NIGERIA – Lagos state government has banned any religious gathering of more than 50 worshippers amidst the outbreak of coronavirus. The state commissioner for home affairs, Anofiu Elegushi, disclosed this at a meeting with religious leaders on Wednesday. Explaining that the state government is not insensitive to religious activities, Elegushi said: “Only the living can […]
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St. Paul Catholic Church in Ugolo, Adagbrasa, Okpe local government area of Delta state, collapsed during morning mass on Sunday. An 11-year-old boy, Jerry Enukanerhirhe, has been reported dead while many worshipers are said to have sustained injuries. The deceased is the son of former minority leader of Okpe LG, Jackson Enukanerhire. “We are aware […]
Continue ReadingA High Court sitting in Igbosere Lagos State, today adjourned till 10 May 2018 for the Registered Trustees of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) to explain its role in its building that collapse which killed 116 persons on September 12, 2014. The presiding Judge, Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo fixed the date following the absence […]
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Reports have it that seven persons have been killed in a fresh attack on Benue Church, just two days after two priests and 17 church members were shot dead at a Catholic church in Gwer west local government area of the state. The fresh attacked took place at a church and a primary school in […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has described as vile and satanic the killing of worshippers and two priests at a Catholic church in Ukpor-Mbalom community in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. Mr Femi Adesina,Special Adviser to President on Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement, issued on Tuesday in Abuja. “I extend my […]
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Some gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have killed 15 people in an early morning attack on a Catholic Church in Ayar-Mbalom, a community in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State, on Tuesday. Terver Akase, a spokesperson to Governor Samuel Ortom, said the attackers also burnt 50 houses and sacked the entire community. […]
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At least 26 people were killed and some 20 others wounded after a gunman opened fire inside a church in a small town in southeast Texas on Sunday. The gunman was killed after fleeing in a vehicle from the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, about 40 miles (65 km) east of San Antonio, local media […]
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The Police in Delta have confirmed that three worshippers died during deliverance service at a Church located in the outskirts of Warri. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, confirmed the incident on Tuesday. He said that one of the deceased drowned, while the other two died during prayer session […]
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