The President of the Pentecostal Fellowship Of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, says true men of God don’t publicly criticise elected leaders when they have the privilege to speak with them privately, away from the media. ‘It is our responsibility to speak truth to power,’ he said on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief breakfast programme on Monday. ‘If you …

Bishop Wale Oke has been re-elected the National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PN) for another four-year term. The election took place during the ongoing 18th National Biennial Conference of the PFN, held at the Glory Dome in Abuja. The conference, which began on Tuesday, is scheduled to conclude on Friday. Announcing his re-election on his official Facebook …

The chief imam of Lekki Central Mosque, Sheikh Ridwan Jamiu, has reiterated his stance on the ongoing debate regarding Sharia implementation in the South West, describing it as an Islamic Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism. During his Jumu’ah sermon at the Lekki Central Mosque on Friday, he urged Muslims in the South West to ensure that any gubernatorial candidate in …

The founder of Love World, popularly known as Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has disclosed that several gospel singers left his church because they were more focused on earthly gain and fame. During a recent church programme, Oyakhilome claimed that gospel singers were more interested in earthly gain and fame than serving God with their talents. The cleric expressed concern …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced an extension of the deadline for 2025 Hajj registration to 10 February 2025. Earlier, the commission had made 31 January as the deadline for the Hajj payment. In a statement by its Assistant Director Information and Publication, Fatima Sanda Usara, NAHCON said the decision followed appeals on behalf of intending pilgrims …

Adeyemo Adejugbe, the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, has asked the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs to dissolve the Sharia arbitration panel set up in the state capital’s central mosque. Adejugbe issued the directive in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday during a meeting with Jamie Kewulere, chief imam and president of the league of imams and alfas in the south-west, Edo and Delta states; …

Famous gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo has dragged her ex-manager, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu to court over alleged diversion of $345K music royalties. Following Chinwo’s accusation, the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, filed a motion to secure the manager’s appearance in court, and a warrant was issued by the Lagos State federal high court for his arrest. Onyedikachukwu will be arraigned …

Respected Nigerian pastor and gospel minister, Nathaniel Bassey, has been invited to minister at the Presidential Inaugural Prayer Breakfast of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on 20 January, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Punch Metro reports that the event, a non-governmental and non-political gathering, will be hosted by Reverend Merrie Turner, ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Donald J. Trump and …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, yesterday urged 290 pilgrims departing the territory for Jordan and Israel to remember that a holy pilgrimage is neither a jamboree nor tourism. She said a holy pilgrimage should be a spiritual call to strengthen one’s faith and to attain a new level of spirituality and responsibility. Mahmoud spoke …

A controversial banner bearing the inscription, “Jesus Christ is not God. He is a Prophet and Messenger of God!”, displayed at the gate of the Lekki Central Mosque in Lagos State, has been removed. The removal was confirmed in a video shared on the social media platform X by a user identified as Adeleke Opeyemi. In the post, Opeyemi captioned …