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NCPC BOSS, BISHOP ADEGBITE, FELICITATES WITH CHRISTIANS AT CHRISTMAS The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, extends warm felicitations to Christians worldwide on the occasion of Christmas. In a statement by Celestine Toruka, the Deputy Director and Head of Media Relations, Bishop Adegbite, in his Christmas message, urged Christians to emulate the virtues of Jesus Christ, who, despite His divinity, came to liberate humanity. “Jesus Christ was born in a manger in Bethlehem to exalt the poor and demystify pride and arrogance,” he said, and called on Christians to embrace humility and shun…

A New Dawn is Breaking – Lagos CAN Chairman, Adegbite, calls for hope and unity The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Lagos State, and Chaplain of the Aso Rock Villa Chapel, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful and optimistic about the nation’s economic future, stating that Nigeria is on the brink of a new dawn. According to a release by Rev. Oladapo Daramola, the Special Adviser on Media, Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Bishop Adegbite, in his Christmas goodwill message to Christians and Nigerians, said the recent developments indicate that the nation is…

Learn To Appreciate Those God Uses for You   – Pastor John Debo Dr John Adebowale Adeyemi, well known as Pastor John Debo, is a dynamic minister of the gospel and a revivalist, with prophetic gifts. He is passionate for transforming lives through the revelation of knowledge and power of God’s word. For three decades, he has transverse many ministries, where he served and worked as a minister, and resident pastor before being led to start his own ministry. He is the founder and presiding overseer of Glory Impact Apostolic Global Ministry, Magboro, Lagos-Ibadan expressway. He celebrated his 30 years…

No One is Ordain to Fail in Life – Dr Delight Olise Rev. Dr (Mrs.) Delight Uzezi Olise, Cambridge Certified educationist and widely travelled missionary, is a sought-after conference speaker, mentor, trainer, ordained minister and a member of several associations. She is the Project Director of Covenant Child Academy, and the President, Daughters of Zion International Fellowship (DOZIF). She spoke with Gracious Akintayo on the fellowship and other sundry issues during the 8th edition of Daughters of Zion Interdenominational Fellowship International Conference, themed: “Women Ordained for Exploits”, held in Lagos. Excerpt: How would you describe the DOZIF 2025 International…

Why Do We Celebrate Christmas? By Babatunde Olugboji Christmas 2025 is around the corner! Why do we celebrate Christmas? The common thread is the historical event of Jesus’ birth, approximately in 5 BC. The angel who visited the shepherds on the night of Jesus’ birth proclaimed, “I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord” (Luke 2:10–11). We commemorate Christmas because, as the angel proclaimed, the birth of Jesus Christ is “good news.” Such good…

Day My Husband Died, He Was in the Church, and Preach – Mother Success Okeke Mother Success Okeke, the Senior Pastor of Unstoppable Ambassador Int’l Army Church, Surulere, Lagos, and the Supervisor, Judah Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of COGIC, exemplifies dedication and unwavering commitment to her faith. Remarkably, she led the church in an annual thanksgiving service on Sunday, December 14, 2024, with a powerful message on ‘Reasons for Thanksgiving.’ Afterwards, she oversaw the distribution of food items to widows and the needy in the church. In her message, Mother Okeke said, we don’t have any reason not to do what…

Don’t be like the sons of Sceva By Babatunde Olugboji In Acts 19 (13-16) there is an interesting account of some Jews going around driving out evil spirits who tried to invoke the name of Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. “They would say, ‘In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on…

Rejoicing in Suffering? By Babatunde Olugboji In Romans 5:3, Paul states, “We also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance.” The English Standard Version (ESV) opts for the term rejoice in place of glory. The notion of rejoicing or glorying in suffering appears to be unattainable. How can believers achieve this? Paul contends that believers have been justified through faith. As a result, “we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope…

Be Bold and Approach God, For Change of Status – Bishop Chioma Dauji The presiding bishop of Amazing Grace Pentecostal Church, Palmgrove, Lagos, Bishop (Mrs) Chioma Dauji, has called on Nigerians not to allow ignorance to stop them from overcoming struggles and other situations around them, and the world, limiting their financial capacity. Bishop Dauji made this known when she declared open the church’s annual convention and anniversary, themed, “End to Financial Struggle and Limitation”. She said, to be released and saved from the bondage and limitation that held people down, leave everything that separated you from God, for…

St. Finbarr’s College Class of ’85 Marks 40 Years After School The St. Finbarr’s College Old Boys Association, Class of 1985 (SFCOBA ’85), has planned to reunite after 40 years of leaving the school to build a future for themselves. The reunion celebration scheduled to be held on Saturday, 13 December 2025, at the school premises, will mark forty years of friendship, growth, development, and service of yesterday’s school boys to today’s credible men. For the Class of ’85, the reunion is not only a milestone, but a reflection on the journey from the school classrooms of the mid-1980s…