Tag: pastor
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Pastor bags 7 years in prison over N1m fraud
An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, has sentenced one Pastor Odenigbo Theophilus to seven years in prison for defrauding a retiree, Mr Ojo Gbadebo, of the sum of N1 million under false pretence. Justice Muniru Owolabi found the defendant guilty in a two-hour judgment delivered on Friday in Ibadan. Owolabi said that the prosecutor…
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My husband is a womaniser, sleeps with church members at will, pastor’s wife tells court
“My husband is a womaniser, he sleeps with church members,’’ a 49-year-old evangelist, Chinwe Ekwe, told an Igando Customary Court on Monday in Lagos. Chinwe spoke while responding to a divorce suit filed by her husband, Pastor Paul Ekwe, who had accused her of planning to kill him. Chinwe said that her husband was molesting…
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Pastor condemns use of sex toys
Tajan Moltok, the resident pastor of Shepherd House Assembly International in Jos, capital of Plateau state, has condemned the use of sex toys for sexual gratification. NAN reports that the cleric condemned the act while preaching during the church’s anointing service on Sunday in Jos. In his sermon titled ‘Understanding the Anointing’, Moltok said the…
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Pastor murdered over missing male organ in Benue
The Pastor-in-Charge of Divine Shadow Church Daudu, Uhembe Jacob, has been killed by angry youths over his alleged involvement in missing male organ in the community. Daudu is a satellite town on Makurdi- Lafia federal highway predominantly inhabited by Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) owing to hersdmen attacks on farmers in Guma and Logo local government…
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[Video] Kogi Pastor caught with looted medical equipments worth N1.2bn
A pastor in Kogi State, identified as Sunday Edino and his alleged accomplices have been arrested by the Kogi State Police Command for allegedly looting medical equipment worth N1.2billion. This is as the sporadic shooting by masked hoodlums in Lokoja on Monday, 26th October, 2020 has led to the death of no fewer than five…
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The kingdom of the pastor – Femi Aribisala
As a young believer at a Lagos church, I was appalled at the cutthroat politics of the church, all revolving around the pastor. After some time, I found it necessary to confront him. I went to see him, as Nathan did David, and sought his counsel. I told him I was thinking of resigning from…
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Sad! Appeal Court affirms seven-year imprisonment for pastor
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday upheld the conviction and the 14 years detention imposed on a pastor, Basil Princewill, for raping a 14-year-old girl. The pastor with the title of ‘Apostle’ was also said to have attempted to abort the pregnancy resulting from the sexual scam. A three-man panel, in…
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BREAKING: Appeal Court upholds seven-year sentence for pastor who raped 14-year-old girl
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the conviction and sentencing of a pastor, Apostle Basil Princewill for raping a 14-year -old girl and attempting to abort the resultant pregnancy. Reading a unanimous judgment of a panel on three on Tuesday, Justice Stephen Adah said the appellate court found nothing wrong with the judgment…
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Pastor speaks after killing herbalist, says he was sent by God
The Police Command in Anambra says it has commenced investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the alleged murder of a native doctor by a pastor. A statement issued on Friday in Awka by Haruna Mohammed, the Command’s spokesman, identified the herbalist victim as 60-year-old Oliver Ugwu of Umusiome village, Nkpor near Onitsha. He said the…
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21-year-old Pastor accused of killing native doctor
A 21-year-old man, Uchenna Chukwuma, said to be a pastor has supposedly killed a native doctor in Anambra State. The suspect claimed he was divinely sent to kill the 60-year-old herbalist known as Chukwudi Ugwu. The occurrence happened at Nkpor, near Onitsha, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of the…