The pastor, alongside an employee of Covenant University, were said to have unlawfully been diverting the funds for their private use without the church’s permission. The suspects, according to the EFCC, admitted to committing the act and even voluntarily made…
Nigeria: Lagos Govt Seals Eight Worship Centres
The Lagos State Government on Sunday closed down eight worship centres across the state for contravening environmental pollution regulations. Dolapo Fasawe, General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), who led the exercise, said that the facilities were closed down…
Nigeria’s interfaith council fosters peaceful Christian-Muslim relations
The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) is working to defuse tensions between Christians and Muslims here, providing a forum since 1999 to enhance dialogue between the two groups. Through the past two decades, the interfaith group has responded to crises that have wracked…
Russian court jails Jehovah’s Witness for practising banned faith
LA Russian court has sentenced a Jehovah’s Witness on Tuesday to six years in prison for practising his faith, which is banned in the country, the organisation and local media reported. The Christian faith, which does not observe many traditional…
Pope hails 14-year-old Nigerian saint
The Catholic pontiff, Pope Francis, on Sunday described the late 14-year-old Vivian Ogu as an example to all Christians in Nigeria and the rest of the world. The Pope, represented by Archbishop Guampetno Dal Toso, International President of Pontifical Mission…
Abuses in Nigerian Islamic Schools Spark Regulation Demands
Nearly 1,000 people have been freed in the past month from Islamic schools in northern Nigeria where they reportedly experienced abuse. In one such case, police sources said hundreds of men and boys had been freed from a school in Katsina, many of whom had been chained to walls, beaten…
Apostolic Faith Clocks 75 in Nigeria
The members of the Apostolic Faith Church in Nigeria held series of activities to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the church. The church was established by the late Reverend Timothy Gbadebo Oshokoya on October 14, 1944, in Lagos, Nigeria, as…
Africa Insiders: Behind Nigeria’s Islamic school “torture house”
The essentials: Police raided Ahmad bin Hambal Centre for Islamic Teachings, a faith school in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, over the weekend and arrested about seven teachers. Hundreds of boys and men were held at the centre. Their bodies were marked…
Osinbajo says God has promised new, peaceful, prosperous Nigeria
Osinbajo was speaking at the Interdenominational Church Service held on Sunday at the National Christian Centre, Abuja in commemoration of Nigeria’s 59th Independence. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo [Twitter/@ProfOsinbajo] Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says God who controls destinies of nations has promised…
Nigerian Cleric Who Took In 50 Orphans To Be Honoured For Enduring Persecution In Northern Nigeria
Wilberforce, a Christain organisation, says it will honour Benjamin Kwashi, an Anglican Bishop in northern Nigerian, and his wife, for enduring persecution in Nigeria. The couple will receive the Frank Wolf International Religious Freedom Award from 21Wilberforce during a September…