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Many Good Works of the Church are not well reported -Otufodunrin …shun fake news, Akinnola advises CPAN at Inauguration The President of Journalists for Christ and Executive Director of Media Career Service, Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin has stated that The Church has contributed so much to the progress and development of Nigeria, but regretted, not much credit given to her. Otufodunrin stated this as the guest speaker during the maiden public lecture of the Christian Press Association of Nigeria (CPAN) and the inauguration of the association new executive The event that took place in Lagos at the premises of Christ LivingSpring  Apostolic…

7 GIFTS YOU SHOULD GIVE YOUR SPOUSE DAILY -Akin Akinbodunse When it comes to giving, many married people are generous to everybody except their spouses​. There are seven things you should give your spouse daily. These are not weekly , monthly or annual giving. They are things you must give your spouse daily. Here are they: 1. Give your spouse a touch: One of the ways to bond with your spouse is to give him or her a touch. We have encouragement touch, affirmation touch, healing touch, apology touch and sexual touch. Study your partners and know what touch to…

What Does it Mean to Have the Kind of Heart God Can Use? By Babatunde Olugboji One of the most notable characters in the Bible was David. God testified concerning him: ‘…I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do. (Acts 13:22). David demonstrated the courage, love, worship, forgiveness, and repentance; attributes that are essential in our walk with God. When Samuel became old, he appointed his two sons Joel and Abijah (I Sam. 8) as leaders, but the people of Israel rejected them and demanded a…

THE ESSENTIAL BUHARI: NNPC GMD’S TESTIMONY -Femi Adesina On Friday last week, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), help an engagement with energy editors across diverse media platforms. Yours truly was invited. I currently serve as media adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, but I remain essentially a newspaper man. There’s nothing I love better. And when done in government, the media still beckons, by the grace of God. So I felt quite at home at the NNPC event, which was designed to update the media on current developments in the petroleum industry. When…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…