Author: Providence News

SIMAWA RESIDENTS PROTEST 3 YEARS OF DARKNESS, Cut Black Cake to Celebrate at IBDEC Head Office   Residents of Simawa in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State recently stormed the Headquarters of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) at Ring Road in Ibadan carrying different placards and dressed in black attires to protest against the poor services of IBEDC to the community which has led to throwing the community into three years of darkness. Speaking on behalf of the community, the Secretary of the Simawa Independent Power Project, Aare Asoludero of Simawa, Chief Kolade Segun-Okeowo said the community has made…

Lagos CAN Condemns Latest Plateau Attack, Calls for apprehension of perpetrators  The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Lagos State has condemned the recent attacks on several communities in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi Local Government areas of Plateau State by persons suspected to be terrorists which has left over 150 persons dead.  In a release made available by the Special Adviser to the Chairman on Media and Strategic Communications, Rev. Oladapo Daramola, the Chairman of the Christian umbrella body in Lagos, Bishop Stephen Adegbite said the terrorist act is one too many and something drastic needs to be done. In his…

There’s No Way to Preach the Gospel Without Money – Archbishop John Osa-Oni …Tinubu will perform creditably, he assured. Archbishop John Adebayo Alagbala Osa-Oni is the Prelate and Archbishop of the Vineyard Christian Churches Inc., with other networks of Churches around the world. He is the Vice President, South West Zone, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). He recently hosted the church annual word conference, themed, “Thriving in Critical Times” and was conferred with Honourary Fellowship Award of Edo State Polytechnic, Usen during the institution 5th convocation ceremony, he also, received the Honourary award of Doctor of Divinity from Prayer and…

Widows Deserve Relevance, Recognition, Respect and Royalty Treatment – Pastor (Mrs.) Josephine Femi-Asiwaju Pastor (Mrs.) Josephine Ambe Femi-Asiwaju is the senior pastor of Word of Light Ministries, Lagos, where she currently leads after the passing away of her husband, Pastor Femi Asiwaju. A sought after conference speaker with the passion to see women rise up out of gender limitations. She was the Director of Planning and Strategies for Lagos State women wing of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and has hosted the annual Productive Woman Summit in Lagos since 2010 to empower, encourage and expose women to take up life…

Understanding the Fruit-Gifts Relationship (3) By Babatunde Olugboji  Merry Christmas! As we continue the series on the relationship between the fruit of the Spirit and the gift of the Spirit this Christmas season, we will examine how false prophets and pastors hoodwink even seasoned believers, partly as a result of their glittering gifts, while bearing little by the way of fruit.  There are many false prophets who are teachers out there, some of them openly engaged in adultery, drug use, and profanity. There are others who had child wives as young as 11. Yet they still operate in the gifts…

Lagos CAN Chairman, Stephen Adegbite, Felicitates With Christians at Christmas …preaches love among Nigerians  The Lagos State Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop (Dr.) Dr. Stephen Adegbite has felicitated with Christians in Nigeria and encouraged Nigerians to emulate the spirit of love the Christmas season portrayed. In his goodwill message to the body of Christ, Adegbite reminded Christians that, “Christmas is that season when we commemorate the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. A time when we bring to mind the essence of His coming and its relevance to our existence as Humankind. This is the…

Understanding the Fruit-Gifts Relationship (2) By Babatunde Olugboji This week we will continue the series on the relationship between the fruit of the Spirit and the gift of the Spirit as we seek a scriptural answer to the question of why God uses some men and women with dubious characters. Gifts, as the term implies, are given, not earned. 1 Corinthians 14:1 tells us to “eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy.” There’s nothing wrong with craving the gifts of the Spirit; in fact, it’s encouraged. Now, let’s talk about fruits as outlined in Galatians 5: 22-23. These are:…

Understanding the Fruit-Gifts Relationship (1) By Babatunde Olugboji This week, we’ll start a series which seeks to evaluate the relative weight of the fruit of the Spirit versus the gift of the Spirit. The series will also proffer a scriptural response to partly answer the question many of you must have asked yourself at one time or the other: why does God use pastors or prophets with dubious characters?   Sometimes even mature believers are confused about what fruit is and what gifts are, and how both concepts intersect and apply to us in our service and worship. Let’s start with…

God’s Miracle Should Not Be Taking for Granted –Bishop Steve Ogedengbe …Faith is the purchasing power of good news –Archbishop Osa-Oni The national Vice President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), South West Zone, Archbishop John Osa-Oni has declared that, nothing excites a man in life than good news. He made this known while speaking as guest minister at the thanksgiving service of Evangelical Ministries (Wisdom Chapel) the26th annual convention, themed, “Good News”, held at the church headquarters in Shasha, area of Lagos state. Quoting different scriptures to drive home his message, Osa-Oni shared different examples of bible stories like…

The Church Should Prioritizes Discipleship of the Youth – Bishop Olurombi Bishop Ademola Olurombi is a man of many parts, specially blessed by God to be who and where he is today. He is the presiding bishop of Kingdom Family Church (KFC) with headquarters in Ijanikin area of Lagos State. He hosted the church 2023 annual Global Convention, themed, “Enlargement” with majority of the 5 days camp meeting convention participants are youths from various higher institutions of learning across the country. He spoke with Providence News about the church vision, the goals and how the church in general can harness…