Thanduxolo Doro and Mpho Molebatsi, who lost sisters in the tragedy, told the BBC that the shady and secretive actions of the church following the incident prompted the decision to move forward with legal action. “We didn’t get any news from the church,” Doro, who lost his sister Vathiswa Madikiza, said. “It is
EL OGOIGBETragedy struck at the Christ Aposlotic Church (CAC), Otumara, Warri in Delta State yesterday, as five members of a family, with the exception of the father, who is a pastor in the church, died in a midnight fire, believed to have been caused by an electrical fault.The inferno completely destroyed the mission house as…
By Chinenyeh OzorNsukka—No fewer than 10 houses were burnt, while unspecified number of people seriously injured at Ette in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, following disagreement by rival groups.They were said to be agitating over whether to remain as part of the Enugu State or be merged with Kogi State.However, soldiers from…
New York – The United States voiced skepticism Thursday over reports from the Nigerian military that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau had been killed in recent clashes with troops.“The Nigerians have announced several times that the head of Boko Haram was dead and every single time we find out that it is not true,” a…
The Federal Government has revealed that those insurgents, who surrendered their weapons to the Nigerian troops, will be rehabilitated back to the society.The Nigerian Military recorded a huge success last week Tuesday, September 17, when it killed a man, who appeared in recent videos claiming to be the leader of the Islamist militant group, Boko…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), said yesterday that the $9.3 million cash seized by the South African Government has made Nigeria a subject of ridicule worldwide. The money, meant for arms, was seized from two Nigerians and an Israeli national.The governor, who spoke at the 2014 Gani Fawehinmi Memorial Colloquium held at the…
(Over the years, mounting evidence has accumulated against coal. Research has shown the severe, and often unaccounted for, human health impacts from coal emissions on miners, workers and local communities. Health risks from coal include lung cancer, bronchitis, heart disease and other health conditions. In the US, 50,000 deaths each year have been attributed to…
Some suspected members of Boko Haram sect yesterday attacked Shaffa and Shindiffu villages of Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State, killing one Pastor Eliud Gwamna Mshelizza of the Living Faith Church, a teacher (names withheld) at Government Girls Secondary School, Shaffa, and 18 other persons who were mainly Christians.
A DESPERATE Bulawayo woman, Catherine Ndlovu, who allegedly paid thousands of dollars to visit Nigeria, seeking divine intervention for her hospitalised daughter has been reported as one of the 115 people confirmed to have died after the collapse of a church building owned by the pastor, TB Joshua.
THE Senate yesterday was thrown into rowdy session following the approval of the $1 billion loan request by President Goodluck Jonathan to tackle the ongoing security challenges in the country.Trouble started when the Chairman, Senate Joint Committee on Finance; and Local and Foreign Debt, Senator Ahmad Makarfi had recommended the approval of the request.