Month: December 2020

STOP BLAMING GOD FOR NIGERIA’S WOES, PRESIDENT OBASANJO TELLS NIGERIAN POLITICIANS

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Nigeria – Source: Vanguard Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday charged Nigerians to work hard and pray for the success of the country in the coming year 2021. Obasanjo said this at his Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on his 2021 message to Nigerians. For Nigeria to experience the desired change, Nigerians, especially the leaders must work very hard and also pray for the country. Obasanjo said Nigerians must work hard in the coming year to surmount the myriads of challenges confronting the country. The…

CROSSOVER NIGHT: COOPERATE WITH GOVT, CAN TELLS CHURCHES

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Nigeria – Source: Vanguard The President of, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle, has urged churches in the country to follow strictly the COVID-19 protocols and additional directives by the relevant state government authorities as they prepare for the crossover night service. Rev. Ayokunle, who noted that the second wave of the COVID-19 was fast-spreading, said the total ban on crossover night service by some state governments was a necessary sacrifice to put an end to the pandemic once and for all. He added that CAN supports any…

GHANA MUST PRAY TO AVERT POLITICAL KILLINGS – BISHOP SALIFU AMOAKO

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Ghana – Source: GhanaWeb Renowned pastor and leader of Alive Chapel International, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako has called for a swift and cautious protection of the country’s borders in the run-up to the inauguration of new political leaders in the country. The calm and collected religious leader while expounding revelations he had received from God ahead of the new year stated that there was the need for the security apparatus to be vigilant against the infiltration of troublemakers into the country. Bishop Salifu Amoako hinted that while God will transform…

31ST NIGHT SERVICE: KEEP SERVICE SHORT SAYS CHRISTIAN COUNCIL

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Ghana – Source: GhanaWeb The Christian Council of Ghana has asked churches to strictly adhere to the coronavirus safety protocols during their watch night services on December 31. The Chairman of the Christian Council Ghana, Most Reverend Dr Kwabena Danso has been quoted in a Citi News report as saying that churches across the country can alter their services in a way that will ensure minimal risk of COVID-19 infection. “Social distancing must be observed, no one should come to church without the nose masks. Ensure congregants wash their hands and or…

BREAKING NEWS: OSUN REVERSES DIRECTIVES CANCELLING CROSSOVER, NEW YEAR RELIGIOUS SERVICE

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Nigeria – Source: Vanguard Osun State Government has on Tuesday reversed its decision cancelling cross over service in the state as it announced new guidelines permitting cross over religious gatherings across the state. The state government had earlier directed that there should be no countdown to new year ceremonies or cross over services under any guise, as part of its measures at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. While the State branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria CAN intensify effort to get the state to change its stance on…

NPP MUST MAKE AN HONEST ASSESSMENT OF ITS GOVERNANCE – REV. OPOKU OYINAH

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  The immediate past chairman of the Church of Pentecost has said the governing New Patriotic Party‘s (NPP’s) failure to emerge out of the December 7 polls with a firm grip of parliament is a sign from God. According to Apostle Prof Opoku Onyinah, this historic development is a message to the ruling party to go back to the drawing table and make an honest assessment of its governance. Rev Opoku Oyinah made this known while delivering the official sermon at the NPP’s thanksgiving service, December 27, 2020. He also advocated…

UNGRATEFULNESS IS KILLING US – LADY REV. OLIVIA TITI-OFEI

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As we celebrate Christmas amidst COVID-19, Christians have been urged to remain grateful to God for preserving our lives and for His lovingkindness. During a sermon on Sunday, the first lady of Pleasant Place Church worldwide, Lady Rev. Olivia Titi-Ofei gave 3 reasons to be grateful to God and has asked Christians to look beyond the limitations and unpleasant experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and give honour and glory to God for His mercies and protection. Being the last Sunday service of the year, she said, many lives had been…

LORD’S CHOSEN MARKS 18TH ANNIVERSARY, HOLDS COVID-19 COMPLAINT CRUSADE

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Nigeria – Source: SunNews The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries, Friday and Saturday, marked her 18th anniversary at the church’s headquarters, Ijesha, Lagos. The event was held under safety measures  in compliance with all governmental protocols on COVID-19 pandemic. The entire church environment was also decontaminated ahead of the meeting. Speaking at the interdenominational programmme, the General Overseer of the church, Pastor Lazarus Muoka, explained that it was designed to return all glory to God and appreciate Him for all He had done from January to December 2020, and to commemorate…

CHRISTIANS MUST STOP CRAVINGS FOR INORDINATE EARTHLY MATERIALS

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Ghana – Source: NewsGhana Reverend Winfred Dumashie, Parish Pastor of Dela Cathedral, E. P. Church, Ghana, has advised Christians to live godly lives worthy of emulation. He also urged Christians to seek spiritual gifts more than the cravings for inordinate earthly materials. Rev Dumashie was preaching the sermon on the last Sunday of 2020 in Ho on the theme: “Praise the Lord.” He said the Christmas seasons must bring salvation and hope to the afflicted and save the vanquished from the bondage of darkness and sins. The Parish Pastor said…

8 YEARS AFTER, SENATOR SHEHU SANI VISITS VICTIMS OF KADUNA CHURCH BLAST

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Nigeria – Source: SunNews The senator who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Assembly, Shehu Sani, on Saturday visited some abandoned survivors of Boko-Haram bomb blast at St Monica Catholic Church, Malali, Kaduna, eight years after. In 2012, about eight worshippers had lost their lives in the explosion, while several others sustained various degrees of injury. Those who survived the attack lamented that they had been abandoned to cater for themselves afterwards. The survivors used the lawmaker’s visit to call on the government and good citizens of the country for assistance…