PRESIDENT TINUBU FLAGS OFF 2025 NCPC DELAYED EASTER PILGRIMAGE EXERCISE TO ISRAEL AND JORDAN IN OWERRI President Bola Tinubu has officially flagged off the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission’s (NCPC) delayed Easter Pilgrimage exercise to Israel and Jordan at Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri, Imo State capital. At the flag-off ceremony, President Tinubu, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, emphasized the significance of pilgrimage as a spiritual journey of faith. He commended the Executive Secretary of NCPC, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, for his innovative leadership and successful conduct of four pilgrimages to…
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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.
THE FAMILY AS A TYPOLOGY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT By Dr Priscilla Otuya If the foundations be destroyed! “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” – Psalm 11:3 Every family is a miniature government. God designed it this way deliberately. The father is the President, the mother the Vice President, the first child the Senate President, and the other children are Parliamentarians, each with their God-ordained departments – finance, defense, governance, administration, wisdom, creativity, and more. This divine structure is not for fun. It is God’s own government on earth. But when the father, mother, and first…
Nigerian Christian Pilgrims in Israel Celebrate First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu’s 65th Birthday Nazareth, Israel – A group of 340 Nigerian Christian pilgrims currently in Israel for the NCPC 2025 delayed Easter Pilgrimage exercise gathered at the Tabar Tours Hotel in Nazareth to celebrate the 65th birthday anniversary of First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu. The event was marked with prayers, a birthday cake cutting ceremony, and the awarding of Jerusalem Pilgrims Certificates. The pilgrims converged to pray for God’s faithfulness and gift of longevity for the First Lady of Nigeria. According to a release by Celestine Toruka, the Deputy…
Identifying Which Parts of the Bible is Relevant to Today’s Believer (2) By Babatunde Olugboji This week, we will conclude our discussion on which sections of the Bible are relevant to us in the present day. Last week we focused on the Old Testament, this week we will examine the New Testament. After 400 years of silence, Jesus, the awaited Messiah came to redeem His followers from their transgressions (John 3:16). He said he had accomplished the Law (Matthew 5:17), and that the words of the law would endure forever (Matthew 5:18) • Luke 24:27 informs us that all…
NCPC BOSS, BISHOP ADEGBITE EXTOLS THE VIRTUES OF THE FIRST LADY SEN OLUREMI TINUBU AT 65 The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, Bishop Prof Stephen Adegbite has extolled the virtues of the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Distinguished Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON as she marks her 65th birthday anniversary this 21st day of September, 2025. In his birthday message, Bishop Adegbite described the First Lady as the indisputable Mother of the nation and the Esther of our time. He further described her as a quintessential leader, a pacesetter, the first First Lady in…
Takeaways “INSPIRAVATION” for You – By Gracious Akintayo SEVEN (7) WAYS YOU IGNORANTLY WASTES TIME: 1. Worrying about what others think or feel of you is what makes it difficult for you to focus on your purpose. 2. Trying to please everyone, to look good makes you slower, and stressed. 3. Complaining about everything without finding a solution makes you not have a plan for your life and pulls you away from productivity. 4. Being a perfectionist without giving rooms to benefits of doubt can lead to life paralysis and a failure to act. 5. Fearing failure with excuses…
No Nation Experience True Stability Without Tackling Poverty – Rev. Sam Aboyeji …Governor Dapo Abiodun said, Ogun State is Nigeria’s Capital of Christians, calling for deeper cooperation and collaboration on poverty The General Overseer of Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria, Rev. Sam Aboyeji, has stated that beyond praying for Nigeria, the church sees it as part of its responsibility to create platforms for intellectual discourse and provide godly counsel that can enrich governance, inspire development, and promote national transformation. He made this known at the 12th Annual Lecture of the Foursquare Gospel Church titled “Poverty Alleviation, Economic Development, and…
If Everyone Shares the Same Objective Concept of Leadership, We Will Get it Right – Rotn. Chidozie Ofoegbu Rotn. Chidozie Kenechi Ofoegbu is the current President of the Rotary Club of Ikate, and a Solution Architect at Dyna AI, a Singapore-headquartered multinational. He is a dynamic solution architect, a strategic innovator, and an oriented leader whose work bridges the worlds of technology and community transformation. A dedicated, committed, service-oriented Christian and faith leader. Also a passionate Rotarian and relentless community builder. Chidozie is married and blessed with four children, and he’s building more than solutions; he is shaping the…
NCPC COLLABORATES WITH ICPC IN SENSITIZING STAFF ON ANTI-CORRUPTION AND ETHICAL CONDUCT The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) is taking proactive steps to strengthen ethical standards within its organisation by collaborating with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The Executive Secretary of NCPC, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, made this known during a Sensitisation and Public Awareness Workshop for Staff on Anti-Corruption and Ethical Conduct on September 17, 2025, at the NCPC Conference Hall in Abuja. In a release by Celestine Toruka, the Deputy Director and Head of Media Relations, Bishop Adegbite expressed the Commission’s commitment to…
Building Integrity in African Media: MIIA October Training Set to Inspire The Media Integrity Initiative Africa (MIIA) has announced the schedule and faculty for its third quarterly free online training programme, set to hold on Saturday, 11th and Saturday, 18th October 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (WAT) via Google Meet. The training, which has consistently attracted professionals from across the continent, will feature four rich modules delivered by respected industry experts. Programme Outline: Day 1 – Saturday, 11 October 2025 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Understanding & Reporting the Economy & Finance Facilitator: Marcel Okeke – former…