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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…

5 Things That Slow A Man’s Progress -Gracious Akintayo Have you thought of obstacles that hinder your progress? If not, read this: This article deal with facts that slows or delayed a man progress in life. Many of us went into some act and do things we dont know the adverse effect on our lives. There are things we need to do and avoid to have a better life and a better tomorrow. Following behaviours brings delay to someone life: 1. Setting Your Gaze too high. This is an act most of us do and never think of its effect. Planning something…

‘Don’t Reopen Churches’ –Tunde Bakare Warns Church Leaders The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare has advised pastors and church leaders to ignore the Lagos State Government’s directive to reopen churches on Sunday, August 9. Speaking during an online message, Pastor Bakare, during an online message question the rationale behind reopening of worship centres when the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the COVID-19 pandemic would peak in Nigeria in August. Bakare admonished worshippers and Christians not to allow their pastors, religious leaders or government directive lead them like sheep to the…

I have killed so many Christians to the extend, I can’t remember how many lives I have Wasted –Freed Boko Haram Members Said Abdulwahab Usman, one of the alleged “repentant” Boko Haram fighters, says he did not expect the care he got from the federal government. Usman, who hails from Bama in Borno state, is one of the 602 ex-Boko Haram members who completed a de-radicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration (DRR) programme in July. The military had in 2016 launched Operation Safe Corridor, an initiative for the deradicalisation and rehabilitation of ex-Boko Haram members. Usman, according to PUNCH, said he can’t…

This is Official! Lago Reopens Churches Worship Centres August 7 With Conditions The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that places of worship in Lagos will be reopened for religious activities from Friday, August 7. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this during a briefing on COVID-19 at the Lagos House, Marina. The Governor stated that worship centres must not accommodate more than 50 worshippers in attendance, noting that to ease the lockdown, services can only be held on Fridays in mosques and Sundays in Churches. He added, while listing the conditions, that persons who are 65 years and above should not…

How Pastor Olukoya Goofed on Late Sage, Obafemi Awolowo -Wale Adedayo Pastor Daniel K. Olukoya, the General Overseer of MFM was trying to be clever by half, when he reportedly asserted that late Chief Obafemi Awolowo did not fulfill his destiny, because the old man never accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior before he died. In Mushin, Lagos, we would say Olukoya spoke like an Alagbari. In the report read by son of man, Olukoya spoke about how Great Awo was able to ensure that the Nigeria – Biafra war was prosecuted without the country needing to borrow…