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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.

How Do You Handle Bad News? By Babatunde Olugboji At the heart of the series we are starting today are 2 things: a letter and a prayer. In Bible days, letters were often the preferred means of communication, as illustrated in Nehemiah 6:17. ‘Also, in those days the nobles of Judah were sending many letters to Tobiah and replies from Tobiah kept coming to them.’ And before the advent of modern technology which has made communication so easy, the art of letter writing was considered an important requirement. Even today a letter is an important means of communication in both…

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JIMMY CARTER: America’s former Leader and Living Legend, …launches a new book, celebrates wife of 75 years Not many, especially among the younger generation have heard, read or knew about the US 39th President, Mr. Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter, 97 and the 39th president of the United States (1977–81). An evangelical Christian and born again believer, also former Sunday school teacher for many years, who still keep his faith in God and once declared, “my faith in God completely made me at ease with death”. He was awarded the global prestigious Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002, for his work in diplomacy and advocacy. Married his wife…

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PROMOTION GALORE IN NIGERIA POLICE As PSC Promotes 24 CPs, 35 DCPs, 52 ACPs, 50 CSPs, Drops IBRAHIM MAGU, confirms 3 DIGs The Police Service Commission has confirmed the acting appointments of three Deputy Inspectors General of Police.  The Commission also approved the promotion of twenty four Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. The Commission however declined the promotion of CP, Ibrahim Magu, former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to a release signed by the Head, Press and Public Relations of Police Service Commission, Ikechukwu Ani, the…

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Effective Ways To Build and Grow Your Business  By Francis Odukoya “It’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” -Neil Armstrong Goals: Not getting stock in a position Growth is a must -How? Building growth capacity Importance a mentorship Playing to your strengths and compensating for your weaknesses. Take A Different Path: “Everyone will tell you of the risk, but the entrepreneur will see the reward”. The world is rapidly changing in ways we find hard to comprehend. Conventional ways of dealing with problems have become outmoded. Change has become constant, we cannot afford to be passive.…

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Good Success Is Obedient To The Word of God  – I. S James The presiding pastor and General Overseer of Glory Christian Ministries, Lagos, Pastor Iruofagha James has made a startling revelation about good and bad success with fact to what prosperity is to Christians. Speaking at a 3 days Breakthrough Prayers programme of the church held in Lagos with the theme, “Good Success”, Pastor James explained good success as a prosperity you achieved even as your soul prospers, asked, what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than…

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Majority of Nigerian Gospel Artistes Are Motivational Singers and Emotional Artistes -Faith Ajiboye Nigeria’s foremost psalmist, songwriter, hymnist, gospel music minister and award winning publisher, who had transverse the country for more than thirty years as a respected and anointed worship leader, gospel music minister and teacher, Dr. Faith Ajiboye, has grossly lamented the burden in his heart concerning gospel music, musicians and ministers in Nigeria. He bemoaned a situation, where, just as we have motivational speakers, we also have motivational singers and majority of the gospel artistes we have in Nigeria today are simply motivational singers and emotional artistes,…

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Two Things To Avoid To Have A Successful Marriage –Paul Enenche The Senior Pastor of Dunamis Church of God, Pastor Paul Enenche has revealed two things to avoid having a successful marriage. According to Pastor Enenche, “When you are about to get married, you are about to step into a future and a future is about to be set. The things you do in the premarital period matters for the future of the home you are about to build. If your marriage is built on righteousness, it has a future because the house of the righteous shall stand.” We have…

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Fighting Generational Curses By Babatunde Olugboji In the past two weeks we have been discussing the issue of generational curses, asking whether children bear responsibility for their father’s sins. This week, we’ll conclude the series as we address what the Bible says about dealing with generational curses. ‘You shall not bow down to [idols] or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me.” (Exodus 20:5)  Although there are ways a father’s sin can be passed on…

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UNFORGIVENESS AS A SELF AFFLICTED CURSE -Gracious Akintayo Glory be to God for bringing us this far to the end of first half of the year 2021, even as we eagerly and joyfully look forward to glorious testimonios and turning around the second and final half of the year.  As laid in my heart, I felt compelled to share this personal understanding I got  during my fellowship in His presence and I am convinced, as the word of the Lord is two edged sword, it will minister to you as it also ministers to me.  Meditate on it and the…

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Report on Genocide in Nigeria Published The International Committee on Nigeria (ICON) in collaboration with the International Organization for Peace Building and Social Justice (PSJ) has published a report on genocide, religious persecution, among other crimes in Nigeria. The report titled “Nigeria’s Silent Slaughter: Genocide in Nigeria and the Implications for the International Community reveals how the Boko Haram terrorist group killed more 40, 000 Nigerians.  It also exposed the ongoing attack by militants, who according to the report, killed many Nigerians, primarily Christian farmers.  Based on the data collected between January 2000 and January 2020, deaths resulting from  Militant…

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