Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwoolu has expressed shock and sadness at the death of Pastor Daniel Taiwo Odukoya, the founding pastor of The Fountain of Life Church. In a press statement, Sanwoolu said Pastor Odukoya was a dear brother and friend, and a dedicated man of God whose faith and belief in God never wavered. Read More…
Religion
How to Prosper in a Hostile Business/Work Environment
(Daniel 6: 13-28) Many workers and owners of businesses today testify that the environment in which they work or do business is hostile. It is hostile to their health, to their family life, to their faith in God, and to their material and spiritual well-being. Nigeria is reputed to be one of the most corrupt Read More…
Jesus, the Friend of Sinners
(John 5:1-15) In the Bible, we are familiar with the description of Abraham as the “friend of God”. For instance, in Isaiah 41:8, God says, “But you, O Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend. But what exactly do we mean by the term “friend”? The Chambers 20th Read More…
How To Do Business in God’s Way
(Luke 19:1-10; 1 Timothy 6:6-10) In his book, The Christian in Business, John E. Mitchell asks “Will Christianity and Business mix? Is God interested in the way we do our work? Is He interested in a lathe operator and in the quantity and quality of his output? Is He interested in a watchman as he Read More…
Most Rev David Onuoha to be inaugurated as 21st president of CCN in 93 years
….embarks on N100 million project fund raising The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) is set to inaugurate His Grace, Most Rev Dr David Okechukwu Chikezie Onuoha as it’s 21st National President. The event, which is slated for Sunday, April 30, 2023, will see the revered minister of God officially presented to the body of Christ Read More…
Muslims, pray for Nigeria’s progress – Lagos council chairmen urge
The Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government, Chief Ganiyu Egunjobi, urged Muslim believers on Friday to use the fasting month of Ramadan to pray for the stability and development of the nation. In his Ramadan greeting to Muslims in the local government area and throughout the nation on Friday, Egunjobi made the request. He exhorted Read More…
Lagos Catholic Archbishop denounces racial profiling, urges peace and tolerance
The Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, has denounced all expressions of ethnic profiling as well as the violence that was seen in some areas of Lagos State before, during, and after the most recent elections. The prelate urged the state government to call all parties to order and put in Read More…
Nigerian Archbishop appointed Secretary of Dicastery for Evangelisation by Pope
Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu of Nigeria has been named as the new Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelisation, as part of the Section for First Evangelisation and the New Particular Churches. The Holy See News Office made the papal appointment announcement on Wednesday. Archbishop Nwachukwu, the titular Archbishop of Acquaviva, has served as the Holy See’s Read More…
Bible Society gave out N16.7 million Bibles in 2022
As part of its goal to distribute free Bibles, the Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) reports that in 2022, it donated various bibles totalling 16.7 million naira. This information can be found in a statement authored by Mr. Benjamin Mordi, BSN, Manager, Media and Public Relations Officer, and provided to newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos. Read More…
Church of England bishops refuse to allow same-sex marriages
The Church of England will refuse to allow same-sex couples to marry in its churches, according to plans unveiled on Wednesday, in which the centuries-old organisation stated that marriage is between a man and a woman. Bishops, one of the three parts of the Church’s governing body called the General Synod, came up with the Read More…