Saudi Arabia on Monday announced the suspension of Taraweeh prayers in Mecca and Medina during the Ramadan. Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, is expected to begin on April 23. However, owing to increasing cases of COVID-19 globally, Saudi’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, in a statement, announced that the suspension of the […]
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The Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Government to give N200 to dollar concession to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) once in every year. It said that it was for pilgrimages to the respective holy lands for Muslims and Christians. This was part of the recommendations […]
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has fixed Tuesday for its annual Ashura procession in spite its proscription by the court. Reports say the group also known as Shi’ites, would embark on the procession to mark the Day of Ashura, which is the tenth day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. It […]
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Tai Olaniyi: When Will Satan Die?
By Tai Olaniyi Whatever is opposite of what human heart, mind and soul cherishes so much but regarded unobtainable despite numerous prayers is most times taken as the work of Satan. There was no appellation as the name Satan during our childhood days at Offa but anything regarded evil was said to be handiwork of […]
Pastor TB Joshua Respected Pan-African magazine ‘The Africa Report’ has written a detailed report on Tanzania’s unique approach to the coronavirus pandemic, citing the faith of its President John Magufuli and his relationship with Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua as a mitigating factor. With just months to go to the end of his first term, Magufuli […]
Pastor TB Joshua Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua has offered ‘virtual prayer’ for healing for those afflicted with COVID-19 in an Isolation Centre in Honduras, Central America. A video posted to Emmanuel TV’s YouTube Channel showed the prominent cleric praying for bedridden patients hooked up to oxygen tanks and surrounded by hospital staff heavily laden with […]
Prominent Nigerian Prophet TB Joshua has given a message regarding what to expect for the New Year 2021. The cleric, who sent the message from a ‘Prayer Mountain’ at an undisclosed location in Nigeria, stopped short of releasing his ‘full prophecy’ for the year but hinted that multiple challenges lay ahead. “This year is planting […]
Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua has released a documentary on YouTube detailing the ‘persecution’ he endured during his visit to Nazareth, Israel last year followed by a national award presented to him by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism in the aftermath of the event. In June 2019, Joshua held a two-day event in the historic hometown […]
Following the decision of the Lagos State Government to lift its Covid-19-related ban on religious centres, Prophet TB Joshua has offered guidance regarding the resumption of physical church services at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) in Lagos. Joshua, in a statement he released on his YouTube channel, reiterated his earlier statement that opening […]
By Michael Adesanya/Abeokuta No fewer than 12,000 people were provided with food today by the Treasure House of God, Abeokuta, Ogun State to mark and celebrate this year’s Christmas. The church, located on Quarry road, beside Agbeloba area of the town, distributed raw beef and rice to the mammoth crowd comprising widows, widowers, youth, students, […]