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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 Know When Fear is Controlling You? -Babatunde Olugboji Today, many people, including believers are being controlled by the spirit of fear. Have you noticed that Instead of addressing it, many people have developed coping mechanisms for dealing with fear? So, how do you know if you are being controlled by the spirit of fear? One way of knowing is when outside influences play an outsized role in your life. More than any other character in the Bible, God told Joshua to be brave, strong, and not be afraid: ‘No one will be able to stand against you…

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CHARACTER ASSASSINATION: The 7 Critical of ‘DON’Ts’ You Need to Guard Against. One mistake you should never make is to allow yourself to be recruited by someone, to hate another person who hasn’t wronged you. Hear this: “ We must avoid taking hasty conclusion because of what others are saying about someone else”. What people say about others, says a lot about them. I am repeating this more directly: The things you say about others, says a lot about you! I can tell a lot about a person by what they choose to see in others. Character assassination is a…

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Police Rescue 9 Officers Kidnapped By Bandits The Nigeria Police have successfully rescued nine police officers who earlier went missing on Sunday, between Kankara town and Sheme in Katsina State after the night commercial bus they were traveling in came under attack by heavily armed men, all dressed in military camouflage, but suspected to be bandits. The officers, all Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs), were on their way to Gusau in Zamfara State from Maiduguri at the time of the incident. Two of the officers are currently receiving medical attention in a hospital, while the remaining seven are being debriefed.…

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Popular Lagos Celestial Prophet, Israel Oladele Sentenced To 2 Year Jail Term A Lagos State High court on Wednesday was sentenced popular prophet and Sheperd-in-charge of CCC Global Genesis church, Prophet Israel Oladele Ogundipe to two-year imprisonment for defrauding a UK based woman. According to Independent report, the trial judge, Justice Olabisi Akinlade sentenced Prophet Oladele after he was found guilty of two count charges out of the seven he was charged. Justice Akinlade in a judgment that lasted for about four hours sentenced the defendant, prophet Oladele to a year imprisonments for count two and four. She however discharged…

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Overcoming the Spirit of Fear By Babatunde Olugboji Let me start this week by introducing the concept of two types of fear: Type 1, the fear of God, the ‘good fear,’ while Type 2 is of the stronghold variety, which is of the devil. The good news is that the Bible has an effective antidote to Type 2 fear. Some scholars have pointed out that the Bible in over 365 verses assures us that we have nothing to fear, meaning there is at least one ‘fear not’ for each day of the year. So, the question is, how do we…

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LAGOS POLICE RAIDS BLACK SPOTS, ARREST 720 SUSPECTS Recover Ammunition, Stolen Items and Drugs By Gracious Akintayo In its efforts to secure the lives and properties of Lagos residents, the Lagos State Police command has relaunched its Anti Crime Strategies to curb crimes and criminality across the state. The command on the early morning of Sunday 15th November, 2020, at about 7am, carried out some raids simultaneously on identified black spots within the metropol, reasonably believed to be hideout to criminals and hoodlums, across the fourteen (14) Area Commamds in Lagos State. In the swift operations, the police operatives of…

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Prophet Caught Performing Rituals With Human Parts in Anambra By Gracious Akintayo An Umunze community, Anambra State known prophet, Pastor Bishop Elijah Chukwuebuka (a.k.a Onye Amuma Anyi) was recently caught performing rituals with the human parts. The renowned young prophet known for his mysterious powers to tell without being told of people’s phone numbers, name and that of their family members was discovered and caught in the act at Amaikpa junction of the community where he was performing rituals with calabash containing human and animal parts by youths of the community. He was accosted and publicly exposed in the community…

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Lagos Police Command Dismissed 10 Policemen for Indiscipline Lagos Police Command Dismissed 10 Policemen for Indiscipline In its bid to promote discipline and core values of policing in the state, the Lagos State Police Command has dismissed 10 personnel and prosecute 7 others for gross indiscipline. According to a statement, by the Command spokesperson SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, he said the eighty one (81) personnel were tried for various criminal and disciplinary offences that committed between October 2019 and October 2020, ranging from murder, discreditable conducts, excessive use of power, corrupt practices and negligence. In addition, he said, 18 of the…

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The TRUTH About FRIENDSHIP in LOVE By Gracious Akintayo We must understand that, God created LOVE for friendship, partnership, fellowship and companion. He gave love to help us relax, shape the world and improve on our environment. Without which love becomes nothing but animalistic urge like what the animal experiences. Love is spiritual and have to be understood first in the spirit realm before it can workout successfully in the physical and if you don’t understand the spiritual aspects of love,it may not work for you. Without love there is no life. The society and relationship derives its origin and…

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RENOWNED EDUCATIONISTS, DR. ODUNAYO BECOMES BABA ALADURA AND SPIRITUAL HEAD OF C & S CHURCH Story by Jide Osokoya The Chairman of Topmost Group of Schools, Dr. Henry Adewale Odunayo, JP, as he was ordained as the Baba Aladural and Spiritual Head of the Palace of Grace C & S Church (Agbala Ore-Ofe), Igbogila-Ipaja, Lagos State. loveThe renowned educationist was robed and inaugurated by the C & S Unification Church of Nigeria, Lagos State led by its Chairman, Snr. Supt. Ap. (Dr.) Joseph Adagba, JP. Three able elders representating the Supreme Head, C & S Unification Church of Nigeria, His…

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