Ghana – Source: Myjoyonline Some prophets in Kumasi are calling for the regulation of emerging churches if Ghana wants to win the fight against prophesies which have the potential of causing fear and societal instability. Their call follows a recent notice by the Police for churches to be guided in the communication of prophesies on 31st December. Although some of the prophets support the directive, they believe if the Christian Council of Ghana is given authority to bring all churches under a single national umbrella, it could avert Police involvement in controlling the activities of churches ..read more

Nigeria – Source: DailyPost Seven people were burnt to death on Wednesday when a Mazda bus burst into flames near Odogbolu on the Sagamu-Benin expressway. Babatunde Akinbiyi, Public Relations Officer of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) confirmed the incident. He told reporters in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, that seven others sustained injuries in the accident that occurred at 2.50 p.m. The spokesperson said the commercial bus, with registration number AGL 886 YD, burst into flames due to an engine overflow. Akinbiyi confirmed seven females died while seven others sustained in ..read more

Nigeria – Source: The Eagle Max Amuchie, Founder/CEO of Sundiata Post Media Limited, will on December 30, 2022 receive the Icon of Service Award from the Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Uvuru, Mbaise, Imo State. The development was contained in a letter addressed to Amuchie, a member of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers. It was signed by the Parish Priest, Holy Ghost Parish, Uvuru, Very Rev. Fr. Clement Okoro; Chairman, Organising Committee, Sir Martins Uba Nwamadi; and Secretary, Organising Committee, Leo Ukaegbu. In the letter, the parish said the honour was in recognition of Amuchie’s me ..read more

Ghana – Source: Myjoyonline The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees for the National Cathedral has said that those who opposed the GHC80 million budget allocation for the construction of the cathedral do not understand the concept of the project. According to Apostle Kwadwo Nimfour Opoku Onyinah, it is normal to get opposition when one is doing something for God. Speaking at the three-day bible reading marathon at the National Cathedral site on Wednesday morning, Dr Opoku Onyinah said, “if you go through the Bible, you see that once God wants to do something, there’s an opposition so the oppo ..read more

Vatican – Source: Channels TV Former pope Benedict XVI remains in a serious but stable condition, Italian media reported Thursday, the day after the Vatican revealed the 95-year-old’s health had deteriorated. “His situation has not changed from yesterday,” an unnamed source in contact with those around the German ex-pontiff told ANSA news agency, adding that doctors were continually monitoring his health. Contacted by AFP, the Vatican neither confirmed or denied the report. Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pope since the Middle Ages to resign as head of the worldwide Catholic Church, has ..read more

Ghana – Source: Myjoyonline A member of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral of Ghana, Dr Joyce Rosalind Aryee has said that the National Cathedral project will continue despite Parliament’s rejection of GH¢80 million budgetary allocation to it. According to her, the said amount rejected by Parliament was only part of the seed money the government promised for the construction of the cathedral “not the entire money that is needed to construct and complete the edifice.” Speaking on the Midday News on Joy FM, Dr Aryee said “…It does not mean the project c ..read more

Nigeria – Source: Tribune Dr Olusegun Mimiko, immediate past governor of Ondo state, will today (Thursday, 29th December 2022), speak at this year’s edition of the Young Ministers Retreat (YMR) holding at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Redemption Camp, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. According to the convener of YMR, Pastor Daniel Olawande, the former Ondo governor will be speaking on governance and his presentation is intended to “raise, inspire and, equip next generation of believers in the political space”. Mimiko who was governor of Ondo state between 2009 and 2017 will address the ..read more

Ghana – Source: Peace FM Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, the leader and founder of the Glorious Word Power Ministry International has disclosed his first prophecy for the coming year. Usually, the man of God announces his prophecies on December 31 but on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25, 2022, Owusu Bempah detailed a spiritual encounter he had which gives him confidence that 2023 will be a great year. Addressing his congregation, he prophesied into their lives that their prayers will be answered in the coming year. “I had a revelation that I was holding a mango. I saw another mango hanging and ..read more

Nigeria – Source: Leadership Primate, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, has called on Nigerians to have faith in God and not be afraid because God’s purpose for Nigeria will come to pass soon. Ndukuba who made this known while delivering his Christmas message at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Abuja said that there is hope for Nigeria as the people are passing through what they are passing through as individuals, families, people, and as a nation. According to the Anglican primate, in a time like this, just as it was on the very first Christmas when Jesus wa ..read more

Nigeria – Source: Punch A former Anglican priest in Nnewi Diocese, Anambra State, Rev. Ogbuchukwu Lotanna, has made a U-turn in his decision on polygamy, tracing his steps back to the church. The cleric had resigned from church in September, claiming to have received a divine mandate to join and preach polygamy, with a vision to reduce the rate of sexual sins. He claimed what earlier led him to declare his intention to resign from priesthood and go into polygamy was his misinterpretation of the revelations he received on “sexual purity.” He was recalled on December 24, 2022 after he tendered a ..read more