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GRACIOUS Akintayo is a journalist of many years experience and exposure. He worked in various media organization as a reporter, researcher and correspondent. He had attended many local and international organized professional, leadership and ministerial conference, training, seminars and workshops. He is a media consultant, editor, an inspirational writer, public speaker and social critics. He is the Editor/Publisher, PROVIDENCE News (a nondenominational general interest Christian publication), former President, Christian Press Association of Nigeria (CPAN) and currently, President, Nigeria Christian Media Forum (NCMF). Gracious is a member of many professional, social and Christian faith organization.

I Hear God Says, Nigeria Will Be Great – Rev. Mike Olugbaro Rev. Mike Olugbaro is the General Overseer of Liberation Christian Life Ministry (a.k.a Liberation Bible Church), Ikorodu and the Province Chairman, Itamaga Province of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). He celebrated the silver jubilee of founding his ministry and bared his mind on various issues bothering today’s church, ministry and ministers with Providence News. Excerpt: How would you describ your 25 years in the ministry? I can say, it is easy because it is the mandate of God, but humanly, it is full of challenges. One thing is…

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If Children Are Brought Up To Be Selfless, We Would Not Have Selfish Leaders -Pastor (Mrs.) Josephine Femi-Asiwaju The President of Woman Now and After (WNA), a faith-based purpose-driven organization that helps women; young and old, to identify their purpose in life and to fulfill it. Pastor (Mrs.) Josephine Femi-Asiwaju in the wake of children and youth involvement and addiction to drug related matters, has called on parents, especially Nigerian women and mothers, to double their efforts and increase their parental relationships with their children and wards to secure their lives and avert future damages. Mrs. Femi-Asiwaju made this call during…

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How To Have A Good Marriage! By Gracious Akintayo The younger generations planning to marry should not rush into marriage, they should know what they are looking for in a marriage, why they are getting married and who they are getting married to? Attraction, emotion and love is not enough to rush into marriage. There’s a need for basic understanding, knowledge and conviction to build the needed capacity before going into marriage. There’s no manual or a particular arrangement for marriage other than God’s standard and guidance through the infallible word of God. They should be adequately informed, equipped and…

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EXPOSED!  Various Ways Demons Attack Their Victims: Oppression: When demons sit upon a victim’s progress, preventing him from rising or increasing. It is putting a ceiling on how high the victim can rise. When a new King, who didn’t know Joseph, reigned in Egypt, he put a ceiling on the rise and influence of the Israelites. Repression:  This is worse than oppression, when the demonic force does not only sit, it presses the victim down, and steadily destroys every effort to rise, like the ordeal of Israel until they were liberated by Gideon. Regression: The demon…

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Women Should Come Out of their Comfort Zone -Pastor (Mrs.) Esther Amos The president of Awesome Hope Pastor Esther Amos, has called on Nigerian women to stop giving excuses, but get to develop themselves and become the total woman they are supposed to be. Pastor Esther made this clarification when speaking at Awesome Hope International Ministry, Ago-Okota, Lagos women convention theme, “Total Woman”. She said, for the past 22 years, I have been privileged to interact with women at different levels and found that most women lack the courage to do certain things and are at loss of what they can…

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Tackling Depression God’s Way (4) By Babatunde Olugboji  This week, we will end this 4-part series on depression, an illness that is far more widespread than many people think. Research says over 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression. If you are one of those, you are not alone. If you sometimes feel like you don’t want to get out of bed in the morning, or you don’t want to see or talk to anyone, including your family members, or you just want to hole up in a dark place, there is help from God. There are Bible passages that…

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What Was Jesus All About? By Babatunde Olugboji Sometimes even believers wonder what the main points of the teaching of Jesus were: from his sermons to his parables and everything in between. We’ll attempt a summary this week. The teachings of Jesus cover a wide range of issues, from daily conduct to matters of serious eternal consequence. Jesus taught that He was the Messiah, the Son of God, the Savior who has been given all authority in heaven and on earth. (Matthew 28:18) Jesus showed that external obedience to God’s expectations is secondary to commitment to Him from inside of…

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Nigeria Has Lost Her Original Identity, …bleeds and confuse – Commander Olabode The President of Jehu Generation Pastors’ Prayer Network (JGPPN) and convener, Intercessors/Minister’s Prayer Warfare Conference, Commander Peter Olabode has declared that, above every other thing, Nigeria needs God’s mercy and forgiveness at this time of our nation. Olabode speaking during the 8th annual Intercessors/Minister’s Prayer Warfare Conference held at Ikorodu area of Lagos decreed the high rate of wickedness, bloodshed and killings been daily perpetuated in Nigeria, said, Nigeria is bleeding from shedding of many innocent soul blood and this has put the nation at cross road, confusion…

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The Church is Compromised – Enyinanya Okwuonu The Lagos chapter chairman, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Apostle Ennyinanya Okwuonu has emphasized that, life is a warfare, if you don’t know how to fight and have the instrument of warfare, one is likely to become a victim of the war. Apostle Okwuonu stated this in Lagos during the annual ministers intercessors conference held at Ikorodu. “There are two major kingdoms among others, the kingdom of light and kingdom of darkness. But, every kingdom has a king as authority and agents they used to attack other kingdoms perceived to be opposition”, he…

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Christianity, the Largest Family in the World – Lagos CAN Chairman, Adegbite says The chairman of Lagos State Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Stephen Adegbite has declared Lagos as a state that is going to experience phenomenal spiritual reawakening, revival and rebirth that will be unprecedented and spread across the country to rekindle the desired unity in the body of Christ. Bishop Adegbite made this declaration at the closing ceremony of three days Christian Leaders Conference and Bible Crusade organised by Christian Leadership Fellowship (CLF) and held at The Apostolic Church National Temple, Olorunda, Ketu, Lagos. Recalling the promise…

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