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Coronavirus: Catholic Bishop bans placing of holy water at church entrances

Ihesiulo Grace 21 March 2020 0

Enugu – The Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Reverend Callistus  Onaga has ordered all parishes in the diocese to immediately stop placing holy water at the entrances of the church. In a statement released on Saturday in Enugu, Enugu State, personally signed by him, the bishop said

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Why marriages collapse – Islamic scholar

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2020 0

Ibadan – An Islamic scholar, Ustaz Sa’eed AbdurRauf, has identified lack of the fear of God as foundation in marriage and poor finance as some of the factors responsible for the collapse of marriages in the country. AbdurRauf stated this on Monday in Ibadan at a public lecture organised by Oyo District of The Criterion, an […]

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Shun any act of discrimination, injustice, degradation of human dignity – NASFAT

Ihesiulo Grace 29 February 2020 0

Asaba – The Nasru–lahi-I-fatih Society (NASFAT) has admonished its members and all Muslims to shun any act of discrimination, exploitation, injustice and degradation of human dignity. Its Chief Missioner, Imam Abdul-Azeez Onike, also urged them to uphold equal opportunity for every individual to achieve the goals and needs, being a concept popularly referred to

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Coronavirus fears: Catholic churches give communion by hand

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2020 0

Jerusalem – Roman Catholic authorities in Jerusalem on Friday instructed their priests to give communion by hand only. The authorities added that the priest should stop placing the wafers on worshippers’ tongues, and to empty holy water fonts as precautions against the spread of the coronavirus. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem announced the measures on […]

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Ash Wednesday: Catholic Bishop seeks end to killings

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2020 0

Ibadan – As Christians in Nigeria mark the Ash Wednesday, the Catholic Bishop of Oyo Diocese, Most Rev. Emmannuel Badejo, has called on government and other stakeholders to speak out against the incessant killings in the country. Badejo made the call in an interview on Wednesday in Ibadan. The cleric, who expressed dissatisfaction over the […]

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U.S. village sued for religious discrimination against church

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2020 0

New York – The United States Department of Justice says it has filed a lawsuit against the Village of Walthill in Nebraska for alleged religious discrimination against a church. It said in a statement on Thursday that Walthill denied Light of the World Gospel Ministries, a nondenominational and multi-ethnic Christian body, a permit to construct […]

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There will be a lot of problems, Nigeria will break, Primate Ayodele foretells

Ihesiulo Grace 26 December 2019 0

Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele, has released prophecies for year 2020 for Nigeria and the world. Primate Ayodele Founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Oke-Afa, Ejigbo Lagos, foretold that the 2023 election will pose serious tension as the Northern part will want to continue to be in power at all cost. Ayodele speaking at on Christmas […]

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Ali Harrath of Islam Channel in Nigeria for GMP-MPAC convention

Ihesiulo Grace 25 December 2019 0

The Founder and Chief Executive officer of Islam Channel, Ali Muhammad Harrath has arrived Nigeria’s commercial city, Lagos, for the 2019 Guild of Muslim Professionals (GMP) Convention. The convention is in collaboration with Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) which was declared opened a few hours ago.  The Tunisian Muslim entrepreneur arrived today Wednesday, at the […]

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Do Yoruba Christians have any grudges against Yoruba Muslims? – MURIC

Ihesiulo Grace 18 December 2019 0

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has said that ‘nobody has the right to stop Muslims from worshipping Allah just as no one has the right to stop Christians from worshipping Jesus. MURIC also asked if Yoruba Christians have any grudges against Yoruba Muslims, any allegation at all, anything Yoruba Muslims have done to hurt Yoruba […]

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‘If anybody tells you Pastor Adeboye is dead, don’t believe them’

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2019 0

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) on Wednesday said that ‘If anybody tells you Pastor Adeboye is dead, don’t believe them’ Adeboye said this as he said that God is going to build for the RCCG an auditorium as big as Ibadan. Until that is done, he is […]

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Christ the answer to our problems – Anglican Bishop

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2019 0

Abuja – The Anglican Bishop of Kubwa Diocese, Rt. Rev. Duke Akamisoko, has urged Nigerians to put their hope in God (Christ) in the midst of challenges facing the country. Akamisoko made the call in Abuja at the dedication of an ultramodern vicarage at the Church of the Pentecost, Anglican Communion, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), […]

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MURIC hails Buhari for nomination of new NAHCON boss

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2019 0

Lagos, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for nominating Dhikrullah Hassan as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON). The MURIC director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola praised the President and the incoming chairman in a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos. According to MURIC, Hassan is the

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Lagos Govt. to register churches, mosques

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2019 0

Lagos – The Lagos State Government says plans are on to register religious houses, (Churches and Mosques) to ensure sanity in the state. The Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, made this known on Tuesday in Alausa, Ikeja, during a Stakeholders Meeting with the Nigeria Inter-religious Council (NIREC). Akinbile-Yussuf said

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Eid-el-Maulud: Emir of Daura enjoin all muslims to imbibe qualities of prophet Muhammad

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2019 0

 The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Farouk Umar has enjoined Muslim faithful in the country to imbibe the qualities of beloved Prophet of Islam Muhammad Peace be Upon Him (PBUH) and his companions. Umar said this while speaking at an event to flag off Eid-el-Maulud celebrations on Saturday in Daura. He emphasised the need for Muslim […]

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Pope Francis appoints Makurdi Diocese’s Fr Beba `Chaplains to His Holiness’

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2019 0

Makurdi – Pope Francis on Saturday formally announced the appointment a priest of Makurdi Diocese, Revd Fr. Stephen Beba as “Chaplains to His Holiness” with the title of Monsignor. His Eminence, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja, made the announcement during the 25th Priestly Anniversary of the Catholic Bishop of Makurdi, Most Revd Wilfred Anagbe, […]

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NASFAT to disburse Zakat to beneficiaries

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2019 0

By Abdulhakeem SanniThe FCT Zone of the NASFAT Agency for  Zakat & Sadaqat Ltd (NAZAS) is set to disburse its second round of Zakat/Sadaqat to beneficiaries on Sunday, to coincide with Maulud Nabbiy,which is  the birth of Prophet Mohammed (SAW).  ,which is  the birth of Prophet Mohammed (SAW).  The first disbursement was done during the  […]

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NASFAT gets new President

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2019 0

Nasrul–lahi–li Fathi Society of Nigeria, NASFAT, has chosen a new set of officers to run the Society from 2019 through 2021. According to Banji Busari, NASFAT Publicity Secretary, the new helmsman of NASFAT is Alhaji Mumeen Olaniyi Yussuf, the former Managing Director of Accenture in Nigeria and now the Managing Director, Verraki Partners. The 25 […]

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Lagos conducts screening for intending Christian pilgrims

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

The Lagos State Government has commenced screening for intending pilgrims to Jerusalem, Greece and Rome later in the year. The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, said in a statement that medical and administrative screening were done for the intending pilgrims Akinbile-Yusuf said that the large turnout of the pilgrims for the exercise showed […]

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Holy Spirit strengthens and burns all forms of evil – Catholic Archbishop

Ihesiulo Grace 7 October 2019 0

Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins, Catholic Archbishop of Metropolitan See of Lagos, has warned that suicide is not an answer to problems experienced by individuals in the society. Adewale Martins spoke during the administration of the Sacrament of Confirmation at Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic church in Ijegun, a suburb of Lagos, on Sunday. Kwara pays […]

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Boko Haram end insurgency, embrace peace – JIBWIS

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2019 0

A faith-based group, the Jama’atul Izalatul Bidi’a Waikamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS),  on Wednesday called on members of Boko-Haram insurgents still holding out, to lay down their arms and embrace peace. Sheikh Abdullahi Bala-Lau, the National Chairman of the organisation, made the appeal at the commemoration of the International Peace Day, 2019, organised by the Northeast Civil