Tag: Church
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Pope Francis prays by Bello’s grave, urges Church must help the poor
The main concern of the Catholic Church must be to help the poor, Pope Francis said on a Friday pilgrimage to southern Italy in honour of a local bishop who is a candidate for sainthood. Francis was paying a half-day visit to Alessano and Molfetta in Puglia, the region that forms the heel of Italy’s…
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Video: Banks, churches more corrupt: Femi Falana
Renowned human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN) has hit hard on the banks and churches as being nests of corruption, more than government institutions. Falana made the remark at the 2018 edition of the Vanguard Economic Discourse, themed: “Economy in Recession: Pitfalls, Trajectories and Resetting”
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Delta church in trouble as man slumps, dies during deliverance session
A mentally challenged man and former member of the Ogor vigilance group, Monday Edejere, has died in a church in Evwreni community, in the Ughelli North council area of Delta State. The church’s founder, Prophet Moses Uregbu, was reportedly praying for him when he slumped and died on Monday. A source said the victim, who…
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Falz turns billionaire in American television series
Falz, real name Folarin Babalola, will star as William Randolph Church, an alluring Nigerian billionaire. The popular rapper and comic actor has inked a multi-season deal with BLK PRIME to play a Nigerian billionaire in a drama series called ‘Church’. BLK PRIME is an American entertainment corporation funded by the Silicon Valley EFC Investment…
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Mike Tyson’s mansion becomes a ‘Holy Home’ after Church possession
The Living Word Sanctuary Church has taken a mansion which once belong to former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson after previous owner was convicted of money laundering. Paul Monea was imprisoned in 2007, eight years after he bought the property from Tyson for $1.3m. The Ohio building, which covers 25,000 square feet, was donated to…
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Municipality insists Churches must pay off $187m tax debts
The Jerusalem Municipality intends to recover 650 million shekels (almost 187 million dollars) from Christian denominations as taxes for their real estate located in the city, Mayor Nir Barkat has said. “The debts for commercial space owned by churches exceed 650 million shekels. “We will no longer demand that the citizens of Jerusalem bear this…
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How 15 Rivers residents returning from church were killed in New Year’s day attack
New Year celebration turned tragic in Rivers State as gunmen opened fire indiscriminately at people returning from the church in the early hours of Monday where they had gone to usher in the New Year. The incident occurred at Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (ONELGA) Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson in the state, Omoni Nnamdi,…
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Osinbajo betrayed Church by pairing with Buhari who hates Christians – Fani-Kayode
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Sunday morning continued with his attack on Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo – this time, he said the VP betrayed Christians and the church in Nigeria. Fani-Kayode said betrayed the church by pairing with President Muhammadu Buhari who he declared “hates” Southerners and Christians. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain…
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Reverend, assistant pastor jailed for drugging, raping women in Church
A 59-year-old assistant pastor at the Liberty Pentecostal Church, in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, Laurence Peterson, has been jailed for more than 8 years for helping a church minister, Rev. John Wilson, to sexually assault female parishioners. On several occasions, Peterson blocked doors and held victims down as a 70-year-old Rev John Wilson performed “grotesque”…
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Man allegedly paid N5000 for deliverance in Calabar church [PHOTO]
Cool FM On Air Personality, OAP Daddy Freeze, has shared a copy of receipt of “deliverance fee” paid by a member of a church in Calabar, Cross Rivers State. The church, as addressed on the receipt was identified as “The God Spirit Touch Church INT’L” which charges their church member a fee before deliverance is…