The wife of the Anglican Bishop of Ika Diocese, Mrs. Evelyn Nkemdilim Ekpenisi (Mama Ika), has during the ongoing Church of Nigeria Standing Committee holding at The Cathedral Church of Ascension, Boji-Boji Owa, expressed great joy for the privilege to co-host a national meeting of this magnitude. She further, explained that the women are very much ready in respect of the hosting of the meeting, because God Almighty is already in charge. She mentioned that women assigned to different committees are working tirelessly to ensure the success of the epoch-making event. Continuing, The President of the Mother’s Union (MU), Women’s…
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At the ongoing Standing Committee meeting of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion holding at the Diocese of Ika in Delta State, The Most Revd Henry Ndukuba declared that the Church’s progress is a testimony that can be passed unto generations. He noted this while giving his remarks during the Lecture organized to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the inauguration of the Church of Nigeria as a Province in the Anglican Communion Worldwide. Below is the full speech: We have the testimony to pass unto our children as Psalms 78:5 says for He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed…
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, The Most Rev’d Dr. Henry Ndukuba has commended Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State for being a practical Christian in office, urging leaders across board to rule with the fear of God. The Primate made this remark when he led the delegation of the Church of Nigeria on a courtesy visit to the state governor in Asaba on Tuesday 6th of February, 2024. Archbishop Ndukuba said the leadership of the Anglican Church in Nigeria were in Delta for a spiritual meeting, the Standing Committee meeting of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican…
The Church of Nigeria- Anglican Communion Begins Its Bi-annual Standing Committee Meeting, which represents the highest governing body of the Church (The General Synod). This first edition for the year 2024 is held at the Diocese of Ika, in Delta State of Nigeria. This Standing Committee Meeting will also be featuring the celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the Church of Nigeria- Anglican Communion as an independent Province of the Anglican Communion Worldwide. The Meeting Kicked off this evening with an Opening Service at the Cathedral of the Ascension Boji-Boji, Owa, Delta State. The Opening Service was Spiced with Powerful…
The Senate has said it would grill the Service Chiefs today (Wednesday) and Thursday over the insecurity in the country. This was disclosed on Tuesday by Senator Tokunbo Abiru while announcing the postponement of the interface between the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions from Tuesday to Friday this week. Killings and kidnapping of citizens for ransom have been on the rise in recent weeks, causing panic in the land. The Senate had resolved last Tuesday to summon the Service Chiefs to offer explanations on what they were doing about the alarming insecurity in the country. Abiru…
Nigeria and South Africa will rekindle rivalry today at the Stade de la Paix in Bouaké as both countries bid to book a place in the semi-finals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, Today’s game will be the fourth time that the two countries will be facing each other at the AFCON with Nigeria winning all three previous encounters. South Africa will be desperate to end their losing streak to Nigeria at the AFCON having lost 2-0 in the semis in 2000, which was followed by another 4-0 defeat in 2004 and suffering elimination after a…
There are concerns about the availability of striker, Victor Osimhen for the Super Eagles’ Africa Cup of Nations semi-final clash against South Africa. According to a statement by the team on Monday, the Napoli striker is suffering from abdominal discomfort and has not traveled with the team to Bouaké, the city of Wednesday’s clash. The 25-year-old can however join the rest of the squad on Tuesday if he is cleared by the team’s medics. “Members of the team traveled from Abidjan to Bouaké today via a 10 pm Air Cote D’Ivoire flight. Osimhen did not however make the trip as…
Well-wishers prayed quick recovery for King Charles III on Monday following the king’s cancer diagnosis. The king was diagnosed with a form of cancer and had begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Monday, just a week after he was discharged from hospital for prostate surgery. The palace also stated that doctors had advised the king to postpone public-facing duties but would undertake official paperwork. “His Majesty has today commenced a schedule of regular treatments, during which time he has been advised by doctors to postpone public-facing duties. Throughout this period, His Majesty will continue to undertake State…
The General Overseer of Faith on the Rock Ministry International, Theophilus Ebonyi, said to have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over allegations of N1.3bn fraud has denied the arrest. The pastor, in a short video shared on his Facebook page on Monday minutes after the news of his alleged arrest broke, described his arrest as “rumour” and “false” circulated by bloggers. The EFCC had earlier shared the news of the pastor’s arrest along with his mugshot on its verified X handle, @officialEFCC, on Monday. The anti-graft agency had explained that the general overseer was nabbed for…
Neil Tovey and Mark Williams, key figures when South Africa won their lone Africa Cup of Nations title, believe defeating 2024 semi-final opponents Nigeria will be “tough”. Bafana Bafana (The Boys) and the Super Eagles meet in the central Ivory Coast city of Bouake on Wednesday with a place in the February 11 final on the line. Nigeria are favourites for several reasons, including a perfect past record against South Africa in the competition with three victories. The West Africans won a 2000 semi-final in Nigeria 2-0, a 2004 group match in Tunisia 4-0 and a 2019 quarter-final in Egypt…