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  • Gunmen abduct Catholic priest, RCCG pastor in Kogi

    …demand reduced to N8 million

    A Catholic priest, Revd. Fr. Leo Michael was Tuesday evening abducted by unknown gunmen at Irepeni village, Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State.

    He is the presiding priest at St. Micheal Catholic Church Obajana.

    An unconfirmed source also had it that a yet to be identified pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) was abducted at the same spot and time, while on his way to Okene.

    A Chemistry lecturer with the Kogi State College of Education (Technical) Kabba, Mr. Aronimu Samuel Babatunde was also said to have been kidnapped along the Okene-Kabba road.

    According to Bishop Peter Adinoyi, the Diocesan Chancellor of Lokoja Diocese, the abductors emerged from the bushes near Irepeni village, close to a mounted roadblock, dragged down Fr. Micheal and one other person, believed to be a pastor with the RCCG and dashed back into the bush, leaving the two vehicles parked along the road.

    The Bishop stated that the abductors have established contact with some members of the Church, adding that they have brought down the ransom from N50M to N8m, and threatening they ‘await the worst’ if their demand is not met before 1 pm Thursday.

    He noted that the DSS and the Army have swung into action to track down the perpetrators.

    He lamented that abduction is mostly targeted at the poor, stressing that by now the insecurity of lives and property should have improved but is rather getting worse by the day.

    He called on the government to quickly address the ugly situation.

    The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) William Aya confirmed the abduction of the Catholic priest.

    He however said that he was unaware of the kidnap of the two others.

  • Police arrest Assemblies of God pastor for alleged prophecy against Okorocha

    Police arrest Assemblies of God pastor for alleged prophecy against Okorocha

    Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a pastor in the Assemblies of God Church in Owerri, Chukwuma Okezuo, for allegedly giving prophecies against the state Governor, Rochas Okorocha, during a church service.

    The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Andrew Enwerem, who paraded the cleric before newsmen on Tuesday, accused him of prophesying during last Sunday’s church service in the Urratta area of Owerri.

    The pastor was alleged to have said in his prophecy that the governor was recruiting young boys in the state with the sole aim of kidnapping children between zero and 10 years for ritual purposes.

    The police spokesperson said the pastor prophesied that Governor Okorocha was allegedly engaging in the ritual exercises towards the 2019 governorship election in the state.

    He added that the “false prophecy” was capable of causing rancour and panic in the state.

    “I parade before you one acclaimed pastor, Chukwuma Okezuo, of Assemblies of God Church. He was arrested during a church service last Sunday at Owaelu Urratta over false prophecies against the person of the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha.

    “The suspect, while on the pulpit, made false prophecies against the governor that he was recruiting young boys to be kidnapping children between zero and 10 years for ritual purposes. He falsely prophesied that the governor was engaging in the ritual purposes with the sole aim of winning the 2019 governorship election and therefore asked the congregation to pray.

    “This false prophecy, by this acclaimed pastor, is very malicious and capable of causing rancour, panic, anxiety and disintegrating the state. The Imo State Police Command, under the leadership of Commissioner of Police, Mr Dasuki Galandanchi, will not watch the people jeopardise the peace of the state.

    “Religious leaders should be mindful of the things they say. We will charge the suspect to court for legal action,” he said.

    In an interview with Southern City News, the 40-year-old pastor, who hails from the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state, said what the police accused him of was untrue.

    He said that he only asked the congregation to pray against untimely death and spiritual manipulations without mentioning the name of anybody including that of the governor.

  • ‘My wife slept with deacon, bishop of my church’ Lagos pastor lament

    ‘My wife slept with deacon, bishop of my church’ Lagos pastor lament

    A pastor’s wife, Mrs. Uzoamaka Ibeneme, on Friday, lost her 21-year-old marriage, when an Igando Customary Court in Lagos, dissolved the union on grounds of adultery.

    Mr. Akin Akinniyi, the court president, who delivered the judgment, said the petitioner, Pastor Joshua Ibeneme was adamant in spite of the mediation by the court and family intervention.

    “Since the petitioner insisted on divorce after several interventions, the court is, therefore, left with no option but to grant him his wish and pronounce the union dissolved.

    “The court hereby pronounces the marriage between Pastor Joshua Ibeneme and Mrs. Uzoamaka Ibeneme dissolved today.

    “Both of you will henceforth cease to be husband and wife, each of you should go on his or her separate ways unmolested.

    “The court wishes both of you well in your future endeavour.

    “Any squabble between both you from now on shall be treated as criminal and any violation of this judgment will be regarded as contempt of court and will attract imprisonment without an option of fine,” Akinniyi ruled.

    Earlier, the petitioner, a 53-year-old pastor, Joshua Ibeneme, had approached the court to end his 21-year marriage to his wife, Uzoamaka, who he said, was messing around with his church members.

    “My wife had sexual affair with two of my church members, a deacon and a bishop. Both of them were telling my other members that they slept with my wife because she enticed them.

    “Whenever I return from a trip, my last born always tells me that men came to pick and drop my wife. Even God told me to divorce her else she will destroy my ministry,” he claimed.

    The petitioner said that his wife denied him sex for five years.

    “My wife starved me of sex for more than five years; whenever I want to sleep with her, she would give one excuse or the other and in fact, she has moved out of my room to a separate room.

    “But she gives it to my members freely,” the pastor said.

    The pastor said that his wife was always mocking and embarrassing him in public places, telling people about his sexual performance.

    He said that Uzoamaka always accused him of having affairs with any female member, who came to the house for counselling.

    “She accused them of dating me and also went to their houses to fight them. Her behaviour has chased many members away from my church,” he said.

    He begged the court to divorce the loveless union, claiming he was no longer in love with his wife.

    However, the respondent, Uzoamaka, denied having sex with their church members but accused her husband of infidelity.

    “It is women that cause our frequent fighting, they are the problem in our home and my husband’s lust for them is very high.

    “I never slept with the two men, who claimed that they slept with me, they just wanted to tarnish my image, my husband is dating the wife of the deacon.”

    According to her, the pastor calls her derogatory names in the public such as “prostitute”.

    The 45-year-old teacher said that she starved her husband of sex because she hated sex, adding that she married him because she wanted children.

    The mother of three, however, begged the court not to grant her husband’s wish for dissolution of the marriage as she was still in love with him.

  • People were angry at me when I became a pastor-Kas

    Afro-pop singer, Kas stunned many of his fans when he announced that he has become a Pastor in 2017.

    Kas who joined the likes of Soul E, Chris Okotie, Eucharia Anunobi, as a minister of the gospel, has declared that people were angry with him when he became a minister of the gospel.

    According to the musician turned pastor, their anger subsided when he told them he hasn’t dumped music finally.

    “It wasn’t just girls that sent me hate messages because I became a pastor. There was a time I was chilling in a hotel in Manchester, a friend of mine told some of my other friends that I had become a pastor and they asked if I was mad. They got really angry at me but later calmed down when I told them I would still be a musician. The only thing is that I can’t sing anything about boobs and butts again” he revealed in a chat with Vanguard

     

    When asked how music changed his life, he revealed that he built a house with a song and got his own apartment in London based on the instrumentality of that same song.

    “Music worked for me a great deal, with one song I built a house, with one song I also got a place in London, I’m very OK. How did I get money to establish KAS Water? I didn’t ask my mom for the money. It was from just one song that I made all that money. People saying my music career is dead are confused, they need Jesus” he said.

    #BBNaija: Cee-c is always angry and defensive-Bambam

     

  • Pastor seeks divorce: ‘My wife starved me of sex, gives it to church members freely’

    Pastor seeks divorce: ‘My wife starved me of sex, gives it to church members freely’

    A pastor, Joshua Ibeneme, on Wednesday approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to end his 21-year-old marriage to his wife, Uzoamaka for allegedly having sex with two of his church members.

    Mr Ibeneme told the court that his wife was messing around with his male members.

    “My wife had sexual affair with two of my church members, a deacon and a bishop. Both were boasting telling my other members that they slept with my wife because she enticed them.

    “Whenever I return from a trip, my last born always tells me that men came to pick and drop my wife. Even God told me to divorce her or else she will destroy my ministry,” he claimed.

    The petitioner said that his wife denied him sex for five years.

    “My wife starved me of sex for over five years. Whenever I want to sleep with her, she will be giving one excuse or another, in fact, she had moved out of my room to a separate room.

    “But she gives it to my members freely,” the pastor said.

    The 53-year-old pastor said that his wife was always mocking and embarrassing him in public telling people about his sexual performance.

    He said that Uzoamaka always accused him of having affairs with any female member who came to the house for counselling.

    “She accused them of dating me and also goes to their houses to fight them. Her behaviour and attitude have chased members away from my church,” he said.

    According to him, Uzoamaka instigated their children against him, they do not respect him and they refused to run errands for him except when their mother permitted them to do so.
    He begged the court to divorce the loveless union claiming he was no longer in love with his wife.

    However, the respondent, Uzomaka, denied having sex with their church members but accused her husband of infidelity.

    “It is women that cause our frequent fighting, they are the problem in our home and my husband’s lust for them is very high.

    “I never slept with the two men who claimed that they slept with me, they just wanted to tarnish my image, my husband is dating the wife of the deacon,” she said.

    The mother of three said that she starved her husband of sex because she hated sex adding that she married him because she wanted children.

    The 45-year-old teacher said that her husband became sexually inactive five years ago.

    “He calls me derogatory names in public such as ‘prostitute’. I did not instigate the children against him,’’ she explained.

    She begged the court not to grant her husband’s wish to dissolve the marriage claiming she was still in love with him.

    The court president, Akin Akinniyi, urged the couple to maintain peace and adjourned the case to May 10 for judgment.

     

    NAN

  • Pastor John rapes 12-year-old housemaid

    The Cross River State Police command on Wednesday paraded 78 persons accused of committing various crimes between March and April 2018.

    Among the paraded suspects was a 48-year-old cleric, Pastor Dominic John, who allegedly defiled his 12-year-old housemaid identified only as Eno.

    The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, said John forcefully defiled the housemaid and was arrested after the victim cried for help.

    Inuwa said John, who lives at Ikot-Ekpo, Calabar, admitted to committing the crime.

    He said, “On March 11, 2018, around 10pm, one Pastor Dominic John was arrested for defiling his 12-year-old housemaid. Following the victim’s outcry, the suspect was arrested and he admitted to committing the crime.

    “Meanwhile, a medical examination has been carried out by a qualified medical practitioner to ascertain the health condition of the girl. The suspect will be charged to court.”

    The police also paraded a 25-year-old man, Michael Okon, for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl, Uduak, after dragging her into his living room.

    According to Inuwa, the girl has been examined by a medical practitioner for confirmation of her health condition.

    He described the incident as “abominable.”

  • Davido turns Pastor at final leg of 30 billion African tour [Video]

    Energetic Nigerian pop star, Davido stunned his fans when he turned a prayer warrior at the final leg of his 30 billion African tour held at Dakar, Senegal.

    The self-proclaimed OBO shared a video on his Instagram page in which himself and his team could be seen holding hands while he led a prayer session before his actual performance.

     

    “Nobody will injure in Jesus’ name. It will be successful in Jesus’ name I pray. As we go back to Lagos, as we finish this tour, it will be successful in Jesus’ name” he prayed.

     

    The video has sparked various reactions from his fans on social media who have never seen him in that light.

     

    Read the comments gathered by TheNewsGuru

    @Officialbillz: David claim pole, little wonder the “Nobody will injure”

    @Datschoolboy: Oh lord in this tour, nobody will injure in Jesus name…this prayer point is necessary with d way u jump up and down on stage lmao @davidoofficial

    @Morrio Elliot: Too much Energy. So lit

    @Henry: Gosh am not a fan of davido but now am now a big fan because the guy too humble pass wizkid

     

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BgeNb8llpqn/?taken-by=davidoofficial

    Efe spoke out of anger; let us forgive him- Seyi Law

     

  • Pandemonium as gunmen abduct Apostolic Church pastor in Akwa Ibom

    There was pandemonium on Monday in Akwa Ibom State as gunmen kidnapped an Apostolic Church pastor identified as Mfon Udoneke at Akoa Idem in Ukanafun Local Government Area of the state.

    The pastor, who is the area superintendent of the church, was said to have been abducted around 5am while preparing for women’s fellowship prayer meeting in the church.

    An eyewitness, who pleaded not to be named, said the kidnappers stormed Udoneke’s residence and whisked him away in the presence of his family members.

    According to him, the whereabouts of the abducted priest is unknown, as kidnappers have yet to establish contacts with Udoneke’s family or the church.

    “The family and the church are in a state of confusion right now, because the kidnappers have yet to establish contact with the church or the family as per their demands and where the abducted priest is being kept,” the source said.

    The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. MacDon Oguche, said he had yet to be briefed on the incident in Ukanafun LGA.

    He promised to get in touch with the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the area on the matter.

    It was learnt that the Monday abduction of the pastor, which preceded many other abductions in the past, occurred barely two days after stakeholders from the area met with the security agencies at the state police headquarters, Ikot-Akpana-Abia, to find lasting solution to the frequent incidents of killing and kidnapping in Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun LGAs.

  • South African pastor found guilty for spraying followers with insecticide

    A South African self-styled prophet who sprayed his followers with the insecticide, Doom, has been found guilty of assault, local media report.

    Lethebo Rabalago – widely known as the Doom Pastor – was also found guilty of contravening the Agricultural Stock Remedies Act, a court ruling said.

    Rabalago claims the insect repellent he used in 2016 could heal cancer and HIV.

    A sentence is yet to be handed down after the verdict by Mookgopong Magistrates Court in Limpopo province.

    On Friday, magistrate Frans Mahodi told the court the state had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt that the five people who laid assault charges were violated, South Africa’s national broadcaster SABC reports.

    The magistrate said the fact that the complainants “were sprayed on their faces with Doom makes this offence [the] worst of its kind”.

    He also revealed some of them had suffered “detrimental side effects… like coughing for more than seven months” after the incident.

    Rabalago – who run the Mount Zion General Assembly – was arrested after it emerged he had used the product to “cure” his followers of various ailments in 2016.

    In photos circulating on social media, he was seen spraying the insecticide directly into the eyes and various body parts of his congregants.

    At the time, he told the BBC’s Nomsa Maseko in Johannesburg he had sprayed the face of one woman because she had an eye infection and claimed the woman was “just fine because she believed in the power of God”.

    Rabalago’s case had been delayed on a number of occasions, most recently when his lawyer forgot his glasses.

    South Africa has seen a wave of incidents where church members have been subjected to unorthodox rituals which purportedly healed them of various ailments.