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Lagos Churches Resume Service After Months of Closedown …comply with government COVID-19 guidelines -Gracious Akintayo It was an Episcopal journey visiting some churches on Sunday after the lift and reopening order of worship centres with approval for religious gathering closed down by the Lagos government since March to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and increase in coronavirus cases. Many Christian and worshippers were seen early on Sunday in joyful mood going to their various places of worship for the first time since the closedown after five months to meet up the process of entering into their church and…

COVID-19: Don’t Condemn Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun on Reopening of Churches —Adelakun Veteran gospel musician-turned-cleric, Pastor Joseph Adelakun (Ayewa), has urged church leaders and Christians at large not to fault the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Ogun State counterpart, Dapo Abiodun, on their decisions to reopen churches as part of  measures to ease the COVID-19 lockdown in their domains. Tribune reports, he also advised people not to castigate the governors or describe them as anti-Christianity for restricting church activities  for five months. Instead, he said people should continue to intercede on their behalf for divine wisdom to fight the deadly…

Be Agents of Change, C & S Leader Urges Christians …as the church unveils 50th anniversary logo The Chairman/General leader of C & S Movement Church (Ayo Ni O), Surelere District, Apostle Sunday Korode has called on Christians to be agents of change in every environment and endeavour they found themselves. Stressing that, the world would be a better place for all, if Christians would function as the salt of the earth and the light of the world through their good works and activities. Apostle Korode was speaking at the church headquarters in Surulere, Lagos through the church District General…

PASTOR AKINOSUN POSTPONES SCHEDULED ADDRESS TO MEMBERS The President of Christ Apostolic Church, Worldwide, Pastor Abraham Olukunle Akinosun has postponed the proposed address of members of the Church till further notice. Late on Thursday August6, 2020, notice appeared on several platforms on social media announcing the President of CAC would address members. A statement issued by the Church’s Director of Publicity, Pastor Ade. Alawode, on Saturday, said the President has postponed his address to CAC members till further notice. “All the church members and critical stakeholders would be duly informed of the new date and time”, the statement said. The…

Pakistani Court Orders Christian Girl 14, to Return to Her Abductor High Court Judge Uses Religion to Justify Abduction and Child Marriage International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Lahore High Court has ordered Maria Shahbaz, a 14-year-old Christian girl who was abducted and forcibly married to a Muslim man, to be returned to the custody of her abductor. This order made on August 4, overturned an earlier order by the Faisalabad District and Sessions Court placing Shahbaz in a women’s shelter. Shahbaz was abducted on April 28, 2020, at gunpoint by Mohamad Nakash and two accomplices while walking…

COVID-19 Church Reopening: Top Clerics Call for Prayers and Understanding Following the decision and announcement of Lagos State government to lift the restriction on worship centres and reopening of churches on August 9 for resumption of services which have been on lockdown since the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. Pastor Iruofagha James, the founding pastor of Glory Christian Ministries, Lagos has called on Christians, church leaders and Nigerians to keep praying and not weary as Churches have been ordered to be reopened by the government. James was speaking on the recent announcement by the state government to reopen worship centres in…

WHY WE NEED TO CALM DOWN -Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity There’s this hilarious video that went viral recently. A boy had offended his mother, and was about to get a beating. Tearfully, even before he got whipped, the boy tried to plead his way out. As the mother told him to stretch forth his palm to be caned, he entreated: “Mummy, it must not be hard beating o…This is my last chance. Last chance in the world.” Amidst tears, he said he had a question for the mother: “Will you be going…

Akeredolu Breaks Bitumen Jinx in Ondo State  By Gracious Akintayo The Southern part of Ondo state carries in its belly one of the largest reserves of bitumen in the world. The natural gift is estimated to be about 42 billion barrels. It is said to have been discovered in the year 1904. For decades, exploitation of the bitumen deposits appeared to be a hard nut to crack. The jinx, however, is finally broken by the Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu government. This feat is a function of steely commitment with sincerity of purpose. In a release signed by Ojo Oyewamide, the Senior…

Shoprite Denies Leaving Nigeria ShopRite Nigeria has debunked the story making the rounds that it intends to close shop in Nigeria. The Country Director for Chastex Consult, Ini Archibong, according to a report by Vanguard, said: “Shoprite is not leaving Nigeria”. “We have only just opened to Nigerian investors which we have also been talking to just before now. We are not leaving, who leaves over a $30billion investment and close shop? It doesn’t sound right. “We only just given this opportunity to Nigeria investors to come in and also help drive our expansion plan in Nigeria. So we are not…

Shoprite to stop operation in Nigeria Shoprite, Africa’s largest food retailer, says it is exiting the Nigerian market citing continuous decline in sales. In a trading update filed at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on Monday morning, the South African-owned retail giant said it will auction off its retail outlets after it sales dropped in Nigeria by 6.3 percent in the 2020 fiscal year. “Following approaches from various potential investors, and in line with our re-evaluation of the Group’s operating model in Nigeria, the Board has decided to initiate a formal process to consider the potential sale of all, or…