Herbert Wigwe: RCCG suspends Pastor Iluyomade from City of David parish

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has suspended Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, the Senior Pastor of the City of David parish, due to the growing controversy surrounding his wife’s 60th birthday bash, days after the death of Access Bank’s former CEO, Herbert Wigwe, a prominent member of the church who died along his wife and son in an helicopter crash. The suspension, which reportedly occurred over the weekend, has stirred discussions within the church community. The suspension was a decision made by the church’s governing council not Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the…

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Pastor Sam Adeyemi relocates to US, says troubling dreams about Nigeria made us relocate

Sam Adeyemi, founder and senior pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, has relocated to the United States of America. He made this known during a virtual interview. Adeyemí said it was important for the older generations, including the political and religious leaders, to retrace their steps and get the country working because the younger generation would soon begin asking questions. Adeyemi revealed that COVID-19, EndSARS protests, and, notably, troubling dreams about Nigeria, prompted his relocation. He said, “When COVID-19 started, all our children were in the US, so everyone stayed with…

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Abuja based pastor forcefully ejects wife, 6 children from home

Stanley Ogbonna, an Abuja based popular pastor and General Overseer of the God’s Spring Assembly also known as Glass Church, Kubwa, Abuja has allegedly driven his estranged wife, Chioma, and six children out of their house in Abuja. Pastor Ogbonna, was said to be in a strained relationship with his wife, which led to their divorce. He was accused of telling the court he had sold his properties to prevent the embattled wife from having a share of his wealth. In a clip that went viral on social media platforms…

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Dunamis apologises to Abuja testifier after Testimony backlash

Vera Anyim, the woman who was accused of lying while giving testimony at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, has said she bears no grudge against the church. This followed the controversy that trailed the treatment that was meted out to her by the church’s Senior Pastor, Dr Paul Enenche, on Sunday. In a video that emerged online, Anyim, during her testimony in the church, said she graduated with a “Bsc in Law” from the National Open University of Nigeria. She was however interrupted by Enenche who said she was…

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Everyone will gradually accept blessings for same-sex couples – Pope

Pope Francis has said that those who criticise his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples will come to understand it over time, except for Africans, whom he referred to as a “special case.” The Pope stated that Africans perceive homosexuality negatively from a cultural perspective in an interview with an Italian newspaper that was published on Monday. “Those who protest vehemently belong to small ideological groups. A special case are Africans: for them homosexuality is something bad from a cultural point of view, they don’t tolerate it. “But in…

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Bishop Feyi Daniels bags life imprisonment for raping Assistant Pastor

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a Lagos bishop, Feyi Daniels, to life imprisonment for raping his 23-year-old assistant (name withheld). The judge also sentenced Daniels, the Bishop of I Reign Christian Ministry, Lagos, to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old member of the church (count three of the four-count charge). The judge held that the cleric should spend the rest of his life at the Kirikiri custodial facility in Lagos. Earlier, the Bishop, who took to the witness box…

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Pope Francis permits Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples

Pope Francis has formally permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples on Monday, in a significant shift in the church’s approach to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ+) people. The blessings may be carried out providing they are not part of regular church rituals or liturgies, nor at the same time as a civil union, according to a Vatican document approved by the pope. The latest ruling fleshes out the opening the Pope made to blessing same-sex couples last October and marks a shift away from a 2021 ruling…

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Genesis Global’s annual programme tagged ‘Harvest of Strange Favour’ billed for December 15

Prophet Israel Oladele Ogundipe,the Shepherd in charge of Celestial Church Of Christ, Genesis Global has announced the commencement of the power-packed annual harvest of the church. The program tagged ‘Harvest Of Strange Favour’ is set to begin on Friday; the 15th of December, 2023 with a power encounter vigil/Hallel Night of praise as usual. According to the media aide to the Prophet, Oluwaseun Fabiyi emphasized that, all is now set for the life-transforming encounter,as this year’s program is uniquely significant, due to the fact that the country is experiencing economic…

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Choir master narrates how pastor snatched, impregnated his wife

The coordinator of a church choir, Dare Ikuenayo explained how the founder and pastor of his church, Pastor Noah Abraham, allegedly snatched and impregnated his wife. Ikuenayo said the cleric deceitfully snatched the mother of his three children when he told him that she had the gift of prophecy and she should allow her to stay with him. “I joined the church in Kabba, Kogi State, but one day, the pastor called me and notified me that my wife had a gift of prophecy that I should allow her to…

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Gospel singer collapses during church concert, dies

An Osogbo, Osun State based gospel singer, Tola King, has died after falling ill during church concert. Confirming his incident, the Governor of Celestial Performing Artistes Association of Nigeria, in Osun State, Temitope Awosika, said the singer was performing alongside his other colleagues at a concert organised by a Celestial Church located in the Obalende area of Osogbo in the early hours of Saturday, when he suddenly took ill. Awosika said Tola King was promptly attended to inside the church before he was rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Osogbo,…

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