Category: Religions

National Mosque Abuja Appoints First Igbo Man As Imam The National Mosque in Abuja has appointed Professor Ilyas Usman, the first Igbo Imam, to join its prestigious ranks. Prof. Usman, a renowned scholar and the first Professor of Arabic in Igboland, will now serve alongside the two active Imams, Professor Ibrahim Makari and Professor Muhammad…

Soyinka Says He Find ‘Orisa Worship’ More Creative, Mysterious Than Christianity, Islam Religions Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has opened up about his spiritual preferences, explaining why he is more drawn to traditional “Orisa” worship than Christianity or Islam. The Nobel Laureate emphasised the creative and non-violent nature of Orisa worship, which resonated with him…

If I Don’t K!ll You, Know Jesus Is Not A True God – Odumeje The General Overseer, Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry, Onitsha, Anambra State, Pastor Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, popularly known as Odumeje, has sent a stern warning to his critics on social media. Odumeje in a video message to his followers which went…

Nigerians To Pay N10m For Hajj As Tinubu Ends Subsidy The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced that the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government will no longer subsidise hajj payments for pilgrims starting in 2025, marking the end of the long-standing concessionary exchange rate offered by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This…

Adeboye Defends Oyedepo’s Rolls Royce, Says ‘Bishops Musn’t Die Of Hunger’ Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), says clergymen and Christians would be blamed if they die poor. Adeboye was reacting to the backlash that trailed the gift of a Rolls Royce to Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith…

Pastor Adeboye Blows Hot Again, Reveals Real Reason Jesus, Apostles Did Not Collect Tithes The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has explained why Jesus Christ did not collect tithes during His ministry on earth. Speaking during the church’s October Holy Ghost Service on Saturday at the Redemption City,…

Drama As Man Who Lied About Converting To Islam Exposed In Mosque, Chased Out A faith hopper was reportedly chased out of a mosque in Abuja on Friday. Senator Shehu Sani, the lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, shared the news on his X handle, formerly Twitter, on Friday.…

Taliban Enforces New Rules on Women, Forbids Looking At Men, Speaking Loudly At Home, Others The Taliban government in Afghanistan has introduced a controversial new policy aimed at further restricting the freedoms of women. Under the latest decree, Afghan women are prohibited from speaking loudly inside their homes to prevent their voices from being heard…

CAN Declares Three-day Fasting And Prayers Over Rainfall The youth wing of the Taraba State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria has declared three days of prayers and fasting for the state. The move was necessitated by the persistent lack of rainfall in the state. The lack of rainfall has impacted negatively on farm…