Anthonia Duru, Lagos. Few days back, news portals were agog with the abduction of Ese Oruru from Bayelsa by one Yinusa aka ‘Yellow’ to Kano. There was general outburst as many people condemned the act as barbaric and a violation of the universal human rights of choice and freedom as declared by the United Nations.

Pastor Rodney Joseph is thankful for second chances. Eleven years ago, he thought he would have been stuck with the task of raising his two sons alone. Almost 17 years into his marriage with Ann Marie Annikie, he took her to the hospital and got the crushing news from the doctor that his wife would not live.

Torrye Brooks is fired up and living a victorious life as a Christian. The special love she has found with the Lord is even more meaningful because for several years, she had been focusing on the wrong kind of love. As she told Family and Religion , she was looking for love in all the wrong places.

A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl who attends classes at a primary school in East Trinidad, confided to her Principal on Tuesday, giving sordid details of sexual abuse perpetrated on her by her 16-year-old step-brother. The girl cried as she related the incident to the Principal and her mother, shortly after classes started at the school on Tuesday.

By LINDA M. LINONIS. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . YOUNGSTOWN. The methodical process of restoring stained-glass windows involves removal of each section, getting a rubbing of the original, dismantling, releading, glazing, reinforcing, cleaning and reinstalling. That effort has been ongoing since Jan. 2 at St. Patrick Church, 1420 Oak Hill Ave.

Today, members of Parliament are scheduled to vote on the much-debated gender equality bills. I’m told that they are all being allowed to vote their consciences on each of the four bills. While this concession seems commendable, it actually reveals an entrenched and generally accepted betrayal of democracy in our country.

Mehr dazu von winnipegfreepress.com: TORONTO - A Toronto area boy who made national headlines because his name appeared on Canada's no-fly list is still on it Six-year-old Syed Adam Ahmed, who had to go through rigorous security checks to fly to Boston two months ago, was supposed to be removed from the no-fly list by now Public .

1681. Recently, a middle-aged man was arrested by the police for blackmailing some pastors. One of the victims of the blackmail, Pastor Samson Oluwamodede of CAC Prayer Centre, Akure, Ondo State, spoke with ADE AKANBI on the issue and politics. Many Christians don’t participate in partisan politics....

7881. Samuel Awoyinfa. A teacher in a private school, Edet Umoren, in Esugbo, Itamerin near Ijebu-Ife, Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Thursday, allegedly beheaded a 10-year-old pupil, Precious Adedeji. Adedeji, who was a pupil of Favour Nursery and Primary School, was the granddaughter of the proprietor, Pastor Joseph Olitoye.

By Benjamin Flowers Staff Reporter. The Reporter Newspaper The National Evangelical Association of Belize (NEAB), this week, declared that it does not support the government of Belize’s decision to decriminalize marijuana. Pastor Lance Lewis, NEAB president, said that decriminalization was a major....

Most weddings are family affairs. But Marleigh and Corey McHenry added an extra familial layer when they were married Oct. 24 at Del Mar’s Seagrove Park. Marleigh’s parents, Terry and Gregg Sonken, tied the knot at the same location in 1984. “My parents have a strong marriage,” Marleigh, 29, said.

It has become obvious that in recent years, pastors have become increasingly vocal about the intersection of morality and politics, yet we all sit down silenced and cornered by the scriptures to respond to sometimes provocative pronouncements. Just as politicians hide behind parliamentary privileges....

Merkel's course 'sensible' In a long interview with Deutschlandradio's inter-religious program "Tag für Tag" [Day by Day] on Wednesday, Sven Petry said he regarded Merkel's course "by and large as sensible and correct. Yes." Pastor Petry, who serves a congregation at Tautenhain near Leipzig in....

Recently, the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari nominated a visually impaired man to be his Special Adviser, the appointment which is the first of its kind in Nigeria, giving hope to the many disabled citizens of Nigeria. In this article, BUKOLA OGUNSINA and TIMOTHY OPALUWA bring out challenges....

chicagotribune.com berichtet dazu: A priest who admitted to stealing more than $100,000 from a Greek Orthodox church has been relieved of his duties pending a final disciplinary decision, officials said The Rev . Greek Orthodox priest relieved of duties pending disciplinary decision. James Dokos, former pastor of Sts.

Dazu meldet chicagotribune.com: A priest who admitted to stealing more than $100,000 from a Greek Orthodox church has been relieved of his duties pending a final disciplinary decision, officials said The Rev . Greek Orthodox priest relieved of duties pending disciplinary decision. James Dokos, former pastor of Sts.

TORONTO - A Toronto area boy who made national headlines because his name appeared on Canada's no-fly list is still on it Six-year-old Syed Adam Ahmed, who had to go through rigorous security checks to fly to Boston two months ago, was supposed to be removed from the no-fly list by now Public 05.03.

The interview by Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s daughter and statements of other Guzmán surrogates in recent weeks appear to be part of a concerted public-relations campaign aimed at asserting his innocence. The Washington Post. Nick Miroff Escape artist and drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán made....

A priest who admitted to stealing more than $100,000 from a Greek Orthodox church has been relieved of his duties pending a final disciplinary decision, officials said. The Rev. James Dokos, former pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Glenview, pleaded guilty to felony theft Feb. 22.

One of the most misunderstood and controversial topics in Christianity is deliverance. It’s so common these days to hear “born again believers” enrolling in classes of deliverance and breaking of altars and foundations. Please note that I have put born again believers in quotes.

Pastor Ben of Redemption Ministries, St. Lucia, will host Empowerment Conference 2016 on Friday, March 18 with prayer from 6 to 7 p.m. followed by a rally and Saturday, March 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with lunch and registration donation of $30. Sessions are held at St. Thomas Assembly of God in Contant, Dr.

The GOP Establishment is in such a state of apoplectic panic over the rogue candidacy of real estate developer Donald J. Trump that on Thursday they sent out its feckless failed nominee Mitt Romney (who four years previous fulsomely praised Trump on jobs and trade ) to verbally assassinate the party's own frontrunner.

By Evelyn Usman, Bose Adelaja and Monsuru Olowoopejo. Some parts of the Mile 12 market and environs in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos, yesterday, were tension-soaked following fresh killings by armed hoodlums suspected to be from the Northern part of the country.

Arrangement has been concluded by the leadership of the Cross River South Progressives Forum, CRISPOF to organize a thanksgiving dinner in honor of illustrious sons and daughters of Cross River state origin for being appointed into the President Muhammadu Buhari`s cabinet.

A Nunavut elder who was missing for years and believed by his family to be dead has been found in an Ottawa senior's residence, thousands of kilometres from his home. Tommy Partridge, who lived in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut had been out of touch with his family since 2008, but news that he was "slowly....