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Lagos PFN Women Wing Holds 2-Day Conference/Retreat …it’s going to be mind-blowing – Apostle Josephine Femi Asiwaju The Lagos State Women Wing of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) holds a 2 day power packed conference and retreat under the theme: Awakening to God’s Divine Purpose” beginning on Wednesday June 11 and to end on Thursday June 12, 2025, at The Apostolic Camp ground, opposite China Town, Ketu, Lagos. According to Apostle (Mrs.) Josephine Femi Asiwaju, the Coordinator of Lagos State PFN Women Wing, the 2-Day Conference/Retreat will equip, prepare, and impact participants’ lives, refocus their vision, and reposition their…

President Tinubu’s 2 Years Administration: Clerics Bare Their Minds  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, marked two years of his leadership and administration of the country. Opinions of some clerics and church leaders on his performance were sought. While most clerics commended his leadership and administration for taking bold moves, some criticised the administration’s actions, citing the biting economic hardships and insecurity, including the surge in inflation, financial hardship, high costs of living, unemployment, insecurity, and insurgency. While the government maintained that its reforms are necessary for…

What’s God’s Will for You? (Part 2) By Babatunde Olugboji This week, we will continue our discussion on the perfect will of God, which is something that many believers struggle with. Is what I am doing in alignment with God’s will for me? How can I identify God’s will that everyone keeps talking about? Do I do A, or do I engage in B and when? These are the questions believers seek answers to. Proverbs 16:1–9 describes the heart’s intention to make plans and the Lord’s sovereignty over that planning. It is a good thing to plan but the Lord…

NCPC HOLDS THREE-DAY GENERAL STAFF RETREAT TO STRATEGIZE FOR 2025 PILGRIMAGE EXERCISE The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) is holding a three-day general staff retreat at CSS Global Integrated Farm in Gora, Nasarawa State, from June 3 to June 5, 2025. In a release by Celestine Toruka, the Deputy Director and Head of Media and Public Relations, the retreat aims to reassess the performance of the 2024 Main Pilgrimage exercise and strategize for the 2025 Main Pilgrimage exercise. The theme of this year’s retreat is “Entrenching Service and Satisfaction in Pilgrimage for Effective Service Delivery.” Bishop Stephen Adegbite, Executive…

LIGHTING UP A DARKENED WORLD By Dr. Segun ‘Tremendous’ Oshinaga “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16) A boy once asked his daddy, “How tall am I?” His father thought he was about four and one half feet. “And how tall was Jesus?” the boy asked. His father thought the Lord had probably been over five feet or possibly six feet tall. “Wow!” the boy shouted. “Then if Jesus is in me, He’ll stick out!” That is the truth. Jesus should be sticking…

What’s God’s Will for You? (Part 1) By Babatunde Olugboji The question of what God’s will is for a believer and its variants are some of the questions many believers have raised with me over the years as a Pastor, from the mundane to the spiritual. Such questions span a wide berth of areas, including specifics and broad generalizations. As believers, we often want God to give us specifics about His will for our lives -where to work, where to live, whom to marry, which car to buy, the kind of house to build or buy, the school to attend,…

Archbishop John Praise Becomes AEA West Africa President …Says Leadership is Divine Responsibility To confirmed Nigeria’s strategic spiritual leadership position across the continent, Archbishop John Praise Daniel, one of the country’s sought after evangelical leader and the immediate past National Deputy President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), have been elected in a keenly contested election during the 13th General Assembly of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA), held at the organizations continental headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, from May 21st to 24th, 2025. He was elected for a four-year tenure as the President of the AEA, West…

NCPC Congratulates President Tinubu on Two Years in Office The Chairman and members of the Board of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) extend their warmest congratulations to President Bola Tinubu on his attainment of two years in office on May 29th, 2025 According to a statement by Celestine Toruka, the Deputy Director and Head of Media and Public Relations, the NCPC commends President Tinubu’s leadership style and the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration. Despite economic and other challenges, the President has demonstrated remarkable capacity, determination, and forthrightness in leading Nigeria. “We proudly associate with your leadership style and…

What Does it Signify to be Aware of the State of Your Flock? – By Babatunde Olugboji Many proverbs convey insights regarding the management of wealth. Proverbs 27:23–27 highlights the fleeting nature of material riches and emphasizes the importance of preparing for periods of scarcity: “Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; for riches do not endure forever” (Proverbs 27: 23–24). When Solomon said, “Know the condition of your flock,” he implies that individuals should be mindful of their means of livelihood and practice good stewardship so that, in times of economic…

Nigeria in Dire Situation    – Dr. Paul Onichamba The Senior Pastor and presiding Bishop-elect of, Royal Assembly Healing and Deliverance Church, Ibafo, Ogun State, Dr. Paul Onichamba has described the present economical, insecurity, insurgence, killings and other vices situation in Nigeria as messy. “Our present situation in Nigeria is messy and is messed up. Nigerian politicians are not sincere to themselves, to the people that voted them as representatives, and to the constitution they swear to uphold, how much more, God?”, he lamented. He berated christians in politics, stating that, the biggest problem we have is that those among…