Category: Religion Watch (Christianity)

Gov Ortom Congratulates Katsina-Ala Bishop-Elect …promises continued partnership with the Church

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  Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has congratulated the Bishop- Elect of Katsina – Ala Diocese, Benue state, Most Reverend Father Isaac Bunde Dugu on his appointment. Rev Father Dugu was appointed Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina- Ala in Benue state by the Holy Father Pope Francis on Saturday, April 9, 2022. He succeeded Bishop Peter Adoboh who died on February 14, 2020. Governor Ortom in a congratulatory message described the new Bishop as a true servant of God who has worked tirelessly to propagate the gospel and…

You Are A Courageous Leader, Anglican Church tells Ortom

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In far away Portharcourt, the Rivers State capital, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State was on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022, was again honoured. This time with the prestigious “Courageous and Purposeful Leadership Award” by the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion). It was an elaborate ceremony that had the cream of the clergy, not just the Anglican Communion family, but from different denominations. The political class was also not in short supply. The Diocese of Evo, Ecclesiastical Province of Niger Delta which hosted the ceremony was filled to the brim. Apart…

NCC Christian Fellowship holds 2021 Christmas Carol

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Christian community under the aegis of the NCC Christian Fellowship (NCCCF) recently organised its annual End of Year Thanksgiving and Christmas Carol to thank God for a successful and prosperous year, and to seek divine guidance for the year 2022.   At the event, which took place at Commission’s Christian Chapel located at NCC’s Annex Office, Mbora District, Abuja, members reveled in the glory of a successful year 2021 through rendition of soul-lifting and praise worship through special carols that resonate with and symbolize the…

DUNAMIS AT 25: The Triumph of Calling And Character By Moses Okezie-Okafor

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“And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city A MAN OF GOD, and he is AN HONOURABLE MAN; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.” 1 Samuel 9:6.   Dunamis International Gospel Centre which turns 25 years today was born on Sunday, November 10, 1996. 5 years later in January of year 2001 I joined the Commission. This was shortly after I was called to the Nigerian Bar. I…

Insecurity is distraction for Governors, says Gov Sule

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has said that, no Governor will like to ignite violence, as that will not only be a distraction but will hinder development initiatives. Engineer Sule stated this while hosting the Bishop of Lafia Diocese, Most Reverend Bishop David Ajang, on a thank-you visit, at the Government House, on Wednesday. According to him, if there is any person that requires peace, it’s the governor because without peace, there won’t be space to govern. He dismissed claims that certain governors were inciting violence in their state,…

Gov Sule identifies religious tolerance as panacea for peace ….urges Nigerians to return to God

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has identified religious tolerance, as panacea for peaceful coexistence, even as he urged Nigerians to return to God, as a way out of the present challenges confronting the country. Engineer Sule made the call during the episcopal ordination and installation of Rt. Rev. Monsignor David Ajang, as the new Catholic Bishop of Lafia, Diocese, on Thursday. The governor, who spoke in the language the congregation at the St. Williams Cathedral, in Lafia, venue of the ordination, understood, cited copiously from the scriptures, stressing that,…

Enenche lauds Kogi Govt on response to Covid-19

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The Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Center, Pastor Paul Enenche has commended Kogi State Government on its response that contained the panic during the outbreak of the pandemic in the state.   Pastor Enenche gave the commendation at the ongoing 3-day crusade at the Lokoja Confluence Station.   “I want to congratulate Kogi State for how you dealt with coronavirus. “You just mesmerized, yeyerized and smallified the thing,” he said.   He alluded that the Government’s approach not to “glorify” the pandemic went a long way to relieve the…

CAN urges FG, others to emulate Kogi Gov’s leadership policy …. As Gov Bello receives Friend of the Church Award

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The Christian Association of Nigeria has conferred an award on Kogi State Governor as a “Friend of the Church” in recognition of his stand on equity and fair treatment meted on Christians in the state and his friendliness to the religion. The Award was presented to the Governor by the CAN National President, Revd Dr. Samson Ayokunle during the official dedication of the Government House chapel which he laid the foundation July, 2019 after 28 years of the existence of the State Government, House. The CAN president thanked the Governor…

Xmas: Oyetola felicitates Christians …urges Nigerians to shun religious sentiment, embrace love, peaceful co-existence

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Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun has congratulated Christians in the State and across the country for witnessing yet another Christmas celebration. He also urged Nigerians to embrace love, tolerance, generosity and peaceful co-existence which Jesus Christ stood for. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, said the celebration offered Nigerians the opportunity to reflect on God’s love and compassion for man as epitomised in the gift of Christ to the world. Oyetola who particularly enjoined Christians in the State of Osun to…

International Scholars raise concerns over attempt to destroy New Religious Movement in South Korea

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On July 20, a webinar on a new religious movement in South Korea and its political, religious, and social dimensions with the recent COVID-19 crisis invited international scholars and experts in the field of religion, international law, and human rights. Titled “COVID-19 and Religious Freedom: Scapegoating Shincheonji in South Korea”, the webinar addressed the recent issues of aggressive attack from politically powerful conservative and fundamentalist Protestant churches in the country on a newly-established, fast-growing Christian denomination named ‘Shincheonji (New Heaven and New Earth) Church of Jesus’ founded in 1984. The…