Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Christian groups and leaders to always preach fairness and equity at all times and be relentless advocates of freedom of worship, justice and the rule of law, for a more united and peaceful society. Osinbajo, who made the appeal while being honoured with the Christian Association of Nigeria’s (CAN) Award […]
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Laban Mosi, a civil and structural engineer, has attended church only twice since 2013 – during the funerals of his father and his uncle, who died two weeks apart. He was relieved that the events happened at Gendia SDA church in Kendu Bay, Homa Bay County, far from Nairobi, where crowded meetings made him uneasy. […]
<i>”An average Igbo thinks Islam is the religion of the Hausa, but we are changing that belief gradually.”</sub> Isa Okonkwo recalls the revolt he faced from his family members when he decided to build a mosque in his predominantly Christian Apu-Ugo community in Enugu State. “The trauma is better imagined than experienced,” he told PREMIUM […]
THE messy fight for the control of the African Apostolic Church (VaApostora VeAfrica)’s Holy Shrines, founded by Paul Mwazha has taken yet another turn after a rival sibling filed an urgent application seeking to stop the hisson, Alfred from hosting a three day mass ceremony this Friday. Mwazha’s other son, Chiseko Mwazha, in an application […]
Kaduna — The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has met with survivors of the December, 2015 clash between soldiers and members of the movement. Zakzaky also met with families of those killed in the clash. A Kaduna State High Court had on July 28, 2021, discharged and acquitted the […]
Hindus have no theological objection to COVID-19 vaccination, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed clarified in a statement Nevada (USA) today. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, stated that under the present circumstances, COVID-19 vaccine did not seem to be in conflict with religious tenets and practices of Hinduism; oldest and third largest religion […]
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has described the priesthood of Archbishop, Thomas Luke Msusa of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre as a true reflection of servant leadership. He made the remarks on Sunday at Iba Primary School ground where he presided over Archbishop Msusa’s Silver Jubilee Anniversary of his priesthood. Chakwera described the life of […]
Kasivi — Sofia Simuma Ndumba, who survived a deadly concoction allegedly administered anally by members of a church in rural Kavango West, gathered her strength to narrate a ghastly ordeal that saw three of her relatives die last week. Ndumba was discharged from the Rundu Intermediate Hospital on Saturday after doctors declared her fit and […]
GOVERNMENT has resolved to block its unvaccinated workforce from reporting for duty, a move have serious repercussions on schools which recently reopened with just 5% of teachers having been vaccinated. This means the majority of teachers will not be allowed to go to work. Information, minister Monica Mutsvangwa announced the decision in a post-Cabinet briefing […]
The Synagogue Church of All Nations, (SCOAN), has officially named the wife of its founder, late Prophet Temitope Balogun, Evelyn, as the new leader of the church. SCOAN said the church activities would be under the guidance of God and leadership of Mrs Evlyn Joshua. In a statement on its verified Facebook page on Sunday, […]
POLICE officers in the Kavango West region have arrested an assistant pastor (36) after he allegedly gave four congregants a ‘medicine’ laced with methylated spirits, salt and vinegar. This he administered rectally through a pipe. Three of the four congregants died yesterday, while the fourth was in a serious condition yesterday evening. The victims were […]
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has told off his critics for linking him to supernatural powers, citing that he is a staunch Christian. In an apparent reference to Deputy President William Ruto and his allies who have regarded Mr Odinga as mganga (sorcerer), the ODM leader on Sunday said had he not been […]
The church is the new battleground, where politicians have set camp in their hunt for votes with less than a year to the August 2022 polls. Deputy President William Ruto, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga, Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi and his Wiper Democratic Movement counterpart Kalonzo Musyoka all made political […]
Churches can now call on Government vaccination teams to vaccinate members against Covid-19 in an initiative meant to increase the pace of the programme. Government last month relaxed Covid-19 restrictions to allow church gatherings for fully vaccinated worshippers. The new move bringing vaccination teams to the church premises, codenamed Operation Marah, is expected to see […]
Two Hindu temples in Harare, run by Hindu Society Harare (HSH), which have reportedly been closed for months due to COVID-19, have reopened; but entry is restricted for community members “who have had both doses of COVID 19 vaccination”. Society’s notice issued on August 27 states: … The Anson Road Mandir is also open for […]
The Catholic Diocese of Port Victoria is seeing an increase in young Seychellois males willing to take vows to join the church. Romeo Bonne was ordained as a deacon earlier this month, the first Seychellois to join the clergy since Father Collin Underwood in August 2009. In addition to Bonne, three other Seychellois are studying […]
Monrovia — The leadership of the Restoration Baptist Church has authorized its Senior Servant, Rev. Joseph Gardea Johnson, III to join and support CORLE in the fight to restore Liberians 5% birth right to profit in petroleum contracts. The church’s decision- communicated to CORLE by Rev. Johnson- follows a review of the original section of […]
Christian missionaries were the first to introduce European-style education in sub-Saharan Africa. Mission societies often expanded into territories before colonial powers did, and providing education only cost them a little more. Missionaries continued to be the main providers of education even after colonial powers established control during the so-called Scramble for Africa which occurred between […]