Category: Trends

C&S LEADER URGES FG TO DISCOURAGE PASTORAL FARMING

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Nigeria – Source: Punch The Supreme Head of the Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Church Worldwide, Prophet Solomon Alao, on Monday warned that the clash between the herdsmen and farmers across the country would continue if the Federal Government failed to discourage pastoral farming. Alao stated this at a press conference to announce the church’s annual general conference, scheduled to hold between January 28 to January 31 at the Solution C&S Ministry, Elebu, Ibadan, Oyo State. The leader, who noted that the destruction of farmlands by the herders was not what…

ENGLISH IS NOT SPOKEN HEAVEN – DUNSIN OYEKAN

Iposu Elijah Oluwakayode

Sensational Gospel Minister, Dunsin Oyekan has taken to Instagram to remind Christians about what God requires from us in order to have and maintain a relationship with Him. Citing Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well, he says, “God is Spirit and those that worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth, John 4 vs 24.” Minister Oyekan asked Christians to maintain a spirit that aligns with God because that is the only access to Christ. “The language of God is spirit and His vocabulary is truth.”…

HOW CHRISTIANS REACTED ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE YEAR AFTER A PANDEMIC

Iposu Elijah Oluwakayode

  It’s officially the first Christian activity of the year, the first Sunday of the year of our Lord, 2021. While some Christians observe Saturday as Sabbath (Shabbath), majority of Christians the world over, observe Sunday as Sabbath day. Being the first Sunday, typically, one would expect Christians to throng to the Church stylishly dressed as a gesture of appreciation unto the Lord for preserving their lives to see a new year. But after a year plagued by COVID-19, services in church on Sunday had a different twist. Many churches…

#ENDSARS: HOW A TWEET BY YOUNG URBAND GOSPEL ACT, LIMOBLAZE STARTED THE #PRAYERWALK

Iposu Elijah Oluwakayode

What started as a mere reaction of displeasure by certain youth who felt their right to normal human existence had been trampled upon has escalated to global outcry against human rights violation. The voice of an estimated 50 million youth has been further amplified by the global support which the #endsars movement has garnered. It is safe to say there hasn’t been anything like this, ever in the history of Nigeria; a protest by Nigerian youth, mobile and not stationary and yet it has not been highjacked by hoodlums neither…

NOT EVERYBODY PREACHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA IS CALLED BY GOD – PASTOR VICTOR-OSEI

Iposu Elijah Oluwakayode

In his hard-hitting sermon, which sought to reform the minds of the youth and realign them with Christ, Pastor Caleb Victor-Osei, berates the insincerity of heart, which the youth demonstrate in the service to God. His sermon highlights the complexity of following praise-seeking young Christians who have positioned themselves on Social Media as authorities in the things of God. “The system of the tower of Babel (the people of Babel), that is the system that is ruling this young generation. A lot of people are on Instagram preaching and doing…

BISHOP T.D. JAKES REVEALS HE IS IGBO

Iposu Elijah Oluwakayode

Seeing Bishop T.D. Jakes for the first time, without him speaking, he would pass for a Nigerian. When he begins to speak and he expresses his audacity, love and understanding of Christ and his approach to the teachings of Christ, he still would pass for a Nigerian. But for his name and his known origin, his identity of being African-American would have been contested. After over 50 years on earth, Bishop TD Jakes finally reveals that the thoughts or desires of many Nigerians is not improbable. He disclosed during an…

CHURCHES URGED TO USE THEIR INFLUENCE TO CURB THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

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South Africa – Source: EWN The KwaZulu-Natal Christian Council has called on religious institutions to ensure that all safety measures are adhered to before any service or funeral takes place. The council said that it was concerned that many citizens appeared to have let their guard down despite a dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases. It said that all religious institutions must begin using their influence to raise awareness about the coronavirus in a bid to save lives. Chairperson Cardinal Wilfrid Napier said that all members of the clergy should ensure the highest level of…

BALCONY CHURCHES: KENYANS FIND NEW WAYS TO WORSHIP IN LOCKDOWN

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Kenya – Source: Guardian The children hang over the balcony railings on Sunday morning, parents clutching on to their coat collars to keep them from tumbling over. In the parking lot below, a four-person band test microphones and practise harmonies. A moment later, the group break into an upbeat chorus, filling the Mirema apartment complex in Nairobi with music: “I’m happy today, so happy. In Jesus’s name, I’m happy.” The Rev Paul Machira, a tall, slender beanpole of a man with greying hair, leaps around energetically, encouraging the balcony worshippers to join…

CHURCH ASKS ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO COMPLY WITH COVID-19 PROTOCOLS, CRITERIA TO USE OF CHURCH PREMISES

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Ghana – GhanaWeb Catholic churches in the Konongo-Mampong Diocese would not make their premises available to the Electoral Commission to be used as voters’ registration centres unless conditions set out by the Diocese are met by the EC. Bishop of the Diocese, Most Rev. Joseph Osei-Bonsu in a statement mentioned two conditions the Commission would have to meet before their doors would be opened to EC staff. The church is demanding a formal letter from the EC asking permission to use their facilities as well as complying strictly with protocols…

SATAN DOESN’T EXIST: SA’S FIRST SATANIC CHURCH AIMS TO CLEAR MISCONCEPTIONS

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South Africa – Source: EWN The South African Satanic Church said that with the opening of the church in Cape Town, it hoped to address the misconceptions around satanism that were often misrepresented in the media. The church in Century City, the country’s first, is officially now registered as an official body. South Africans have expressed mixed views on social media over the past few days. According to the church, Satanism is, arguably, the most misunderstood religion practiced in South Africa today. Some of the nine Satanic statements on the…