Two Anglican Archbishops with two distinctive agendas for the Anglican Communion met at the enthronement of the new Ugandan Archbishop the Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Kaziimba. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby and Archbishop Foley Beach, Primate of the ACNA and GAFCON chairman found themselves on the same stage, but Welby found himself eclipsed by Beach who preached and stole the show from his English rival. It was a humiliating moment for the titular head of 85 million Anglicans who found the enthronement occasion of an African Primate taken from him by an archbishop he does not recognize as authentically…
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The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) is compelled to write this rejoinder to publications that have been circulated on both print and electronic media, as well as on social media against the person and office of the Most Rev’d Dr Ali Buba Lamido, the Dean of the Church of Nigeria, Archbishop and Bishop of great repute of our Church. The points of this rejoinder are: We wish to state in clear and unambiguous language that Archbishop Lamido is a Bishop in rightful standing within the Church of Nigeria; therefore, all publications circulated against his person and office is mischievous to…
The earliest news report circulated on Nigeria’s travel ban on January 21st with a reporting in Wall Street Journal (WSJ) by Michelle Hackman and since then a few other sources in other reputable media such as Politico et cetera had reported on this as a possible State Department policy towards six countries with most impact according to these sources, to be on Nigeria. In this article, we are reviewing how we got here with Nigeria, what the implications of this policy will be, why it will not achieve its intended outcomes and why a Nigerian centric immigration approach can be…
The office of the Primate of the Church of Nigeria has set the record and want to inform the public that the incumbent, the Most Rev’d Nicholas D. Okoh is still the Archbishop Metropolitan and Primate of the Church of Nigeria till March 25th 2020 when his tenure will finally come to an end. This was noted in a press statement released today by the Church of Nigeria directorate of communications following some unconfirmed information flying around on social media of handing over of the incumbent Primate to the Primate-elect, the Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba. Though a Primate-elect was elected…
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, Ibadan (IBEDC) power plant, Ayede located in Akinyemi, Ibadan is currently on fire. The cause of the fire and the extent of damage is yet to be ascertained as at the time of this report. On Tuesday, there was confusion at Akala Expressway, Elebu area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital as some houses and shops in the community were gutted by fire. It was gathered that the fire outbreak, which started in the early hours of Tuesday, began from one of the shops along the road. Details shortly…
The Chairman of the Supra-West Diocesan Board (Old Province One) of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Most Rev. Friday Imaekhai, has urged church leaders to work together for the accomplishment of the Divine mission entrusted to them. He was speaking at his opening address to the General Meeting of the Supra-West Diocesan Board (comprising all Anglican bishops, Diocesan treasurers and Heads of Institutions in the Southwest, Edo and Delta States), held in St Andrew’s Chapel, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo from January 27 to 28, 2020. “As Church leaders, especially as delegates to this Supra Diocesan Board West meeting, we…
The clear stating of the Church’s biblical and historic teaching on the nature of marriage; that marriage between one man and one woman is the proper context for sexual expression and that sexual relationship outside such an understanding of marriage fall short of God’s purposes (this is one biblical meaning of sin) is very much to be welcomed by all Bible-believing and orthodox Christians. The reference to the Book of Common Prayer regarding the purposes of marriage for mutual support, as a remedy against sin and for the birth and nurture of children, is also to be welcomed. If we…
Sabbath simply means rest. When God finished his work of creation, he rested and subsequently instituted it as a pattern for mankind and animals (20:8-11; Deut. 5:12-15). Sabbath is a divine ordinance and as such, should be observed. In effort to ensure the Sabbath observance, the legalistic Pharisees set up strict laws regarding the how, which included 39 categories of forbidden activities. They, in essence, made themselves lords of the Sabbath, and by extension, lords over the people. But in his several encounters with them, Jesus put it through that it is rather he, who is the Lord of the…
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), The Most Rev’d Dr. Nicholas D. Okoh has commended the commitment of the Kaduna State Government under the leadership of Governor El-rufai to peaceful coexistence in the state. The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, stated this on Wednesday 15th of January in Kaduna when he visited Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The primate assured the governor that the Church of Nigeria shares and supports this commitment to peace. Primate Okoh, who led a nine-man delegation of the Church of Nigeria, thanked the governor for receiving his team. He also expressed gratitude for…
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 I wish you all a Happy New Year filled with blessings from our Heavenly Father. We are grateful to the Lord for his mercies in bringing us into this new year. To him be glory for ever. Amen. I want to begin this year by reminding you that God has not given up on you. So don’t give up on God or on yourself because of your situation. The…