Category: Religion

  Armed bandits on Sunday night abducted no fewer than 40 worshippers during prayers at a mosque in Zamfara State, in yet another wave of insecurity plaguing the North-West. The incident occurred in Tsafe Local Government Area, where residents said dozens of gunmen stormed the community mosque and whisked away worshippers at gunpoint. Eyewitnesses told reporters that the attackers, who rode on motorcycles, surrounded the mosque during evening prayers, forcing terrified worshippers into the nearby forest. A resident, who gave his name simply as Musa, said: “They came in large…

At least 15 members of the Jehovah’s Witness faith community were killed on Sunday evening in a fatal road accident at Awomama Bridge, Imo State. The victims, all from Agwa community in Oguta Local Government Area, were returning from the group’s annual convention in Uli, Anambra State, when their bus was crushed by a trailer reportedly driving against traffic. The crash occurred around 6:45 p.m., and all passengers in the bus were said to have died on the spot. Their remains have since been deposited in a morgue. Chairman of…

General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has said that oral sex between a husband and wife is not a sin. The cleric made the remark during a question-and-answer session at his church’s headquarters in Edo State, a video of which was uploaded to YouTube on August 22, 2025. In the clip, a female member of the congregation asked: “Daddy, Sir, is oral sex a sin?” Suleman, who chuckled before responding, said: “Anything you do with your wife indoors is not a sin. So long as she’s…

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has formally severed ties with the Church in Wales following the appointment of Bishop Cherry Vann, an openly lesbian cleric, as the Archbishop of Wales. The decision was announced by the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, during the opening of the 14th Conference of Chancellors, Registrars, and Legal Officers, held Tuesday at the Church’s national secretariat in Abuja. Describing the appointment as “an abomination” and a “departure from biblical truth,” Ndukuba declared: “We reject the election of the Right…

Pastor Folu Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has recounted how a pastor of the church allegedly diverted $8,000 meant for a mission project in South Africa, abandoned his wife, and relocated to the United States where he married another woman. She made the revelation during a recent church programme for men, where she expressed concern over declining spiritual discipline among some church leaders. A video of her address has since gone viral on social media. According to Pastor Folu, the incident…