Spirituality

ANAMBRA SEALS CHURCH OVER RITUAL PRACTICES The Anambra State Government has sealed a popular church known as “Children of the Light Anointing Ministry” run by Pastor Onyebuchi Okocha, also known as “Onye Eze Jesus”, over alleged involvement in controversial “Oke-ite” traditional practice. The church located in Amafor village, Nkpor in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state was sealed …

ANAMBRA DECLARES WAR ON RITUAL KILLINGS, FRAUDULENT SPIRITUAL PRACTICES Anambra State has taken a bold step to combat criminal activities linked to ritual killings and fraudulent spiritual practices with the enactment of the Anambra State Homeland Security Law 2025. The new law, signed by Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, aims to purge the state of criminal elements masquerading as native doctors …

ANAMBRA DECLARES WAR ON RITUAL KILLINGS, FRAUDULENT SPIRITUAL PRACTICES Anambra State has taken a bold step to combat criminal activities linked to ritual killings and fraudulent spiritual practices with the enactment of the Anambra State Homeland Security Law 2025. The new law, signed by Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, aims to purge the state of criminal elements masquerading as native doctors …

YORUBA IMAMS REBEL AGAINST SULTAN OF SOKOTO, DECLARE MARCH 1 COMMENCEMENT OF RAMADAN The League of Imams and Alfas in Yorubaland has announced that Ramadan 1446 AH (2025) will begin on Saturday, March 1, 2025, departing from the traditional practice of waiting for the official declaration by the Sultan of Sokoto, who is regarded as the spiritual leader of Nigerian …

SHARIA: YORUBA MUSLIMS NOT YOUR SLAVES – AKI TOTE TELLS SULTAN The Yoruba Nation Self-Determination Movement has described the Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III’s recent call for the imposition of Sharia law in Yorubaland as “disrespectful”. The secessionist group stated this in a statement, signed by its leader Professor Banji Akintoye, arguing that no Islamic provisions mandate …

SHARIA: YORUBA MUSLIMS NOT YOUR SLAVES – AKINTOYE TELLS SULTAN The Yoruba Nation Self-Determination Movement has described the Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III’s recent call for the imposition of Sharia law in Yorubaland as “disrespectful”. The secessionist group stated this in a statement, signed by its leader Professor Banji Akintoye, arguing that no Islamic provisions mandate Yoruba …

HARDSHIP: CHRISTIANS NO LONGER ATTEND CHURCH, GIVE OFFERINGS – ANGLICAN ARCHBISHOP LAMENTS THE Archbishop of Ibadan Province, Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Dr. Williams Aladekugbe, has lamented that the economic crunch in the country has prevented Christians from attending services and giving offerings in churches. He said this while delivering the 1st Distinguished Alumni Lecture of the Department of Religious …

SHARI’A WAR IN YORUBALAND:GROUPS WARN AGAINST DIVISIVE AGENDA Leaders of pan-Yoruba groups representing artisans, workers, students, community-based groups, traders, professionals and self-determination groups have jointly expressed their opposition against the move to introduce Sharia Law in Yorubaland. The Yoruba groups raised the alarm over what they described as a conscious plot to destabilise Yorubaland through an organised sponsorship of divisive …

JEHOVAH ALLAH: LAGOS TEMPLE WHERE WORSHIPPERS SING HYMNS, RECITE QURAN In a world often marked by division along religious lines, a remarkable temple in Nigeria is breaking barriers by standing as a testament to unity and shared faith. BABATUNDE TITILOLA writes how Christians and Muslims come together in a tapestry of worship, melding their traditions and songs in an atmosphere …

POPE FRANCIS RECOUNTS GROWING UP IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, SAYS I REMEMBER MY SINS AND I AM ASHAMED Pope Francis reveals his “mischievous” youth in an autobiography published Tuesday, in a book that also touches on his childhood, immigration and ordering pizza. In excerpts of “Hope: The Autobiography” provided by publishers, the pontiff recounts episodes from growing up in a multicultural neighbourhood …