A former Catholic priest of 17 years, Dr Echezona Obiagbaosogu, said he has resigned from his position as a priest to embrace African traditional religion. Obiagbaosogu, who teaches African Traditional Religion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, in Anambra State, said he was fascinated by the traditional African spirituality and the art of rainmaking. After…
The Wenchi West District of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church in the Bono Region of Ghana has recognised 20 girls, aged 13 to 16, for preserving their virginity. During a thanksgiving service held over the weekend on the sidelines of the church’s observation of the first Sabbath of the year, the girls were each…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has expressed confidence that Nigeria would soon experience peace after the church’s 100-day fast. His official Facebook page shared a video of him making the declaration on Sunday midnight. In the video, he said that the fasting would commence on January 11…
Three prominent clerics of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) passed away on the first day of the new year 2025, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The deceased clerics are Evangelist Oladotun Elusanmi, Shepherd Olumuyiwa Michael, and Assistant Venerable Superior Evangelist Johnson Olajuwon. Elusanmi was the Shepherd at Orisun Ayo Parish, Ilupeju, while Michael served as…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has addressed the AI-generated image circulating on social media, which depicted him as an alhaji. According to Church Times Nigeria on Saturday, Adeboye spoke during the first Holy Ghost Night of the new year, held in the early hours of Saturday, January…
The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM), Pastor (Dr.) Williams Kumuyi has launched artificial intelligence technology that will revolutionise gospel outreach. The innovative platform, known as “Ask Kumuyi AI,” is primarily designed to spread the gospel using artificial intelligence, The Nation has learnt. The high-tech tool was launched yesterday at the church’s…
The founder of Abel Damina Ministries and Power City International, Pastor Abel Damina, has questioned the belief that Adam and Eve’s sin in the Garden of Eden was caused by eating fruit from the forbidden tree. Damina stated this during his New Year’s Eve sermon on Tuesday. He said, “Adam and Eve ate nothing. Adam…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has revealed that 2025 would be ‘a landmark year’, one that many would never forget. Pastor Adeboye revealed this at the Holy Communion and crossover service of the church at the new auditorium of the church, Shimawa, Ogun State. Adeboye…
As the Deeper Life Bible Church holds its annual December Retreat and Global Crusade with Kumuyi (GCK) from December 20th to 25th, 2024, Pastor William Kumuyi, General Superintendent of the church, shares his thoughts on the transformative potential of the retreat, the role of Christians in politics, and his vision for a better Nigeria. In…
The Oluwo of Iwo, Osun State, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has backed the idea of implementing Sharia law in the South-West, arguing that it is within the constitutional rights of Muslims. Tribune Online reports that some netizens recently took to social media, reacting differently to the news of the planned inauguration of a Sharia Court in…