Religion

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III on Monday directed s to fast on Tuesday and declared that Eid el-fitr would be observed on Wednesday. This is contained in a statement signed by Prof. […]

Jesus completely destroys Paul’s doctrine of original-sin by saying Abel, the direct son of Adam, was righteous. In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul found it necessary to answer his critics: “We have renounced secret […]

He is a man of God after my heart even though I am no adherent of the Roman Catholic Faith. Pope Francis’ unassuming simplicity, quiet dignity and unobtrusive asceticism make him such a Christ-like figure. […]

I got a great question today from my sister: What would you say to someone who believes the Koran teaches Muslims to kill non believers and the Old Testament people were told to kill groups […]

•Why do National Assembly’s officers want immunity and pension? Even as Nigerians are still struggling to live with the allegation by the American ambassador to Nigeria, James F. Entwistle, that three Nigerian legislators engaged in sexual […]

The issue, I understand, is the flaunting of religious markers in public educational institutions. Let me begin by confessing that I envy the French to whom those choices have only been recently thrust to the […]

Pope Francis said on Sunday that Christians and the Roman Catholic Church should seek forgiveness from homosexuals for the way they had treated them. Speaking to reporters aboard the plane taking him back to Rome […]

President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) Rev Dr Supo Ayokunle yesterday emerged new national president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Ayokunle defeated Elder Prof. Joseph Otubu of the Motailatu Church Cherubim and […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, on Tuesday elected Supo Ayokunle as its new president. Reverend Ayokunle, who is the current national president of Nigerian Baptist Convention, takes over from Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor.

The Gambia has banned music, dancing and drumming during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on pain of being arrested – and people are complying, police said. Ordinary citizens in the small West African country […]

Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele is Head and Spiritual Leader of Inri Spiritual and Evangelical Church, Oke-Afa, Isolo, Lagos. Sunday Vanguard was with him recently during which his past prophecies were reviewed. He said God is […]

Ask the average Christian for his pastor, and he is likely to refer you to mere mortals. But David declares in his most famous psalm: “The LORD is my pastor; I have everything I need.” […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will go down in history as one of the worst managed presidents Nigeria ever had when it is evaluated on the basis of effective and strategic communication. The problem is not a […]

It was not so much that the devil deceived Eve as that God deceived the devil into deceiving Eve. I know you were taught that the devil deceived Eve at the dawn of creation. But […]

God uses every trick in the book in the interest of salvation. Has God ever deceived you? I asked this question in my “Practical Christianity” class and some people were outraged. They initially thought I […]

By making morality a matter of acting according to rules purportedly set by a divine being, faith-based ethics ignores the most important component for developing moral consciousness or awareness, that is, making children learn appropriate […]