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The Nigerian Governors Forum on Monday said it will meet on Wednesday to chart a way out of the second wave of the pandemic as schools reopen across the country. In a statement signed by its spokesman Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the Governors forum said it was alarmed by the intensity of the second wave of the global pandemic and the country’s “tardy commencement of inoculation”. Nigeria’s number of new cases has skyrocketed in recent weeks, seeing the nation cross the 100,000-mark for total infections. On Sunday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reported 1,444 new cases and 15 deaths. The NGF…

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God calls specific people to specific assignments. He also calls people generally to be part of His people. In all cases, the ‘called’ of God should have a healthy relationship with God for the purpose of the call to be realised; for two cannot walk together unless they agree (Amos 3:3). We are generally called Christians, and specially as ministers, leaders, functionaries, etc. Many times, the call of God is general and open to all. Those who hear and respond are accepted and become the chosen. Isaiah, for instance, did not hear God calling him specifically. He rather overheard God…

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History was made, as the Diocese of Isiala Ngwa South built and dedicated a cathedral within a record time of three years, against the age-long belief that the building of the church is never ending. The 13-year-old Isiala Ngwa South Diocese came into existence as a missionary diocese, which should derive its ecclesiastical nourishment from statutorily developed dioceses, began its autonomy like a suckling baby without a mother, yet survived the hurdles of growth and development to its present state. Upon inauguration in 2007 by Most Rev. Peter Jasper Akinola, the Rt. Rev Isaac Chijioke Nwaobia and his wife, Hope,…

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The Rt. Rev. Ken Sandy Edozie Okeke, facilitator and organiser, Church of Nigeria’s Bishops/Wives Training School, has charged the church’s new bishops and their wives to make themselves available to God to be used to accomplish His purpose. Addressing the bishops and their wives, who were undergoing the statutory orientation course at the Ibru Centre, Agbarha-Otor, from January 8-15, 2021, the elder bishop said God has made their elections and consecration possible because He has specific assignments for them. He urged them to yield to the service of God and be obedient to His directives. Highlighting the importance of being…

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Last Sunday, all roads led to the St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Ogberuru, the home Church of the Primate of All Nigeria, the Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, where together with his wife, children and friends, he thanked God for elevating him to the office of the Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of Nigeria. The emergence of Archbishop Ndukuba as Primate is historic, as he became the first core Igbo to be made a Primate since 1842, when the Church came to Nigeria. The Thanksgiving service, attended by about 72 Bishops, was conducted by the Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, the Most Rev.…

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His Eminence, Julius Olayinka O. Abbe, the Primate of African Church, last Sunday, visited the Lagos Mainland Cathedral of the church. Speaking during his homily titled: ‘You will be fine,’ taken from the Philippians 3:1-16 and Psalm 89, 20, 21, 22, 23, he underscored on the establishment of David because of his relationship with God. He also appreciated the church for her support last year and prayed for more contribution toward the gospel. “As the Primate of the Church, it is part of my responsibility to seek the welfare of the church and also to appreciate them for their past…

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Controversial social media commentator, Reno Omokri, has advised Nigerian women to resist the urge to spread their legs in exchange for money. The author and lawyer has shared what he deems a piece of timely advice in light of the trend of Stingy Women Association. The Stingy Women Association has revealed that their plan is to withhold sex from men who don’t give them money. In his words:   “Dear Stingy Women Association, There is no correlation between opening your legs and getting money, other than prostitution. Any girl who subscribes to that, whether jokingly, or otherwise, is affirming harlotry. If…

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On Tuesday, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 said schools in the country would resume on January 18 until the Ministry of Education announces further directive. PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, stated this while featuring on a television programme monitored by The PUNCH. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, had on Monday, said the Federal Government would review the January 18 earlier date fixed for resumption of schools across Nigeria. The minister, who spoke at a PTF briefing in Abuja, attributed the decision to the second wave of COVID-19 currently ravaging the country. Speaking further on Tuesday’s issue, the…

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