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March 24, 2014

Church war: Drama in Taraba as 2 pastors beat colleague to stupor

by Oge Okonkwo Two pastors in Jalingo, Taraba state yesterday were arrested for reportedly teaming up with some church members to beat up a fellow pastor to a state of…

March 23, 2014

Bayo Oluwasanmi: The Lord is here but God is hard to find

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Every wise course of action to pursue is contrasted with a fool’s course of action to avoid. The pastors are rebelling against God and they will end…

March 2, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Why pastors don’t go to heaven (Part 3)

by Femi Aribisala With Jesus as sole pastor, there would be no grounds for denominationalism. We would have fellowships in different places, but the one called Christ Embassy would not…

February 23, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Why pastors don’t go to heaven (Part 2)

by Femi Aribisala In the Old Testament, when the bible speaks of pastors, it is often in condemnation. Ezekiel castigates them as self-centred and egocentric. (Ezekiel 34:2-4). Jeremiah says as…

February 16, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Why Pastors don’t go to heaven (Part 1)

by Femi Aribisala I remember one occasion when Zoe president, Patrick Anwuzia, was visiting the church, we were required to raise a “love offering” for him. But then the pastor…

January 29, 2014

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Jet owning pastors should learn from Cardinal Okojie

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Over the years, Cardinal Okogie has mystified both his critics and admirers of the courage that sustained his heart, and the peace that filled his soul, were…

January 17, 2014

“I’m not classless…” – Comedian, AY fires back at Jim Iyke

by Oke Efagene Ace comedian, Ayo 'AY' Makun, has responded to the tweet from Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, in which the actor referred to him as 'classless'. This came as…

January 10, 2014

Dele Agekameh: Nigerian pastors compete with rapists, armed robbers and oil thieves

by Dele Agekameh The situation has degenerated so badly that our supposed men of God now compete favourably with armed robbers, kidnappers, oil thieves, rapists, fraudsters and those engaged in…

January 5, 2014

Blast from the past: Do you recognize any of these pastors? (LOOK)

by 'Jola Sotubo Nigeria has become renowned for having some of the most powerful pastors in the world. However, these men of God also know what it means to start…

December 24, 2013

Femi Aribisala: How to deal with thieves and armed robbers

by Femi Aribisala One of the places where thieves and robbers are most rampant in Nigeria is in the churches. This should not come as a surprise. Jesus says: “It…

November 24, 2013

The PDP will win in 2015 and Nigeria will break up – Primate Ayodele reveals

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The General Overseer of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Lagos, Primate Babatunde Ayodele, speaks in a compelling interveiw on issues that affect Nigeria: Nigeria and the elections come…

November 15, 2013

3 pastors, 3 governors: See the new list of top 10 private jet owners in Nigeria

by Chi Ibe The good guys at Encomium have put up their list of the 'top 10 private jet owners in Nigeria' - mostly by number of jets as well…

September 22, 2013

‘Ministerial untruth’: 4 (shameful) lies pastors tell their followers

by Joe McKeever To our everlasting shame, the term “ministerial exaggeration” has entered the language. If anyone should tell the unvarnished truth, it should be those disciples of Jesus Christ entrusted…

August 20, 2013

Opinion: Memo to Nigeria’s jet pastors – We have cause to be uneasy

by Bayo Oluwasanmi You will agree that many of the so called men of God many a times through their behavior and ungodly acts, have revealed themselves as men of…

August 19, 2013

Photo of the Day: Quick, get your catapult, ‘Operation kill your enemies’ has begun

by Akan Ido Dealing with your spiritual enemies has never been so easy, all you need to do - according to the above church banner - is to engage an…

August 10, 2013

Pastor Adeboye reveals plan to build 3km long auditorium

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Saturday said it would build a three kilometre long auditorium. The General Overseer of RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye said this during the…

June 16, 2013

God doesn’t care if you smoke weed: Pastors focus on decriminalizing unjust drug laws (VIDEO)

A network of pastors is speaking out against the so-called 'war on drugs' and the devastating effect it has had, particularly on the Black community in America. At a…

May 21, 2013

Opinion: The religious industry in Nigeria and its aggressive drive for ‘customers’

by Ikeji Victor Nowadays, anybody who could quote a sizeable portion of the bible qualifies as pastor and is optimistic of owning a ministry and growing it into a church.…

April 17, 2013

Opinion: A message for all the ‘men of God’ in Nigeria – God is very angry

by Bayo Oluwasanmi You rob the poor rather than enrich them. You fleece the poor rather than feed them. Rather than receive the poor, you reject them. You fight them…

March 18, 2013

Should pastors be allowed to reject gay marriage ceremonies? Join the debate

A majority of Americans, almost six out of ten, see gay marriage as a civil rights issue, but still think that pastors should be able to refuse to officiate at…

January 13, 2013

10 most common things church members tell their pastors

by Thom S. Rainer Pastors are like information sponges. If they aren't studying, they are receiving a regular deluge of information from church members. I asked twenty-two pastors to share…

December 7, 2012

Opinion: Waiting for the National Commission on Private Jets

by Ike Willie-Nwobu The establishment of such an agency would be the panacea as well as the horses’ mouth that would put paid to the flying snippets of rumour regarding…

December 5, 2012

“I can’t stop using cocaine… pastors dem dey high too” – Majek Fashek

by Akan Ido Majek Fashek, the Rainmaker wowed his fans with 'conscious' songs in the 80s and the talented musician was touted by many to be the next Bob Marley…

December 4, 2012

Another one: Pastors buy jets for “urgent” evangelism – Pastor Victor Adeyemi

The President and Founder, Global Harvest Church, Pastor Victor Adeyemi, has attributed the need for private jets by clerics in the country to challenges of evangelism. Adeyemi spoke on Sunday…

November 18, 2012

Lanre Olagunju: My issues with Nigerian pastors and their jets

by Lanre Olagunju Religious bodies should be thinking of more ways to eradicate poverty, speak truth to power rather than just eating and dining with the political class and then…

November 13, 2012

#PastorsJets #YQuestionOfTheDay: Should pastors own private jets? See our readers’ fierce debate

Bishop David Oyedepo. by Isi Esene The disclosure last week that members of Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor's church presented him with a gift of a private jet to mark his birthday/40…

March 29, 2012

Iyayi Oria: Opium? Religion is now our heroin!

BISHOP OYEDEPO By Iyayi Oria Religion may be the opium of the masses, but Nigerians have upgraded to heroin. Opium is for the poor, and our God is not poor. Back…

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