Religion
Ministers storm tribunal as court summons INEC boss
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal where the petition challenging the April 16 presidential election is being heard, yesterday, turned to ... Full story
Nigeria: Researcher Wants FG to Use Churches, Mosques in Creating Policy Awareness
14 June 2011 A research fellow, Mr Sunday Alonge, has urged the Federal Government to use faith-based organisations (FBOs) in sensitising the masses about its policy ...
Zambia: Ex-Catholic Nun's Case Adjourned to July 11
14 June 2011 THE matter in which a former Catholic nun and two others who have been charged with giving police false news with intent to ...
Nigeria: We Deserve the Best, Okogie Tells Jonathan
Mary Ekah 14 June 2011 President Goodluck Jonathan has been advised to give Nigerians nothing but the very best after many years of the nation's wallow in ...
Zimbabwe: Pastor Lives in Fear
Jennifer Dube 12 June 2011 AN Anglican pastor whose family was recently raided by thugs suspected to be linked to the church's former leader Nolbert Kunonga says ...
Zimbabwe: Bizarre Healing Sessions Part II
Published by the government of Zimbabwe 13 June 2011 column For some obscure reasons, the debate on bizarre healing sessions rages on with those that believe in miracles ...
Rwanda: Rubavu Clerics in Leadership, Financial Wrangles
Government Supporting Daily Alex Ngarambe 14 June 2011 Rubavu — Police in Rubavu are questioning two pastors from the International Pentecostal Holiness Church in connection with internal wrangles ...
Kenya: Clerics Seek Harsher Laws for Gays
Galgalo Bocha 13 June 2011 Nairobi — A section of Muslim clerics on Monday called on the government to allow them apply Shariah laws to deal with ...
Kenya: Mutava Musyimi Sets Sights On State House
Nairobi Star (Nairobi) David Kioko 13 June 2011 The Rev Mutava Musyimi, MP for Gachoka, on Saturday returned to the Nairobi Baptist Church where he started his career ...
Kenya: Annan Expected to Open New Kiambaa Church in August
Nairobi Star (Nairobi) Mathews Ndanyi 13 June 2011 Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is expected to be a guest at the opening of an interdenominational church being ...
Kenya: It Will Do the Country Good to Interrogate Religious Edicts
Lukoye Atwoli 10 June 2011 opinion Nairobi — In the wake of the significant role religious leaders have played in the process of selection of the Judiciary nominees ...
Kenya: The Clergy Are Being Left Behind By Their Flock
Kwendo Opanga 10 June 2011 opinion Nairobi — I wrote on May 22 that the real reason the clergy opposed the nomination of Dr Willy Mutunga and Ms ...
Kenya: The Declining Soft Power of the Church in Nation
Mukhisa Kituyi 10 June 2011 opinion Nairobi — In society, soft power, that ability to influence others without threatening them, is best exercised by those who limit the ...
Kenya: Why Vote Rigging Comes As Second Nature to Locals
Roy Gachuhi 10 June 2011 Nairobi — When the time to elect a new bishop of the African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa fell due mid-last month, ...
Kenya: Catholic Priest Calls for Unity of Embu, Mbeere
Nairobi Star (Nairobi) Reuben Githinji 10 June 2011 A Catholic priest has lashed out at some leaders in Embu allegedly dividing the Embu and Mbeere communities. Fr Joseph ...
Nigeria: My Father Wanted Me to Become a Catholic Priest -Cally Ikpe
Daily Independent (Lagos) Ifeoma Meze 10 June 2011 interview With a decade and half in television broadcasting, Cally Ikpe is one of the pioneers in the promotion of music ...
South Africa: Oration By President Zuma at Albertina Sisulu Funeral
South African Government (Pretoria) Jacob Zuma 11 June 2011 document We have gathered to celebrate the life of an outstanding patriot whose name has become synonymous with our struggle ...
South Africa: Scores Arrive for MaSisulu Funeral
BuaNews (Tshwane) Chris Bathembu 11 June 2011 Johannesburg — Hundreds of people have gathered at Orlando Stadium in Soweto for the funeral of the late African National Congress ...
South Africa: Sisulu Funeral Underway
BuaNews (Tshwane) Chris Bathembu 11 June 2011 Johannesburg — The official funeral of struggle veteran Albertina Sisulu got underway at Orlando Stadium in Soweto a short while ago. Thousands ...
Africa: Faith And the Politics of Terrorism
Ayi Kwei Armah 9 June 2011 opinion Africa's intellectual history puts into clear perspective the burning issues of our day, including imperialism, globalisation and the culture of ...
Kenya: Bishop Warns Over Violence
Nairobi Star (Nairobi) Rita Damary 10 June 2011 A catholic bishop has asked the government to put in place measures to avoid a recurrence of the 2007/8 post-election ...
Gambia: Islam And the Muslim World Part II
The Daily Observer (Banjul) Muhammad Lamin Ceesay 10 June 2011 opinion The second group is the traditional Muslims. They may understand the basic concepts of Islam, may have some ...
Zambia: Church's Participation in Government's Politics Controversial
10 June 2011 editorial THE counsel given by the Global Training Network should help our vocal Church leaders track their habits and make them realise that their ...
Zambia: Partner Govt, Church Told
10 June 2011 THE Global Training Network (GTN), an international organisation that trains church planters, pastors and Christian leaders around the world, has called on the ...
Zambia: Bishop Chinyemba Spells Out Mongu Diocese Targets
Anthony Mulowa 10 June 2011 "BISHOPS come in different sizes and ages." this is what Mongu Diocese Catholic Bishop Evans Chinyama Chinyemba answered when asked how he ...
Nigeria: MICA Holds 'Funfest' for Muslim Families
Ishola Balogun 10 June 2011 It was fun and excitement for Muslim kids and families who visited the amusement park venue of the Funfest organised by the ...
Nigeria: 400 Teachers to Be Rewarded in FCT by TREM Church
10 June 2011 THE Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) will this Sunday take its support for education in the country to another dimension as arrangement to honour ...
Nigeria: WATS, BSN Marks 400 Years of King James Bible
Olayinka Latona 9 June 2011 Come Friday, June 10, 400 years of the King James Version, KJV, of the Holy Bible will be celebrated globally. To celebrate ...
Nigeria: My Mission as a Gospel Artiste - Obus
Daily Independent (Lagos) 9 June 2011 interview Obus Zalee is one multifaceted artiste, who believes that happiness is the route to success. Currently, one-time leader of the ...
Nigeria: God Will Intervene in Borno Crises - Bishop
Daily Independent (Lagos) Mohammed Abubakar 9 June 2011 Damaturu — Following the endless loss of lives, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, Rev. Oliver Dashe Doeme, ...
Tanzania: Church Hospital Establishes Fund for Medicine
The Citizen (Dar es Salaam) Lilian Lucas 9 June 2011 Morogoro — Berega Hospital, owned by the Anglican Church of Tanzania (ACT), has established a drugs revolving fund as ...
Nigeria: Cleric Asks Jonathan to Explore New Sources of Revenue
Ebojele Akhere 9 June 2011 Benin — A call has been made to the Federal Government to urgently de-emphasize dependence on revenue from the oil and ...
Zambia: Cardinal Mazombwe Stance Praised
9 June 2011 THE Inter-denominational Churches has applauded prelate Medardo Mazombwe for distancing the Catholic Church from priests using the church to advance their partisan politics ...
Angola: Over 2,000 Gospel Music CDs On Display
8 June 2011 Huambo — At least 2,100 gospel music CDs and books are on display at the fair that opened Wednesday in central Huambo province's ...
Angola: Gospel Music to Contribute to Moral Values
8 June 2011 Huambo — The evolution and expansion of gospel music genre in the country can contribute to the restoration of moral values and civic ...
Africa: Food Campaign Targets G20 Agriculture Ministers
Anglican Communion News Service (London) 8 June 2011 The Anglican Alliance launches a food campaign targeting G20 and African governments in the run-up to this month's ...
Zambia: Church Disowns Two Nabbed Pastors
8 June 2011 BETHEL City Church International has distanced itself from the two pastors who were arrested by the Drug-Enforcement Commission (DEC) after allegedly being found ...
Angola: Methodist Church Analyses Internal Matters
7 June 2011 Luanda — The faithful of the Icolo e Bengo Methodist Church will be gathered in annual conference, on 9-11 June, to analyse internal ...
Tanzania: Many Pray for Nyerere Beatification
The Citizen (Dar es Salaam) Emmanuel Mulondo 7 June 2011 Kampala — The East African region might be on course to having its first saint, if the annually congregation ...
Nigeria: Ibadan Poly Shut Down as Protesting Students Mar Ajimobi's Inter-Denominational Prayer Session
Dele Ogunyemi 8 June 2011 Ibadan — The Polytechnic, Ibadan was on Tuesday shut down indefinitely by the management of the institution following unruly behaviour of ...
Kenya: Should a Chief Justice Wear a Stud in His Ear?
John Ngirachu and Njeri Rugene 7 June 2011 Nairobi — The lives of the man and woman who could become Kenya's next Chief Justice and Deputy ...
Christianity
- Greg Carey: My Old Bible: An Honest Look At Young Faith
- Rapture Believer Punished For Doomsday Posters
- Ramnath Subramanian: Distinguishing Between Shallow And Deep Religion
- Gingrich Back In The Spotlight After Campaign Rocked
- Pope Pledges Support For Gypsies
- Weightlifter Fights To Compete, Honor Faith
- Waymon Hudson: Catholic Charities Sues For Right To Discriminate
- Canceled Mass Outrages Boston Gay Community
- Southern Baptists Have Fewest Baptisms Since The 1950s And Are Losing Members: Report
- Matthew L. Skinner: Pentecost: When Christians Dream
T.B. Joshua: "I Would Have Halted President Mills' Death If..."
Founder and General Overseer of the Synagogue Church, Prophet T.B. Joshua says in an unusual manner, God did not reveal the death of Ghana’s President, ... Full story
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Flash: Today’s Robust Football Gists In One Swoop!
18 May Posted May 18, 2013 by newsbytesnow in Sports. Tagged: FA, Football, League, sports, Transfers. Leave a Comment AC Milan are expecting Robinho to remain at the club despite ...
A Must-Read! Boko Haram & The Emergency Rule: What Many Do Not Know By Ahmadu Jirgi
Leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau Nothing has changed for the better since June last year when the first emergency rule in some parts ...
Mislead, Mistrust, Misinform, Misunderstanding -Why Most Nigerians Do Not Trust President Jonathan And His Administration By Charles Omole
As the Cuban missile crisis raged in October 1962; the US president sat in the White House and called the leaders of the key nations ...
N58.9 Trillion Oil Deal: HEDA Urges Human Rights Commission to Investigate Petroleum Minister Alison-Madueke and Shell Petroleum
caption: Diezani Allison-Madueke ...
Delta Council Chairman In Physical Brawl With Scribe In Hotel Over N73 Million Largesse
By SaharaReporters, New York The transition committee chairman of Ughelli ...
Nigeria Police "Repel" Hoodlums Attack In Daura, Katsina State
By SaharaReporters, New York There are conflicting reports emanating from ...
Of State Of Emergency And Criticisms By Chiechefulam Ikebuiro
The recent declaration of state of emergency by the President Goodluck-led government on Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states as far as I am concerned is ...
Why Former IGP Mike Okiro Is Unfit To Chair Police Service Commission-NOPRIN
caption: Former Police IGP Mike Okiro ...
Nigerian Pastor Entices New Members With N5,000 Cash
That church ministries in Nigeria is a serious business is not in doubt. It’s amazingly shocking to know that men of God have now channeled ...