform, Sahara Reporters Incorporated and the Incorporated Trustees of Sahara Media Foundation for their alleged failure to desist from publishing false and malicious articles against him and his church, MFM, since 2013.

The cleric said despite ..... read more...http://naijachurchnews.com/mfm-founder-sues-sowore-sahara-reporters-alleged-libel/

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PFN

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has urged the Federal Government and the global Christian community to ensure the rescue of the abducted Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu, from the captivity of Boko Haram terrorists.

The President of PFN, Rev Felix Omobude, who gave the charge said the international Christian community should join in the search and negotiations to ensure that the girl is released without further delay.

Sharibu is the Christian girl who was kidnapped alongside 118 other students of Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe State...... read more ..http://naijachurchnews.com/36865-2/

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Charles H Ellis III, the Bishop who oversees Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, Michigan, has apologised for touching Ariana Grande’s breast while on stage with her, during the funeral of Aretha Franklin.

In pictures, which have gone viral, the cleric is seen holding Grande close to him with his fingers squeezing a fraction of her right breast..http://naijachurchnews.com/bishop-apologises-touching-singers-breast-franklins-funeral/......

With no doubt at all, the drama unfolding around Pope Francis right now after an accusation that he ignored sexual misconduct warnings about ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick really has only two protagonists: Francis himself and the man making the charge, Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, former papal ambassador to the United States.

However, the supporting cast of figures with bit parts in the story is so sprawling that a brief guide to the players is in order.

American lawyer Tim Busch
Busch is a prominent Catholic conservative in Orange County, California, and an attorney who owns luxury hotels and the Napa-based vineyard Trinitas Cellars. He’s also the founder of the “Napa Institute” and holds a yearly meeting at his Napa Valley resort for several hundred wealthy

Catholic philanthropists, with speakers generally representing a “who’s who” of the conservative Catholic world.

In 2017, he hosted a meeting for conservative Catholics in Trump Tower in Washington, D.C.

Soon after the Viganò letter was released, Busch told the New York Times that he had been made aware of the missive two weeks before its release.

Busch – who was also a co-honoree with Viganò at the Rector’s Dinner of the North American College, the national seminary of the U.S. hierarchy, in 2016 – has publicly praised Viganò for the great service he provided the Church in the release of his letter.

Italian journalist Marco Tosatti
Tosatti, known to a generation of Italians as the regular Vatican writer for .......http://naijachurchnews.com/whos-drama-cover-accusation-pope-francis/

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Parents of the four-year-old Elo Ogidi leaped for joy after discovering their missing child. The four-year-old was found at God’s Own Orphanage located along Siluko Road in Bénin City.

Ogidi was reportedly stolen from the Christ Embassy church in Oregun, Lagos State on Sunday, July 8, 2018.Mrs. Kehinde Imariagbe, the proprietress of the orphanage home has been arrested by men of the Edo State Police Command.

There are have been tragic cases of missing child in schools, at homes, malls and other social places. But recently there have been reported cases of child being kidnapped in church, while some were later found some are yet to be found.

Hence, parents are becoming more worried about the safety of their children in the church, especially at children Sunday classes. Parents now want to attend churches where the safety of them and that of their children is guaranteed.

In other to tame this trend church administrations have been making efforts to improve the security system of their churches.

However, here are some the safety tips for parents and the church administration to improve security.. read more...http://naijachurchnews.com/10-ways-parents-church-can-protect-children-service/

A pastor who nearly died after a snake bit him during a sermon has sensationally vowed to keep handling snakes.

Shocking pictures show Cody Coots fighting to stay alive in hospital while on life support.

His face and airways were left badly swollen and bruised after he allowed a timber rattlesnake to bite him during a sermon.

Cody knew better than anyone about the dangers of handling snakes as he took over his congregation from his father, after he died from a snake bite during a sermon in 2014...read more.... http://naijachurchnews.com/pastor-almost-killed-snake-sermon-vows-keep-handling-snakes/

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A Ghanaian pastor, Nicholas Obeng Nyame, has found himself in trouble after he impregnated a traditional priestess and denied responsibility.

Nyame started dating the priestess after he offered her a lift some months back,...read more....http://naijachurchnews.com/pastor-impregnates-traditional-priestess-promises-marriage-streams-curses/

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The Abuja Catholic Archdiocesan choir at this year’s Abuja Provincial Catholic Liturgical Music Council Conference Lokoja 2018 competition defeated seven others to clinch the first prize.

The choir came first in a keenly contested liturgical music competition held at St. Francis Parish, Lokoja, at the weekend with Lafia and Makurdi Diocesan choirs coming second and third respectively. read more....http://naijachurchnews.com/36309-2/

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General Overseer of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) Bishop Mike Okonkwo, in this interview ,expressed his views about Nigeria’s politics and economic development. He also advised church leaders whose prophesies did not come to pass to apologize to the church. Excerpts:

What is your perception about role of the church in nation building?

The church is the light of the world and salt if the earth. In other words, we are supposed to be the role model for the society, that is our position because if the church gets it right, definitely the nation will be positively affected. The truth of the matter is that many people who subscribed to the church have not sat down to be thought what their role should be. There are quite a number of people who believe that going to church and answering Christian names makes them a Christian, well, that is not true. The first port of call to become a Christian is to.... read more..http://naijachurchnews.com/politicians-are-raping-nigerians-bishop-okonkwo/

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The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has accused Northern governors of marginalizing Christians in the region.

Kukah said no Northern governor will “effortlessly sign a certificate of occupancy for the building of a church” in the region.

He said this during the launch of books “Sect and social disorder” and “Quaranic Schools in Northern Nigeria”, in Abuja..... read more...http://naijachurchnews.com/no-northern-governor-can-effortlessly-allocate-land-for-churches-bishop-kukah/

Two South Sudanese refugees who killed a Ugandan pastor accused of being a witchcraft in a refugee camp in Northern Uganda last week has been arrested by the Ugandan police, according to West Nile regional spokesperson Josephine Angucia.

The criminals were arrested An intelligence led operation was.....read more...http://naijachurchnews.com/36072-2/

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Uganda

Police authorities in Uganda’s Adjumani district have said a group of South Sudanese refugees at Pagirinya Refugee Settlement on Wednesday lynched a local preacher, allegedly for preaching that peace would never come to South Sudan.

Adjumani District Police Commander Maundo Jackson told the press that the incident which happened yesterday afternoon was unfortunate.

Jackson said although police officers rushed to the scene to rescue the woman, they were outnumbered by the refugees who started hurling stones at the police forcing them to retreat. He said...read more..http://naijachurchnews.com/local-pastor-stoned-death-uganda/

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A victim of sexual abuse at Downside school in Somerset has hit out at the Catholic Church as a report into two institutions is published.

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse found monks covered up criminal offending at Downside and Ampleforth across 40 years.

Responding to the report in a statement released by legal firm Slater and Gordon, the victim said: “I was vulnerable, broken and needed help from the church when I was a child.

“I trusted them to help but instead my life was destroyed and I was handed a life sentence of suffering by my abuser and those who failed to act against it.”

They added: “Many people who were abused by clergy have ended up taking their lives or..... read more...http://naijachurchnews.com/35815-2/

Reverend

Convicted murderer, Reverend King is reportedly running for the 2019 presidential elections, as his campaign posters flood the streets of Lagos.

The pastor who is currently incarcerated was convicted on a six-count charge of attempted murder and murder in 2006.

The General Overseer of Christian Praying Assembly,Reverend King, was arraigned on... read more...http://naijachurchnews.com/2019-campaign-posters-reverend-king-spotted-streets-lagos/

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Why do they fall? They fall for the same reason that all Christians fall. Each of us are drawn away by our own evil desires and enticed. When these desires are acted upon, they lead to sin (cf. James 1:14-15). Sin has a life cycle—it either grows or withers depending on... read more...http://naijachurchnews.com/7-reasons-christian-leaders-fall/

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said God had not revealed to him who will succeed him as the church’s G.O.

Pastor Adeboye said this the ongoing ministers’ conference of the mission holding at the Redemption Camp, Mowe, Ogun State.

The ministers’ conference is a precursor to the 66th RCCG convention which starts.... read more...http://naijachurchnews.com/successor-will-pray-sacrifice-pastor-adeboye/

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church

The Enugu North Diocese of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) in the state’s Ecclesiastical Province, has engaged three Fulani Christian missionaries to help reach out to herders in parts of Ezeagu, Udi and Enugu North local government areas of the state.....http://naijachurchnews.com/35465-2/....

pastors

Local pastors on Friday refused to officiate at the burials of an 82-year-old kidnapper, Wangari Muturi Karanja and her nephew, Sammy Mwangi Kang’ethe, 26, in Irewa village, Kiharu, Muranga County in Kenya.

Karanja, Kang’ethe and another man from Njumbi village in Mathioya constituency had been shot dead when armed police stormed....read more http://naijachurchnews.com/35441-2/.....

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New data, released earlier this year, announced that Africa holds the largest number of Christians in the world. This moves the reigning champs of the title, Latin America into 2nd place.

The Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary produced an infographic which breaks down the world’s Christian population by continent. The results show Africa on top with.... read more...http://naijachurchnews.com/africa-overtakes-latin-america-highest-christian-population-study/