Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, has said those who criticise his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples would come to understand it over time, except for Africans, whom he referred to as a “special case.” Reuters reports that Pope Francis, in an interview with Italian newspaper, La ...

The Orthodox Academy of Crete, Medievalists.net, and After Constantine Journal are inviting you to join the online international workshop “Exploring the Apocrypha: Discovering Hidden Christian Texts.”, which will take place on Zoom on February 18, 2024, at 11:00 (Eastern US time). What texts ...

By Enitan Daramola An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court on Friday, January 26, 2024, sentenced the founder of iReign Christian Ministry, Feyi Daniels, to life imprisonment for raping a church member while “speaking in tongues” at his residence in Lekki. The trial judge, Rahman ...

A man, who claimed to be a prophet, drowned and was then torn to pieces by crocodiles while being baptised. The victim’s remains were discovered surrounded by crocodiles in the Olifants River in Limpopo, in a South Africa, on Sunday, MailOnline reported. The ...

Pastor John Anosike of the New World Faith Ministry has told his members to surrender their January salary, or ‘first fruit of the year’, to him. According to the pastor, his church members’ first earnings of the year belongs to him. In a video, which was recorded during one of the church’s ...

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Ayodele, on Thursday declared that there is no religion in heaven. He said there is nothing like Christian heaven or Muslim heaven, adding that religion was created by humans and it has been a source of great divide among them. He ...

By Sunny Green Itodo Grammy-nominated afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti has claimed that his family started Anglican Church in Nigeria. DAILY POST reports that Kuti’s great grandfather and grandfather, Josiah Ransome-Kuti and Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, respectively, were Anglican ministers ...

Members of the Synagogue Church of All Nations have continued to express support for their founder, Prophet Temitope Joshua, saying they will continue to rever the late cleric regardless of the allegations levelled against him. Speaking to our correspondent during a visit to the church on ...

A BBC Africa Eye report has insisted that the late Nigerian televangelist, TB Joshua faked miracles within his Synagogue Church of All Nations. BBC in the report stated that it had uncovered a web of deceptive practices allegedly employed by the late Nigerian televangelist to fabricate miracles ...

ollowing a controversial documentary by the BBC on the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor Temitope Joshua, a pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Debo Akinyemi, in a write-up published by ChurchTimes Nigeria, shares his experiences when he worked for the late pastor. ...

Multichoice, the South African satellite television company that operates DStv, in Sub-Saharan Africa, has notified viewers to discontinue the broadcast of the religious network, Emmanuel TV. Emmanuel TV is used to broadcast the religious activities performed by the late founder of the Synagogue ...

By Nsikak Nseyen The Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN) on Tuesday countered the BBC documentary on its founder, late Temitope Babatunde Joshua, popularly known as TB Joshua. SCOAN described the documentary as unfounded, noting that the characters interviewed in the report were unknown to ...

Mixed reactions have trailed a report detailing how the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as TB Joshua, reportedly raped, tortured, and subjected some church members to solitary confinement. The investigative report by the ...

By Racheal Ayodele Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has delivered prophecies for the year 2024. Pastor Adeboye’s prophecies touched on Nigeria’s economy, health and individuals. He gave the new year prophecy during the cross over service ...

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi’ites, on Monday, joined the Christmas Service at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State to strengthen religious harmony and unity between religious groups. Leader of the Shi’ite group, Prof. Isah-Hassan ...

THE English name “Christmas,” meaning “Christ’s Mass,” suggests that the holiday so designated is Christian. It is commonly viewed as commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. Christmas​—Its Origin Biblical evidence, however, rules out a winter date. At the time Jesus was born, ...

By Seun Opejobi The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has reeled out a 91-page prophecies for the year 2024. Primate Ayodele’s 2024 prophecies touched on Nigeria’s economy, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Nigerian Governors’ Forum, and the Peoples ...

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, has said that there was no possibility for the Church to bless same-sex unions and their activities. The body said such actions would contradict God’s law, the teachings of the Church, the laws of Nigeria, and the cultural sensibilities of the ...

Amid the controversy over Pope Francis’ statement on the blessing for same-sex couples, Gbenga Oloniniran writes on the explanations given by some Catholic priests The Vatican on Monday approved a landmark ruling to allow Roman Catholic priests to administer blessing to same-sex couples as long ...

By Seun Opejobi The founding Bishop of the Living Faith Church, David Oyedepo, has said running for the president is like a demotion. Bishop Oyedepo said the Bible has shown him that he’s on top of the nation and, hence, can’t run for president. He said this at the conclusion of Shiloh in the ...

The General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has revealed how he would like to die. The cleric who disclosed this at the ongoing annual Holy Ghost Congress of the church on Thursday in Ogun State, said he wanted a death similar to one of his uncles. He said, ...

By  Racheal Ayodele The founder of a Celestial Church of Christ branch in Lagos State, Aderemi Dabiri, has explained why he invited famous fuji singer Pasuma, and Afrobeats rising star, Portable, for praise night. DAILY POST recalls that the church recently stirred up controversy on social media ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu The spiritual head of the Wisdom Church of Christ International in Lagos, Prophet Bisi Olujobi, has released a series of prophecies about the Nigerian entertainment industry. His prophecies were precisely on three popular artistes: Naira Marley, Wizkid and David Adeleke, ...

Olatosho Oshoffa, the Shepherd-in-charge of the Celestial Church of Christ International Headquarters in Ketu, has condemned the invitation extended to singers Portable and Pasuma to perform at one of the church branches’ praise nights. Oshoffa also announced that the artistes would not be ...

A branch of the Celestial Church of Christ in Lagos State has come under fire for inviting Fuji singer, Pasuma, and street-hop artiste, Portable, to its praise night event. The flyer for the event was posted on the church’s Facebook page on Wednesday, and netizens took to the comment session to ...

Pastor Isaac Oyedepo, the son of Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, has unveiled his own ministry, The Isaac Oyedepo Evangelistic Ministries. Isaac Oyedepo shared a YouTube video titled "Unveiling of the Isaac Oyedepo Evangelistic Ministries" on his X account ...

This blog post highlights the major religions in Nigeria and their beliefs and practices.. Nigeria stands as a vibrant tapestry of cultures, languages, and traditions, magnificently intertwined within its religious landscape. The country boasts a rich diversity of beliefs and practices, ...

By Seun Opejobi The spiritual leader and Chairman of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement, Prophet Samuel Adefila Abidoye, is dead. Prophet Abidoye died Sunday morning at about 10:00 am at the age of 103 in his Ilorin home, the Kwara state capital. His death was disclosed by the church’s ...

A non-partisan Christian organisation, International Christian Concern, has included Nigeria among the most dangerous places for Christians in the world. The organisation noted that extremists and militants have been killing Christians in the country and dispossessing them of their lands in the ...

By Francis Ugwu The crisis between the Catholic Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Rt Rev Godfrey Onah and his priest, Rev Fr Paul Obayi, famously known as Fr Okunerere, continues to attract diverse reactions. Obayi is the spiritual director of the Okunerere Adoration Ministry, Nsukka, Enugu State. DAILY ...

Pope Francis has suggested he would be open to having the Catholic Church bless same-sex unions. In 2021, the Vatican decreed that the Catholic Church would not bless gay marriages because God “cannot bless sin”. But late Monday, the Vatican published a letter by Pope Francis addressed to a group ...

Pope Francis on Saturday elevated 21 clergymen from distant corners of the world to the rank of cardinal, saying diversity was indipensable to the future of the Catholic Church. Under sunny skies and with a crowd that filled half of Vatican City’s grandiose, colonnaded St Peter’s Square, the ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Jimmy Odukoya, the first son of the late Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, has emerged as the new General Overseer of the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos. The development was made known on Sunday by the Church’s Board of Trustees. According to the announcement made during the ...

I’ve known our pastor since I was five years old. He used to visit our house when I was young. He was a friend to my father and even when my father packed away from our house to marry another woman, Pastor was still coming to visit us and pray for my mother and us the children. So let’s just say, ...

By Ifreke Inyang The General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, has cautioned clerics who are in the habit of predicting the outcome of elections in the country. Faulting the practice of prophesying election results, Olukoya noted that the ...

By Ifeanyi Nwannah Zamfara State’s Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu Gummi, has vowed that his ministry would revive and improve Islamic Sharia in the state. Speaking with newsmen in Gusau, the state capital, Gummi said his ministry is seeking support from relevant ...

The Oodua People Congress has advised the Federal Government to relocate the Kwara State capital from Ilorin to a neutral ground that is away from the present location if the Muslims refuse to accommodate people of other religions. The state coordinator of OPC, New Era in Kwara State, Comrade ...

There has been excitement among members and followers of the Deeper Life Christian Ministry after the General Superintendent of the church, Pastor William Kumuyi, revealed a former official of The Apostolic Faith, Pa Elijah Dosunmu, who led him to Christ. Dosunmu is 83-year-old and lives in ...

The Council of Ulama (Islamic clerics)  in Kwara State on Tuesday warned those planning to celebrate traditional religion or Ifa festival in Ilorin, the state capital, to retrace their steps. The council warned that Ifa festival, under any guise, would not be allowed in any part of Ilorin  ...

A new church called Ogbanje Church of All Nations has been opened in Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Members of the congregation had their first worship service at the church, where they sang and danced to a compilation of songs eulogising the names of some popular river ...

By Matthew Agbaje Isese, the Yoruba word for tradition, is also used to denote different kinds of festivals held by adherents of the Yoruba traditional religion or culture in Nigeria and Cuba, Brazil, the United States, Benin, and other countries. The Yoruba tribe constitute about 35% of ...

The Ogun State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed a resolution, declaring August 20 as Isese Cultural Day in the state. The Assembly, at the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, immediately after their resumption from a two-week recess, passed the resolution, titled “H.R. ...

The First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, has faulted claims that she closed the AsoRock Chapel. Mrs Tinubu, a former senator, said contrary to reports, the chapel is open and holds weekly fellowship. A Twitter user with the username @VeronicaaNaomi had alleged that the First Lady ordered the ...

The umbrella body for all indigenous African religions, Ancient Religion Societies of African Descendants International Council, ARSADIC, has warned Islamic extremists in Ilorin, Kwara state to stop further harassment and provoking its members in the state. The group said it is following the ...

By Sunny Green Itodo A Nigerian clergyman, Prophet Amos Child Of God, has asserted that clerics who own private jets or have up to N500 million to N1 billion in their bank accounts will not make heaven. The preacher also said pastors who own universities or estates or ordain their wives would not ...

Rt. Rev. Nneoyi Onen Egbe, a professor of radiography, is the Bishop of the Diocese of Calabar (Anglican Communion). In this interview, Egbe, who last taught at University of Calabar, speaks, among other issues of public importance, on the reported call for ‘Islamic Republic of Nigeria’, in a viral ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The founder of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, has been hospitalised over an undisclosed illness. The popular man of God made this known while sharing a photo of himself on a hospital bed via his official Facebook page on Thursday. The post, ...

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29, 2023 as Public Holidays. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade who disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja said the declaration is in commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir ...

Ahead of the Eid el-Adha festival on Wednesday, Islamic clerics have advised Muslims to shun desperation, but celebrate the festival within their means. The clerics, who spoke to The PUNCH on Sunday, urged Muslims to seek Allah’s pleasure with the resources available to them and not get ...

The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the murder of a butcher, Usman Buda, who was killed on Sunday over alleged blasphemous comment against Prophet Muhammad. While noting that investigation was ongoing to arrest the perpetrators and bring them to book, the police revealed that the mob ...