Despite scorching summer heat, hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims flocked to Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for the climax of the hajj pilgrimage. This year’s hajj is expected to be one of the largest on record, with over 2.5 million pilgrims participating after three years of Covid-related restrictions. As the sun rose, worshippers gathered on the rocky terrain of Mount Arafat, where Prophet Mohammed is believed to have given his final sermon. The pilgrimage is a significant religious obligation and a source of legitimacy for Saudi Arabia’s rulers. With…
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House on the Rock pastor brings AK 47 to altar
Pastor Uche Aigbe, the presiding pastor of the Abuja chapter of the House on the Rock, mounted the pulpit bearing an AK 47 rifle on Sunday. The incident which caused a stir in the church auditorium happened during the second service, which frequently has a high number of the congregation who attends from different parts of the nation’s capital. Wielding the gun, the pastor found his way to the altar as many members of his congregation were alarmed trying to figure out what was happening. The unperturbed clergyman walked up…
Read MorePolygamy: Controversial Anglican priest makes U-turn, apologises
Rev. Lotanna Ogbuchukwu, a controversial Anglican priest in Diocese of Nnewi, Anambra State, who resigned from the Diocese of Nnewi Anglican Communion, barely three months ago following an alleged revelation he received on divine movement for sexual purity, has announced his decision to return to Anglican Communion and Diocese of Nnewi. Ogbuchukwu said his action was informed by his misinterpretation of the revelations he received on a divine movement for sexual purity. The young priest, a lawyer, who had on September 10, resigned from the Nnewi Anglican Communion, insisting that…
Read MoreStop imposing persistent head covering on ladies, it causes odour -Pastor Kumuyi
Pastor Williams Kumuyi, General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, has cautioned ushers in his church to stop imposing head covering rules on ladies, stressing that persistent coverings causes heat in the hair and it will emit odour. The revered pastor lamented that many Christians who don’t know how to interpret the word of God are driving people away from the church. Kumuyi made the remarks in a sermon shared on the Facebook wall of the Ekiti State Deeper Life Church. His words, “Somebody is coming to our church for…
Read MoreMercy Chinwo publicly celebrates one-month marriage amid criticism
Mercy Chinwo, Nigeria Gospel singer, has showered praises on her husband, Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa, on their one-month marriage celebration. In a post late Monday, the singer shared a picture of herself and her husband on her Instagram page, as she sang his praises. Chinwo noted that getting married to Pastor Blessed was the best decision she made after salvation. She went on to hail the cleric as a man “filled with grace and truth”. The singer wrote, “I can’t contain my joy and excitement. It’s one month already with my…
Read MoreAnglican priest resigns, begins support for polygamy
Rev. Ogbuchukwu Lotanna, an Anglican priest of the Nnewi Diocese in Anambra State, has resigned his position as a priest of the church. Lotanna, also a lawyer, from Mbanagu Otolo Nnewi, in the resignation, stated that he received a divine mandate to float a movement in support of polygamy. He claimed that the divine mandate he received to float a movement was aimed at encouraging polygamy, with a vision to reducing the rate of sexual sins in society. He pointed out that polygamy is not a sin, contrary to what…
Read MoreI dedicated white garment church based on divine instruction –Pastor Adeboye
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has said he dedicated a white garment church last September based on divine instruction. The cleric, who recently clocked 80 years, disclosed this on Sunday during a special sermon titled, ‘Going Higher (Part 54)’. The octogenarian had in September 2021 dedicated the Lagos cathedral of the Love of Christ Generation Church C&S (Worldwide), founded by Reverend Esther Ajayi amid sweeping criticisms by Pentecostals. But Adeboye, on Sunday, said he was directed by God to dedicate Ajayi’s church.…
Read MoreLagos pastor remanded for impregnating teenager inside church premises
For having unlawful sexual intercourse and procuring an abortion for a 14 year-old teenager, an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Tuesday remanded 45year-old Pastor Rufus Olatunji of Royal World Embassy Church, Ipaja in a 2-count charge. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs F.M. Kayode, who did not take Olatunji’s plea, ordered that he should be remand at Ikoyi Correctional Centre. Kayode then adjourned the case to March 8 for mention. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Inspector Kehinde Olatunde told the court that the defendant committed the offences in August 2021, at Royal World…
Read MoreGospel singer, Sammie Okposo wanted me to get an abortion, says American lover
Popular gospel singer, Sammie Okposo is in the news for an unpalatable reason, as a US based lady identified as African Doll, disclosed that he wanted her to go for an abortion but she refused. Following Sammie Okposo’s public apology for having an affair with a lady in the USA last year, African Doll in an interview disclosed that they had an affair for some months and had unprotected S*x several times. Narrating how they met, she said, “We met at a concert at one of the churches not far…
Read MoreThose behind Hellfire memes sent gunmen after me —Mummy GO
Evangelist Funmilayo Adebayo, the founder of Rapture Proclaimer Evangelical Church of God, has said those behind the trending Mummy G.O hellfire memes sent gunmen after her. She said they have been at it for about eight years now and just recently decided to make use of social media to disgrace her. The Evangelist said they are angry because her messages are pulling their church members away from them and to her own church. This is as she addressed some of the quotes attributed to her in several Mummy G.O memes…
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