•Pastor Adeboye The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, will lead a national prayer session in July aimed at seeking divine intervention for the restoration of Nigeria’s struggling economy. The prayer session will take place during the church’s monthly thanksgiving service, themed “Divine Inte...
•Bishop Mike Okonkwo A towering figure in Nigerian Pentecostal Christianity, Bishop Mike Okonkwo celebrates his 80th birthday, a significant milestone in a life dedicated to faith, leadership, and nation-building. This occasion allows him to reflect on his decades-long ministry, his influential leadership roles in both the church and society, ...
•The demolished church building Representatives of the Deeper Life Bible Church held a meeting with officials of the Surulere Local Government on Wednesday, June 18. The meeting which was held in the office of the local government’s chairman, Mr. Sulaiman Bamidele Yusuf, aimed at finding a peaceful resolution to the case occasioned by the rece...
The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission has announced that there will be no further pilgrimages to Israel until the Israel/Iran conflict is resolved. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, made this known in a statement today in Abuja. The statement was signed by Mr Celestine Toruka, Deputy Director and Head of M...
•Nigerian pilgrims The ongoing 2025 Hajj exercise continues to witness significant progress in the airlift of Nigerian pilgrims, with the total number of returnees now standing at 6,528 as Max Air completed its 16th flight today. According to an update from the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Command and Control Centre in Makkah, “Max Air...
•Nigerian hajj pilgrims Reports said each of the 3,345 pilgrims from the state received 50 Saudi Riyals as a support during the Sallah festivities and ease their stay in the Holy Land. This was disclosed on Monday by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s representative and head of the Kano Hajj Delegation Committee, the Emir of Karaye, […]
•Pope Leo XIV The Vatican announced today the first appointment of a Chinese bishop under Leo XIV, signalling the new pope’s support for a controversial accord on nominations struck by his predecessor with Beijing. The Holy See expressed “satisfaction” at the recognition by China of the appointment of Joseph Lin Yuntuan as Auxiliary Bishop of ...
•Nigerian pilgrims The Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (FCT MPWB) has begun distributing 32-kilogram standard luggage bags to pilgrims in preparation for their return from Saudi Arabia. The move comes ahead of the official commencement of return flights from Saudi Arabia to Nigeria, which the National Hajj Commission of...
•An explosion The number of fatalities from the explosion in Gwabro village, in the Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, has increased to eight after two more women died from injuries sustained from the blast. The blast occurred during Eid-el-Kabir celebrations and was caused by a locally made improvised explosive device (IED), repor...
•Nigerian Pilgrims in Mina as they proceed to Jamarat, marking the second day of the symbolic devil’s stoning in Saudi Arabia The processions for the 2025 hajj ended yesterday with pilgrims leaving the sprawling tent of Muna for their hotels. The symbolic stoning of shaitan at the Jamarat on the third day of Eid signals […]
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