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  • House on the Rock pastor remarries nine years after wife’s death

    House on the Rock pastor remarries nine years after wife’s death

    Larne Oluseye, the resident pastor of House on the Rock, Port Harcourt has remarried his heartthrob, Kate Oluseye, over the weekend nine years after losing his wife.

    TheNewsGuru reports that clergyman tied the knot in a warm ceremony surrounded by friends, family at the Rock Cathedral in Lekki, Lagos. The wedding was officiated by the church’s senior pastor, Paul Adefarasin.

    Oluseye in a post via Instagram had celebrated Kate on her birthday with a heartfelt message and a photo of her on Instagram.

    He wrote on Instagram:
    “Kind and principled
    Simple and sophisticated
    Exciting and calm, all at the same time
    Easygoing and full of wisdom
    Uncomplicated elegance….
    Happy birthday to one of the strongest women I know….
    You will never know a better yesterday….
    Welcome to the best days of your life….
    Yesssss…… the countdown is on…….

    “Have a splendid birthday dearest Kate..
    Honestly can’t wait…………lol…. Yes, it’s me in the picture in the background…. Don’t spoil your phone trying to enlarge the picture…”

     Pastor Lanre’s first wife, Tolu Oluseye, died in July 2015,  which threw her family and the church congregation into deep mourning.

  • Incorrect label – House On The Rock breaks silence on police description of Adefarasin’s stun gun

    Incorrect label – House On The Rock breaks silence on police description of Adefarasin’s stun gun

    The House on The Rock Church on Wednesday stated that the Nigerian police’ description of the weapon seen with its the senior pastor, Paul Adefarasin, is incorrect

    TheNewsGuru reports that the church’s response followed the police’s claim that they recovered an illegal stun gun from Adefarasin after a viral video showed him brandishing the device to warn a content creator to stop recording his vehicle.

    Adefarasin has consistently denied owning a firearm after pointing the stun gun at the car spotter, whom he described as an “aggressive content creator.”

    The church also revealed that Adefarasin was detained by the police for several hours without charge on Tuesday.

    The House on The Rock Church criticized the law enforcement agency for incorrectly labeling Adefarasin’s stun gun as illegal and urged police officers to act with courtesy and professionalism.

    The church emphasized that its senior pastor will continue to cooperate with the police and expressed confidence that he will be exonerated of the allegations.

    The statement read, “Pastor Paul was detained for several hours and released without charge. During that time, an official police tweet mis-labelled his strobe-light stinger—also known as a stun gun—as “prohibited anti-riot equipment.” Leading Nigerian lawyers advise that this description is incorrect in law.

    “Pastor Paul continues to cooperate fully with the police investigation and is confident that, once the facts are reviewed, he will be exonerated of the allegation arising from the viral video.”

  • Just In: House on the Rock pastor charged with unlawful possession of AK-47 rifle

    Just In: House on the Rock pastor charged with unlawful possession of AK-47 rifle

    A Chief Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja has ruled that the Presiding Pastor of the House On The Rock Church, Uche Aigbe has a criminal case to answer in the unlawful possession of prohibited firearms found in his possession.

    The no-case submission made by the Pastor was dismissed by Chief Magistrate Abubakar Ismail on the ground that the objection to trial lacked merit and substance.

    In a brief ruling on Thursday at Zuba, Magistrate Ismail held that from the totality of the evidence so far adduced, the defendant has been effectively linked with the charges preferred against him by Police.

    The police had charged Uche Aigbe, Promise Ukachukwu and Olakunle Ogunleye with criminal conspiracy, illegal possession of prohibited firearms, inciting disturbance, and criminal intimidation, which they pleaded not guilty to.

    The Police alleged that the defendants, all of House on the Rock Church, Wuye, Abuja, conspired with each other to illegally and unlawfully possess an AK47 rifle on February 12, 2023.

    The prosecution counsel, Assistant Police Commissioner, James Idachaba, had informed the court that the defendants got the firearm from Inspector Musa Audu, attached to Wuye Division, posted on guard duty at the said Church.

    He added that the defendants used the firearm to illustrate while preaching a sermon about faith in the Church.

    The prosecution counsel alleged that the defendants made inciting and intimidating statements to the church congregation that could cause alarm and breach of peace.

    The offence, he said, is punishable under Section III of the Firearms Act CAP F28, LFN 2004, and contravened Sections 97, 114, and 397 of the Penal Code.

  • House on the Rock pastor bearing AK-47 during sermon arrested

    House on the Rock pastor bearing AK-47 during sermon arrested

    The presiding pastor of House on the Rock, Abuja Chapter, Uche Aigbe, has been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command for wielding an AK47 rifle while preaching on Sunday in Abuja.

    The command also confirmed the arrest of the church’s Chief Security Officer and Inspector Musa Audu, for releasing his gun to Aigbe.

    The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday.

    Adeh said, “The FCT Police Command on the heels of intelligence arrested one pastor, Uche Aigbe, of House on the Rock cathedral, Abuja, and two others.

    “The pastor, whose message and demonstrations were tagged inciting by various media and social media users, was arrested in the early hours of Monday, February 13, 2023, alongside the church’s Chief Security Officer and one Inspector Musa Audu, who was on duty on the said day and had unprofessionally released his rifle to the said pastor without permission or recourse to police authority.

    “While the discrete investigation has commenced, members of the public are urged to shun actions or utterances that are in breach of extant laws as the law is trite and all violators will be adequately sanctioned.”

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) gathered that Aigbe caused a stir when he mounted the pulpit with an AK47 rifle and addressed the congregation saying that he was ready for the people looking for his trouble.

    “Today, there are some pastors with the gift of divination, who go about ripping people. This is why we should carry our guns and defend ourselves. I will particularly be coming for some of you sleeping in the church,” he said.

    Aigbe’s remark made the entire congregation laugh as he urged them to guard their heart against false teachers.

    The pastor’s action was captured in a video clip that was released online and it attracted mixed reactions from Nigerians.

  • Police to investigate House on the Rock pastor for preaching with AK-47

    Police to investigate House on the Rock pastor for preaching with AK-47

    The presiding pastor of House on the Rock (Abuja chapter), Pastor Uche Aigbe, has been on the Police Force watch as an investigation is to commence after he was seen on the pulpit carrying an AK-47.

    It was gathered during the Sunday service, Aigbe left members of his congregation startled after mounting the pulpit brandishing an AK-47.

    Despite the tension his action created among the congregation, the pastor used the AK-47 rifle to illustrate his sermon titled “guard your faith.”

    The viral photos have since elicited a flurry of reactions on social media platforms. While some justified the pastor’s actions, others expressed their shock.

    Police to investigate House on the Rock pastor for preaching with AK-47

    A Twitter user wrote: “He was using the gun for illustrative purposes as to the topic “Guard your faith” and how critical it is for each Christian to do it. Get the whole news so as not to spread the wrong narrative,”

    Reacting to the incident, the Force’s Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi security agents will investigate Aigbe.

    The police spokesman said Aigbe lacked the right to bear an AK-47 rifle.

    Police to investigate House on the Rock pastor for preaching with AK-47

    Adejobi on Twitter said: “I have forwarded to the CP FCT to act, please. But if it’s true, the pastor will have a case to answer. AK47?? It falls under prohibited Firearms in Nigeria, and no one bears it except an officer of the law, and not all of them have the right, selected sec operatives, but no individual has the right to bear it. The FCT police command will investigate it, I trust the new CP FCT, CP Sadiq… it’s shocking.”

  • Covid-19 kills House on the Rock’s pastor, church mourns

    Covid-19 kills House on the Rock’s pastor, church mourns

    A Pastor with the House on the Rock (HOTR), Mr. Adeyinka Akinbami, has died of COVID-19 at the age of 61.

    Announcing Mr. Akibami’s death on Saturday, Senior Pastor, HOTR, Paul Adefarasin, said he had yet to come to terms with Akinbami’s death.

    He said the incident was a reminder of how deadly COVID-19 was and called on Nigerians to adhere to the COVID-19 protocols.

    Adefarasin tweeted, “Yesterday, I received the rude and shocking news of someone deeply dear to me and all of the HOTR family. The passing of Pastor Yinka Akinbami has become most painful because if there truly were good men, he was certainly one. To my brother, sleep well till we meet to part no more.


    “Family, kindly allow me to solicit your intercession for his dear wife of over 30 years; Pastor Tolu, his children, his children-in-law, and grandchildren. We can only at best imagine how much pain they are feeling. We share the pain of his loss but they will feel it a lot more.

    “It’s important to remind the community about the deadly nature of the Covid-19 and its mutant virus strains. Please do your part by following all the recommended precautions. That way, you are able to protect yourself and others who become proximal to you. God bless and keep us all.”

    Entertainer, IK Osakioduwa, also expressed shock over Akinbami’s passing.

    He said when he was preparing to get married about 12 years ago, it was the deceased that took charge of the counseling.

    Osakioduwa wrote on Instagram, “I don’t post a lot when people pass. This case though is very different for me. This man right here, Pastor Yinka Akinbami, is what you call a good man. He and his lovely wife Pastor Tolu are one of the very few couples I’d call ‘goals’ in this marriage business.

    “They counseled my wife and me before marriage and I can say confidently that in the 12 years and counting of our marriage, we have kept striving to live up to the things they taught and showed us. Their love was so real. They didn’t fake it at all.

    “He was always willing to answer all our questions, no matter how ‘Unchristian’ they were. He had our time.”

  • New breed of Nigerians will resist rubbish from govt — Adefarasin

    New breed of Nigerians will resist rubbish from govt — Adefarasin

    Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock Church Paul Adefarasin averred that a new breed of Nigerians who will hold government to their responsibilities.

    The cleric spoke during the cross-over service at the church’s headquarters in Lekki, Lagos on Thursday night.

    He said, “That is why we had a mess in 2020. The best place to grow is in trouble. The best place to grow is in mess, they call it manure. When my mother wanted to plant roses, she sent for them to bring bags of cow dungs. That is what she used to fertilise her roses. So, her rose got brilliant, boisterous, big petals because of the mess she planted them in.

    “Nigerians who have been acquainted with trouble, acquainted with suffering will grow differently. There is a new breed of Nigerians arising that will not take rubbish from her leaders, from her government, they will not settle for less than God’s best.”

    TheNewsGuru recalls that Nigerian youths had in October 2020 protested in some parts of the country against police brutality and bad governance.

     

  • Tithing saga [Video]: Congregants allegedly walk out on Pastor Adefarasin

    The battle to justify the act of paying Tithe amongst Christians took another twist on Sunday after congregants allegedly walked out on Paul Adefarasin of the House on the Rock Church while he was preaching against ‘anti-tithe-paying’ campaigners.

    OAP, Daddy Freeze, who is at the front of those speaking against tithing in Nigeria shared a video on his Instagram, which shows angry congregants walking out on Adefarasin while he was preaching about tithing – Freeze captioned the video ‘revolution has begun’.

    Recall that Freeze, who is at the fore-front of those speaking against tithing in Nigeria has severally called out Pastor Adefarasin for allegedly mentioning him in his sermon last Sunday.

    Just on Tuesday, freeze shared a message on Instagram in which he noted that churches are now event centers instead of places where the gospel of Christ is shared.

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  • Sad! Port Harcourt gospel artiste, crushed to death

    A popular Port Harcourt based gospel artiste, Fernandez Bishop known as Fernandez Muzik (Jesus freak) was crumpled to death by a truck this morning in Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers state.

     

    According to reports gathered by TheNewsGuru, the sad occurrence happened at Akpajo, Eleme in Port Harcourt on his way to see a cleric.

     

    The handsome music minister was a member of House on the Rock, Port Harcourt . Tributes are already flowing in for him. May his soul rest in perfect peace.

     

     

  • BREAKING: Fire engulfs House on the Rock Church in Abuja [Video]

    Fire engulfs House on the Rock Church located at Airport Road in Abuja.

    READ:Updated: Fire guts House on the Rock church