Tag: Methodist Church
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SAD: Methodist Church wedding guests killed in road accident
Four people travelling for a wedding ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya have been reported dead after the vehicle they were in involved in a road accident.
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2023: Methodist bishop emerges Abia ADC Guber Candidate
Bishop Sunday Onuoha of the Methodist Church Nigeria on Saturday emerged as the Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2023 general elections in Abia. Onuoha polled 330 votes to defeat his rival, Mr Otisi Ukiwe. The 41-year-old son of the former Military Vice President, Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe (rtd.), polled 160 votes.
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Nigerian Army reacts to complicity of soldiers in kidnap of Methodist Prelate
The Nigerian Army has dismissed the social media reports alleging complicity of its troops in the recent kidnapping of the Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Samuel Kanu-Uche. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
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How Methodist Prelate, Uche was released – Abia Gov, Ikpeazu
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu has attributed the release of the Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Dr. Chukwuemeka Kanu Uche to the grace of God. He also attributed the release to the fervent prayers of the Christian Community and the well coordinated response from security agencies in Abia State.
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BREAKING: Methodist Prelate, Uche released by kidnappers
The Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Dr Chukwuemeka Kanu Uche has been released by his kidnappers. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Rt. Rev’d Dennis Okechukwu Mark, the Bishop of Owerri and the Prelate’s Chaplain, Very Rev’d Jeremiah Shittu, kidnapped along with the Methodist Prelate have been released also.
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Ransom: Abductors of Methodist Prelate demand N100m
The abductors of His Eminence, Samuel Kanu-Uche, the Prelate of the Methodist Church, Nigeria and two other priests from the church have demanded a sum N100 million as ransom. The Prelate, the Bishop of Owerri, Rt. Rev. Dennis Mark and the Prelate’s Chaplain, were kidnapped on Sunday in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia.
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Methodist Church Prelate, Uche, 2 others kidnapped in Abia
The Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Kanu Uche, was on Sunday, kidnapped along Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia. He was kidnapped alongside Rt. Rev. Dennis Mark, the Methodist Bishop of Owerri and the Prelate’s Chaplain, by yet to identified gunmen.
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Insecurity: Christian cleric, Samuel Kanu abducted in Abia state
A Christian cleric, the Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria,His Eminence, Samuel Kanu Uche has been reportedly kidnapped when plying the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway,n Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State on Sunday.
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Methodist Church threatens breakup from global body over gay marriage
The United Methodist Church Episcopal Area in Nigeria (UMCN) says it will leave the Church’s global body if it endorses same-sex marriage at its 2022 General Conference. Bishop Johnwesley Yohanna of UMCN said at a news conference on Wednesday in Jalingo that the Nigerian chapter would also leave if the global body endorses ordination of…
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Methodist Church pastor fakes own Kidnap, demands N3m ransom
Adewuyi Adegoke, a cleric with the Methodist Church, in Ado Ekiti, has been apprehended by the police for allegedly faking his own kidnap. Rev’d Adegoke, who was nabbed by a crack of detective, was reported missing on the Esa Oke-Aramoko road while travelling to Ado Ekiti on Sunday. After his disappearance, the social media was…