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

Dec 14, 2023Dec 22, 2025 topnews

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…

Choir master narrates how pastor snatched, impregnated his wife

Nov 24, 2023Dec 31, 2025 topnews

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…

Gospel singer collapses during church concert, dies

Nov 14, 2023Jan 2, 2026 topnews

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,…

In spite of scorching temperatures, the pilgrims bravely ascend Mount Arafat to fulfill their hajj rituals

Jun 27, 2023 topnews

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…

House on the Rock pastor brings AK 47 to altar

Feb 13, 2023 topnews

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…

Polygamy: Controversial Anglican priest makes U-turn, apologises

Dec 28, 2022 topnews

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…

Stop imposing persistent head covering on ladies, it causes odour -Pastor Kumuyi

Sep 18, 2022 topnews

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…

Mercy Chinwo publicly celebrates one-month marriage amid criticism

Sep 14, 2022 topnews

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…

Anglican priest resigns, begins support for polygamy

Sep 10, 2022 topnews

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…

I dedicated white garment church based on divine instruction –Pastor Adeboye

Mar 28, 2022Mar 28, 2022 topnews

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.…