Religion
Kenya: New Church Under Construction in Kiambaa Eldoret
Nairobi Star (Nairobi) Maureen Waruingemathews Ndanyi 7 June 2011 A new church is under construction near the Kiambaa KAG church site where 35 kenyans were burnt to ...
Nigeria: Adeboye Urges Nollywood Actors to Seek Supernatural Help
6 June 2011 Lagos — Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Sunday advised film actors and actresses ...
East Africa: The Church Vs Mutunga - Fear And Loathing of a Liberal Supreme Court
Caroline Gachiengo 5 June 2011 Nairobi — Under traditional English common law, according to the principle of "coverture," husband and wife were one person. A married ...
Rwanda: First Regional African Bishop Remembered
Government Supporting Daily Maria Kaitesi 5 June 2011 Kigali — Regina Pacis Catholic church in Remera, yesterday, held a special memorial mass in honour of the late ...
Angola: Catholic Church to Protect Ill-Treated Children
5 June 2011 Luanda — The priest of Nossa Senhora de Fátima Catholic church, Álvaro Chagas, Sunday in Luanda said his congregation will pay a particular ...
Tanzania: Church to President - Name Drug Dealing Clerics
The Citizen (Dar es Salaam) Hellen Nachilongo 6 June 2011 The Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) yesterday gave President Jakaya Kikwete 48 hours to name religious leaders the Head ...
Kenya: MPs Take On Clerics At Mutunga Hearing
John Ngirachu and Caroline Wafula 6 June 2011 Nairobi — MPs on Monday questioned church leaders on their opposition to the nominees for the top jobs ...
Sierra Leone: OIC Pledges to Stand By Country
Concord Times (Freetown) 6 June 2011 Freetown — President Ernest Bai Koroma last Friday received in audience at State House an eight-man strong delegation from the ...
Sierra Leone: Islamic Women Determined to Fight Discrimination
Concord Times (Freetown) Ibrahim Tarawallie 6 June 2011 Freetown — Members of the newly formed Sisters of Deenul Islam (SOD) have expressed their determination to bring to ...
Gambia: OIC Secretary General Meets President Jammeh
The Daily Observer (Banjul) Hatab Fadera 6 June 2011 The secretary general of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) Saturday afternoon met with the president of the ...
Gambia: President Jammeh Fétes Visiting OIC Sec. Gen.
The Daily Observer (Banjul) Bekai Njie 6 June 2011 The president of the Republic Saturday hosted the visiting secretary general of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) ...
Nigeria: 50 Bishops, 1,000 Priests for Obiefuna's Burial
6 June 2011 Onitsha — More than 50 bishops as well as 1,000 priests will witness the funeral of late Archbishop Albert Obiefuna, the former President ...
Nigeria: Adeboye Endows N50 Million Professorial Chair in Maths At UNN
Sam Eyobok A and Olayinka Latona 6 June 2011 Lagos — General overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, yesterday, ...
Nigeria: Cardinal Okogie Cautions Journalists
Etop Ekanem 5 June 2011 The Archbishop of the Metropolitan See of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has urged media practitioners to be careful with the messages ...
Kenya: Mudavadi Condemns Neno Evangelism Church Demolition
Nairobi Star (Nairobi) Henry Kibira 4 June 2011 Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi yesterday urged local councils to embrace dialogue and restraint when carrying out their mandates. Addressing ...
Nigeria: Christians Vow to Retaliate Attacks
Leadership (Abuja) David-Chyddy Eleke 4 June 2011 Awka — Christians of the Anglican Communion yesterday rose from a synod meeting in Onitsha, Anambra State vowing to retaliate ...
Sudan: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to Mediate in Khartoum Split
5 June 2011 Khartoum — A delegation from Sudan's Popular Congress Party (PCP) held a rare meeting yesterday in Cairo with the head of Egypt's Muslim ...
Zimbabwe: Police and Kunonga Thugs Gang Up on Anglican Priests
SW Radio Africa (London) Lance Guma 3 June 2011 The fight over property in the Anglican Church continues unabated as a rogue Bishop expelled by the church, ...
Uganda: What is Martyrdom Today?
The Independent (Kampala) Lawrence Kanyike 2 June 2011 opinion Leaders who pursue their self-interest cannot be martyrs even when persecuted The most valuable gift we all have is life ...
Rwanda: Muslims Elect New Mufti
Government Supporting Daily Edwin Musoni 4 June 2011 Kigali — The Muslim Congress yesterday morning elected Sheikh Abdul Karim Gahutu as the new Grand Mufti of Rwanda ...
Rwanda: Karen Ndenzi Uwera Vows to Spread the Gospel Through Music
Government Supporting Daily Linda Mbabazi 4 June 2011 Since an early age, Karen Ndenzi Uwera has always desired to serve God and spread the gospel through music. Uwera ...
Nigeria: Call Your Members to Order, Anglican Church Tells Islamic Leaders
Vincent Ujumadu 3 June 2011 Awka — The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has urged Moslem leaders in the country to call their members involved in ...
Kenya: Don't Judge the CJ By Christian Values
Nairobi Star (Nairobi) Hassan Ole Naado 3 June 2011 opinion Gichugu MP Martha Karua is among the few courageous leaders who have so far given a candid response ...
Nigeria: Militants Bomb Church in Borno State
3 June 2011 Attacks by members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram in Maiduguri, Borno State continued yesterday, with twin bomb explosions at the main store ...
Kenya: Council Demolishes Neno Church Centre
Nairobi Star (Nairobi) Stephene Sangira And Maxwell Masava 3 June 2011 The City Council of Nairobi yesterday demolished a church after getting court orders from the High ...
Kenya: Nominations - Clerics Missed the Point
Sylvia Kang'ara 5 June 2011 opinion Nairobi — Church leaders have correctly pointed out that nominees to constitutional office must be morally upstanding, supremely qualified, and highly ...
Zimbabwe: Charambas' Spirited Show
Published by the government of Zimbabwe Siduduzile Dube 5 June 2011 PASTOR Charles Charamba and the Fishers of Men yesterday put up a spirited performance in the ...
Uganda: Anglican Church to Redevelop Shrines
Ephraim Kasozi 6 June 2011 Namugongo — IMF chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been remanded into custody at New York's Rikers Island jail on charges of sexual ...
Uganda: Church Calls for 'Serious Dialogue' Over Political Rifts
4 June 2011 At least a million Christians celebrated the Uganda Martyrs' Day at Namugongo shrine yesterday with the lead celebrant calling for "serious dialogue to ...
Nigeria: Let he Who Calls Himself Pastor Speak Good Words or Remain Silent
Abu Bilaal, Abdulrazaq Bn Bello Bn Oare 2 June 2011 opinion The recent call by president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, for ...
Nigeria: Board Refunds Security Deposit, Royalty to Pilgrims
Ben Ukeji 3 June 2011 Abuja — The Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board of the Federal Capital Territory is set to refund security deposits as well as ...
Uganda: Not All Roads Will Lead to Namugongo
The Observer (Kampala) Diana Nabiruma 1 June 2011 Each year, Christians from as far as Kenya and Rwanda trek to the Uganda Martyrs shrine in Namugongo to ...
Uganda: Miracle - How Ready Are You?
The Observer (Kampala) Malita Wamala 1 June 2011 analysis Over the weekend, I was in Mbale for the burial of Paul Kim, the leader of the gospel band ...
Zambia: Lusaka Lawyer Hails Catholic Priest Chilinda
3 June 2011 Lusaka lawyer Christopher Mundia has said the leadership portrayed by St Ignatius Catholic Church priest Charles Chilinda to support the Government on a ...
Uganda: 45 Martyrs And Namugongo
Emmanuel Mulondo 3 June 2011 They were outlaws at the time they were executed more than a hundred years ago but the Uganda Martyrs have through ...
Uganda: Arua Archdiocese Leads Catholic Mass Today
Emmanuel Mulondo 3 June 2011 Arua Diocesean Bishop Sabino Ocan Odoki will today be Chief Celebrant at the Uganda Martyrs' Catholic Shrine, Namugongo, where Vice President ...
Zimbabwe: Police Arrest Churchgoers, Harass Clergy
Anglican Communion News Service (London) Mike Brooks 2 June 2011 Sixteen churchgoers have been arrested and priests have been turned out of their homes in Zimbabwe's Diocese ...
Zimbabwe: Application of Conversion Model
Financial Gazette (Harare) Austin Ratsauka and Regis Makomva 30 May 2011 opinion The conversion Model Tm was originally developed to explain how people converted from one political party to ...
Zambia: Catholic Priests Want to Back Development - Fr Chilinda
2 June 2011 A CATHOLIC priest, Charles Chilinda of Saint Ignatius Parish in Lusaka has said there are priests in the Catholic Church who are willing ...
Nigeria: Makinde Renews Call for the Return of Mission Schools
Sam Eyoboka And Olayinka Latona 2 June 2011 Worried by the continued decline in educational standards in the country, Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence ...
Southern Africa: Africa Day Letter to the Archbishop of the Sudan
Anglican Church of Southern Africa 26 May 2011 document On Africa Day, 25th May 2011, Archbishop Dr Thabo Makgoba, wrote this open letter to his colleague, the Most ...
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
Breaking News
Asari Dokubo vows to fight opposition, bullet for bullet
Founder of Niger Delta People Volunteer Front, NPDVF, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has said that he was ready, bullet for bullet, for those who want to ...
TB Joshua Banned In Ghana
A strict order has been given to the authorities of the T.B Joshua led Synagogue Church of all Nations, SCOAN by the Greater Accra Regional ...
Human parts sellers: Live human, N40,000; head, N8,000; hands, N4,000
Emotions ran high, Tuesday, at Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, following startling revelations by suspected members of three syndicates, who specialised in selling human parts ...
Music: Tillaman – Packaging
Just came across this song in my email, apparently it leaked last night. Packaging by Tilaman produced by Legendary Beatz. Listen up, and share your thoughts ...
While Southern Kaduna Burns, Senator Nenadi Accused Of Trying to Buy Re-election With Exotic Cars
caption: Senator Nenadi Esther Usman ...
MilQ & Honey Fashion Brand Presents Winter 2013 Collection
MilQ and Honey Fashion is a label that inspires and encourages every woman to feel comfortable and confident in their own skin. We celebrate the ...
DPP says it’s not merging with any political party
The Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) says it is not in any merger with any political party or association. This is contained in a communiqué signed by ...
Buhari Asks Jonathan To Resign
Former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to resign from office for his inability to tackle the security challenges facing ...
Heather Watson Ready To Return To Action At The French Open
British No 2 Heather Watson is ready to return to action at next week's French Open in Paris after overcoming glandular fever.Watson, who turned 21 ...
Phil Neville Is Keen To Replace David Moyes As Everton Boss
Phil Neville admits it is flattering to be linked with the manager's job at Everton and believes he has the experience.Neville, who has called time ...