Religion Archives - Page 16 of 17

Sep

17

2022

Priest who started ‘ministry for polygamy’, says it’s God’s will to have many wives

NewsMetro, Nigeria, Opinion, Religion

“We are even underpopulated here in Nigeria. In summary, once there are more hands, more work can be done and faster,” Lotanna Ogbuchukwu, an Anglican priest who resigned from the church, the Anglican Diocese of Nnewi, Anambra State, told our reporter in the interview.PT News PT: Aside from your position on polygamy, is there any other reason why you resigned as a priest? LOTANNA: There is no other reason. It is for me not to stay on a platform where it is not allowed (polygamy). PT: You said that you received a revelation about the movement. When and how? LOTANNA:…

Sep

03

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

“I killed my parents for blasphemous comments against the Prophet Mohammed”

NewsCrime, Metro, Nigeria, Religion

Munkaila Ahmadu, who murdered his parents in the Gagarawa local government area of Jigawa state, said he did so because they made blasphemous remarks against the Prophet Mohammed. Ahmadu, a singer and member of the Islamic sect Tijjaniyya, said his parents mocked him and called him crazy and objected to his singing praises to the prophet. OHAFIATV News earlier reported how the Policeman in the state arrested Ahmadu, 37 after he killed his parents and wounded two others on Thursday. He used a mortar to kill his father, Ahmad Muhammad, 70, village chief of the Zarada community in the Gagarawa council area,…

Jul

09

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

‘I will not rest until I bring relief to Nigerians,’ Buhari says in Sallah’s message

Metro, PoliticsIslam, Metro, Mohammadu Buhari, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Religion

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE MESSAGE FROM SALAH: PRESIDENT BUHARI CALLS FOR MORE PATRIOTISM TO BUILD A BETTER NIGERIA President Muhammadu Buhari He has called on Nigerians to put the interest of the country above selfish interests and “use religion as a motivation for the love of our common humanity.” In his Eid-el Kabir message to Nigerian Muslims and other citizens, President Buhari said that “if we put into practice the teachings of our religions, most of the ills that afflict our society would have been resolved.” According to the President, “religion should not be used only as a mere sign of identity,…

Jun

26

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Another Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Osia, kidnapped in Edo

Metro, NewsChatholic, Crime, Metro, Nigeria, Politics, Religion, Security

A Catholic priest in Ikabigbo community, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, popularly known as Rev. Father Osia was on Sunday morning kidnapped by gunmen. The victim was whisked away by gunmen as he was preparing for Sunday Mass when his residence was invaded. A source, who sought for anonymity in the community, said that the community vigilante group were already combing the bush to ensure they rescue the priest. According to the source, the gunmen had shot one of the community boys searching for the reverend father, explaining that the victim was rushed to the hospital for…

Jun

23

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Amotekun arrests suspects in connection with recent Owo massacre

NewsAmotekun, Bandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Herdsmen, Nigeria, Religion, RIP, Security

The Commander of the Ondo State Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, has revealed that some of the suspects involved in the June 5 terror attack at Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, have been apprehended. According to Adeleye, the vehicle that the gunmen used to escape from the scene of the attack had also been retrieved as well as some of the instruments used. The Amotekun Commander disclosed this while parading 71 suspected criminals at the command’s headquarters on Thursday. Adeleye, who did not give the actual figure of the suspects arrested in connection with the attack,…