Yesterday, a church in Akwa Ibom collapsed leaving an unascertained number of people dead in the wake of the disaster. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that over 60 were removed from the rubble putting the popular figure for the casualty recorded around 50. The church, Reigners Bible Church located along Uyo Village Road, was celebrating... Read More

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April 1, 2016

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Did T.B Joshua predict Jacob Zuma’s woes? (WATCH)

How specific are prophecies meant to be? It would appear that Malawian President, Peter Mutharika claimed a prophesy made by Pastor T.B Joshua -which was not meant for him. The question is why did Mutharika swiftly claim a prophesy that was at best very vague? Paranoia maybe or a deep rooted superstitious fear? The leader... Read More

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July 8, 2015

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Court indicts T.B Joshua over the collapse of church building

The Lagos coroner, Oyetade Komolafe, has indicted the head of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Joshua, over the collapsed six-storey building belonging to his church which killed 116 persons on September 12, 2014. According to Punch, Komolafe has called for the investigation and possible prosecution of the two Structural Engineers who built the collapsed... Read More

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February 24, 2015

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Inquest over Synagogue church building collapse ends in March

by Ranti Joseph The Lagos State Coroner, Chief Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe, on Tuesday said the inquest into the September 12, 2014 building collapse at the Synagogue Church of All Nations would be concluded in March. He stated this at the resumption of the inquest at the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja. The inquest was set... Read More

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December 26, 2014

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“I have powers all over my body”: SA witch-doctor confesses at the Synagogue in Lagos (WATCH)

by Temitope Onitiju An article written by Ihechukwu Njoku, a freelance Nigerian journalist has chronicled how a 34-year-old female witch-doctor, Olipha Dube, gave shocking confessions at the Synagogue church of all nations. Below is the report by Mr Njoku: “This is the time to expose the kingdom of darkness and what the devil is doing... Read More

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December 15, 2014

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There was a jet flying over #Synagogue at the time of the building collapse – NAMA official

by Simon Ateba A military jet with five occupants on board flew over a guesthouse at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos several times ‎before the building crashed and killed more than 100 people on 12 September, a Nigerian Airspace ‎official told the Coroner’s Inquest on Monday. ‎ Deputy General Manager at the... Read More

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November 24, 2014

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I was chained and forced to sleep with over 30 men || Confessions of a Nigerian sex slave (WATCH)

by Akan Ido The experience of Ifekoya Adejoke is as harrowing as it is heart-breaking. Lured by a false promise of ‘greener pastures’ abroad, the young Nigerian ended up a merciless victim of human trafficking, chained to a bed in a dingy, dirty Libyan room and forced to sexually satisfy up to 30 men in... Read More

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November 11, 2014

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Confirmed: Police DPO in charge of #Synagogue church area is an ardent church member

by Adedayo Ademuwagun On Sunday November 9, this YNaija journalist reported that CSP Haruna Alaba, the DPO in charge of the police division in Ikotun, might be a member of the Synagogue church following his appearance in a video clip of one of the church’s services. Now, we can confirm that the police boss is... Read More

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November 9, 2014

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Is the Police DPO in charge of the #Synagogue case a member of that church?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun As the Coroner’s Inquest sits in Lagos to determine why and how the church’s building mysteriously collapsed last month, yesterday, Saturday November 8, the Synagogue church’s Emmanuel TV Show aired some video clips of their leader, TB Joshua, doing humanitarian work. He was offloading truckloads of rice bags for poor underprivileged people,... Read More

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November 6, 2014

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Synagogue collapse: We can’t rule out sabotage – Police

by Akan Ido The Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Ikotun division, CSP Haruna Alaba, has told the coroner at the ongoing inquest into the collapsed building at The Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) that the possibility of sabotage against the church has not been ruled out as one of the possible causes... Read More

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November 6, 2014

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#Synagogue lawyers challenge LASEMA, play video clip showing calm, helpful church volunteers

by Adedayo Ademuwagun The coroner’s inquest concerning the Synagogue church building collapse continued Thursday at the Lagos High Court in Ikeja. The police and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency were present to bear witness. The Ikotun police chief CSP Haruna Alaba told the court that the police arrived at the scene on time. He... Read More

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October 29, 2014

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Red Cross testifies in favour of #Synagogue, says church response was ‘good’

by Adedayo Ademuwagun The coroner’s inquest concerning the Synagogue church building crash continued today at the Lagos High Court in Ikeja. The Red Cross and the Building Collapse Prevention Guild were present to give their report. The Red Cross spokesman Ige Oladimeji told the court that the church people didn’t bar him and his team... Read More

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October 28, 2014

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#SynagogueCollapse: Church lawyers grill NEMA boss as inquest begins second week

by Adedayo Ademuwagun The coroner’s inquest concerning the Synagogue church building crash entered its second week today at the Lagos High Court in Ikeja. Three witnesses testified at the sitting today. They’re Prof. John Obafunwa, the Lagos chief medical examiner; Oladotun Lasoju for the Lagos Material Testing Laboratory, and Ibrahim Farinloye for the National Emergency... Read More

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October 24, 2014

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Court locks out the physically challenged as TB Joshua gets summoned

by Adedayo Ademuwagun The Coroner’s Inquest concerning the Synagogue church building collapse continued today at the Lagos High Court in Ikeja. There’s been a lot of controversy about this accident since it happened, and many people have clamoured for the government to take strong action concerning the matter in order to bring justice and avert... Read More

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October 14, 2014

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The only 7 quotes you need to read from yesterday’s Synagogue Inquest

by Adedayo Ademuwagun The Coroner’s Inquest concerning the Synagogue church building collapse started yesterday, one month after the collapse. A building on the church premises collapsed on September 12 leaving at least 100 people dead or injured. There’s been a lot of controversy about this accident since it happened, and many people have clamoured for... Read More

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October 8, 2014

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Opinion: Please leave T.B Joshua alone!

by Sunny Ikhioya I have followed the series of reactions trailing the disaster at the Synagogue Church of all Nations with a sense of shock and disbelief. It is as if some people have been waiting in the wings for the man of God to fail, forgetting that he is a mortal indeed, like the... Read More

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October 6, 2014

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T.B. Joshua shares money to South African victims’ family as ‘building collapse’ inquest looms

by Kolapo Olapoju Following the guest house building collapse in his church premises on 12 September, Temitope Balogun Joshua, the General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of All of Nations (SCOAN) has sent money and other items to the families of the 84 South African victims killed in the tragedy. On Sunday, 5 October, South... Read More

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September 30, 2014

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@DeboAdejugbe : The harvest of deaths at the Synagogue (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe We live in a hugely euphemistic society. One that deftly explains calamities away; with people accepting avoidable and catastrophic human errors as ‘acts of God’ which is geared towards the common good. This is a scenario that resounds well with each and every one of us irrespective of religious leaning. Recent happenings... Read More

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September 29, 2014

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Due process will be followed in the investigation of #Synagogue church – @TundeFashola

by Godwin Akanfe Lagos governor, Babatunde Fashola, has expressed his government’s willingness to follow due process as it carries out an investigation into the 12 September building collapse at the Synagogue Church of Nations, Ikotun, Lagos. While receiving members of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners in Ikeja, NITP, Fashola said his government would not act hastily... Read More

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September 26, 2014

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Exclusive: T.B Joshua releases new footage of Synagogue building collapse (WATCH)

by Isi Esene Maintaining his controversial stand that the tragic collapse of a building at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) was an ‘attack’, T.B. Joshua has released new security footage of the incident through Emmanuel TV’s official YouTube channel. The new footage from a security camera stationed in the church premises shows the bottom of the building... Read More

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September 26, 2014

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Lagos begins forensic identification of Synagogue dead

by Godwin Akanfe The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, has announced the commencement of the forensic identification of bodies recovered from the site of the collapsed building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Ikotun. Dr. Idris announced this today, and called for DNA samples from relatives to aid in the identification... Read More

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September 26, 2014

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@Marelisevdm on #SynagogueGate: The South African media hate T.B Joshua

by Marelise van der Merwe As article after article is published about Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua in the wake of his tragic church building collapse, the bigotry and bias unashamedly displayed by the South African media have finally compelled me to react. I must confess I don’t often attempt to order my eclectic myriad of... Read More

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September 23, 2014

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@Ammaogan on #Synagoguegate – The conduct of religion in Nigeria should be regulated

by Amma Ogan Pastor TB Joshua has declared all those who were crushed to death when the additional floors he was adding to his ‘Synagogue Church of all Nations’ gave way, martyrs. The word martyr as defined, means a person who is prepared to die rather than renounce a religion or cause. Historically martyrs have... Read More

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September 23, 2014

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South African stays back in Nigeria to continue praying at the Synagogue

by Chidi Okoye According to the South African Press Agency, one of the 26 people injured in the Synagogue church building collapse opted to stay back in Nigeria to continue his worship at the Synagogue. The South African government says that around 115 people, among them 84 South Africans, were killed and dozens trapped when... Read More

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September 23, 2014

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@Survivor17 : Dealing with ‘Sin-Agog’ (Y! Superblogger)

by Buki Otuyemi By now, nearly the whole world has heard about the Synagogue church building that collapsed last week in Lagos, Nigeria. As if it wasn’t bad enough that the congregation of the Synagogue stopped the rescue teams and first responders from reaching the victims of the crumbled building on time, Nigerians were then... Read More

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September 20, 2014

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“Pastor T.B. Joshua the fake healer” – South African news site mocks Synagogue’s founder (CARTOON)

by Chidi Okoye These are certainly not the best of times for founder of Synagogue church of all nations, Pastor T.B. Joshua. After the collapse of the Hotel building in his church premises, which resulted in the death of over 80 people, Lagos state government announced that the building was substandard, hence, the collapse. Shortly afterwards, some individuals accused Joshua... Read More

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September 20, 2014

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GEJ visits TBJ, promises to find out why Synagogue building collapsed

by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan has visited the Synagogue Church of All Nations, and made a promise to investigate the cause of the collapse of the Synagogue Church of All Nations six-storey building. While expressing condolences to the families of the victims, President assured them that Nigeria will deploy every resource needed to ensure... Read More

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September 19, 2014

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Another church building falls down, this time in Edo State

by Akan Ido A one-storey church building has collapsed in Edo State exactly a week after a guest house within the premises of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) collapsed, killing scores of worshippers. Reports say the recent building collapse occurred earlier today at Uzama Street, Uzebu quarters in Egor Local Government Area killing... Read More

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September 18, 2014

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Olusegun Adeniyi Speaks || Death in the Synagogue and the Scotland referendum

by Olusegun Adeniyi The people of Scotland will go to the polls today in a referendum that could end their 307-year-old union with England and begin the process towards breaking away from the United Kingdom effectively by March 24, 2016. Although the exercise is essentially a local Scotland affair, many countries are nervous about the implications... Read More

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The Explainer: Why the Reigners Church collapse is very important

Did T.B Joshua predict Jacob Zuma’s woes? (WATCH)

Court indicts T.B Joshua over the collapse of church building

Inquest over Synagogue church building collapse ends in March

“I have powers all over my body”: SA witch-doctor confesses at the Synagogue in Lagos (WATCH)

There was a jet flying over #Synagogue at the time of the building collapse – NAMA official

I was chained and forced to sleep with over 30 men || Confessions of a Nigerian sex slave (WATCH)

Confirmed: Police DPO in charge of #Synagogue church area is an ardent church member

Is the Police DPO in charge of the #Synagogue case a member of that church?

Synagogue collapse: We can’t rule out sabotage – Police

#Synagogue lawyers challenge LASEMA, play video clip showing calm, helpful church volunteers

Red Cross testifies in favour of #Synagogue, says church response was ‘good’

#SynagogueCollapse: Church lawyers grill NEMA boss as inquest begins second week

Court locks out the physically challenged as TB Joshua gets summoned

The only 7 quotes you need to read from yesterday’s Synagogue Inquest

Opinion: Please leave T.B Joshua alone!

T.B. Joshua shares money to South African victims’ family as ‘building collapse’ inquest looms

@DeboAdejugbe : The harvest of deaths at the Synagogue (Y! Politico)

Due process will be followed in the investigation of #Synagogue church – @TundeFashola

Exclusive: T.B Joshua releases new footage of Synagogue building collapse (WATCH)

Lagos begins forensic identification of Synagogue dead

@Marelisevdm on #SynagogueGate: The South African media hate T.B Joshua

@Ammaogan on #Synagoguegate – The conduct of religion in Nigeria should be regulated

South African stays back in Nigeria to continue praying at the Synagogue

@Survivor17 : Dealing with ‘Sin-Agog’ (Y! Superblogger)

“Pastor T.B. Joshua the fake healer” – South African news site mocks Synagogue’s founder (CARTOON)

GEJ visits TBJ, promises to find out why Synagogue building collapsed

Another church building falls down, this time in Edo State

Olusegun Adeniyi Speaks || Death in the Synagogue and the Scotland referendum

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