The Bishop of the Diocese of Lokoja, Anglican Communion, The Most Rev’d Emmanuel A.S Egbunu was the guest preacher at the thanksgiving service of the First session of the Twelveht Synod of the Diocese of Abuja which was presided over by the Bishop of Abuja diocese and the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, The Most Rev’d Henry C. Ndukuba at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Maitama, Abuja on 21st of May, 2023. Below is the full text of his sermon at the service. Its a great piece to read through. SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION There are certain seasons in the Liturgical…
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The Venerable Gershinen Paul Dajur, PhD, General Secretary, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) onThursday, June 1, 2023 delivered a Convocation Lecture at Bishop Crowther College of Theology (BCCT) Okene, Kogi State. READ FULL TEXT BELOW: Election or Selection: Theological Appraisal of Elections in Nigeria. Nigeria in its history of existence as an independent nation has witnessed elections anchored by both the military and civilian governments. It is in its fourth republic and the blame or praises are shared by both the military and civilian governments that have ruled so far. Since it became a republic in 1963 the fourth republic…
The Nigeria Labour Congress will commence a nationwide strike Wednesday, The PUNCH reports. The strike will be embarked upon if the government fails to reverse the new pump price for Premium Motor Spirit. The national president of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, made this known during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday. This comes amid fuel shortages across the country occasioned by President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural speech, in which he declared that “fuel subsidy is gone”. The NLC also noted that it would no longer negotiate with individuals without portfolios. Details later…
Fuel prices have almost tripled across Africa’s most populous nation after newly elected President Bola Tinubu announced Monday that subsidies were “gone”. This has triggered an increase in transportation costs, sending food prices soaring while electricity has become more costly for those using generators. Commuting to work in Lagos, Nigeria’s megacity of some 20 million people, has long been a hellish affair, but a surge in petrol prices is making it even worse.Lagos minibus driver Abdullah Akinyode said he felt “guilty” that he had to double his prices and that the situation was “very difficult.””Salaries are not increasing,” said the…
ABIODUN SANUSI writes about the deplorable state of the swimming pools at the Moshood Kashimawo Abiola Stadium, Abuja, the filthy environment, and the poor management of the facilities Asides from the filthy environment especially around the outdoor sports fields and tracks, resulting from poor waste management and open defecation, the 2000-capacity swimming arena at the Moshood Kashimawo Abiola Stadium, formerly known as the National Stadium, Abuja, is in a deplorable state. The water in both swimming pools is untreated, while the smaller pool is infested with frogs, toads, and other reptiles, amphibians, and waste materials such as nylons and plastics,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Thursday, celebrated Nigeria’s victory over Argentina in the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup, congratulating the nation’s Under-20 football team, the Flying Eagles, who thrashed tournament favourites 2-0 to book a place in the quarter finals. “I congratulate our marvellous Flying Eagles for that sound 2-0 defeat of the host team, Argentina, to secure a quarter final slot at the U-20 World Cup<” the President said in a tweet on his official Twitter handle, @officialABAT. “I’m rooting for you guys, go and make us proud!” Cafonline.com reports that Nigeria delivered a shock to host nation and tournament…
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria were in super form Wednesday night edging out tournament favourites, Argentina , the hosting nation and record six-time champions, from the FIFA U-20 World Cup. After a cagey first half that ended goalless, the Flying Eagles burst into the lead in the 61st minute through Ibrahim Mohammad to silence the capacity crowd Just as the Argentines were struggling to equalize and possibly push the game into extra time, Rilwany Haliru sarki’s flying header ended their dream Commenting on the magnificent performance of the Nigerians, football analyst, Desmond Ekwueme said that Flying Eagles surprised even themselves with…
…Korea beats Columbia 3-2 to claim U20 Quarterfinal ticket. QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS AT A GLANCE. 1. Isr. Vs Bra @San Juan on Saturday @ 1830 hrs. 2. Col Vs Ita @ San Juan on Saturday @ 2200 hrs. 3. Ecu Vs Ngr @ Madre on Sunday @ 1830 hrs. 4. USA Vs Uru @ Madre on Sunday @ 2200 hrs. Korean Republic Thursday night dumped hard fighting Ecuador 3-2 in the round of 16 at Mandre Stadium in Argentina to march on to the quarterfinals against the Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday. Korea scored two early goals to unsettle Ecuador.…
Daily Trust Newspaper replied Central Bank of Nigeria which dismissed its earlier story titled:” “CBN Devalues Naira To 630/31” as fake news. saying: ” We Stand By Our Story”. The CBN said it had not devalued the naira urging the public to dismiss any contrary report. But in a swift reaction, Daily Trust came out with a strong statement that:”We Stand By Our Story” Read statement below.
INVITATIONS last week by the Archbishop of Canterbury to a Primates’ Meeting in Rome in April 2024 will be “boycotted” by most primates. Only an invitation by the leaders of GAFCON and the GSFA (endorsed by Archbishop Justin Welby), to a ‘Global Anglican Council’ can now deal with the ‘crisis in Anglican identity’, and start urgent work on shared theology – particularly in relation to homosexuality and marriage. So say three Anglican theologians and strategists who have each spent decades serving at diocesan, national and Communion levels. They have sent a Paper, Kigali trumpet’s uncertain sound’ to Lambeth Palace, outlining how the historic and…