Praise be to the Almighty Allah for granting us yet another opportunity to cleanse ourselves of our sins and bad deeds. We have come yet to another period of devotion. With Rajab urshering in another season of fasting with its attendant rahmah, it is indeed another opportunity offered by Almighty Allah (the Exalted) to cleanse ourselves of various sins we have committed, seek His blessings and the ultimate reward – al-janah. It is a month where evil deeds, acrimony and fighting even to the enemies is forbidden.

Allahumma la mani‘a lima a‘tayta, wa la mu‘tiya lima mana‘ta, wa la yanfa‘u dhaljadd minka aljadd O Allah: verily, none can ever divest him whom You decide to give; and none can ever give him whom You decide to deprive, and nothing can ever stop that which You decide. Still On Rajab By Haruna Razaq […]

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has appealed to the protesting 10,000 job beneficiaries of the state government to exercise patience with his administration over the suspension order he made on their jobs during his maiden radio and television broadcast.

A person who seeks to be guided must reach out to God to receive guidance. Predestination is real, but it has to be discovered in order to be actualized. Just as precious jewels are not found on the surface of the earth, so it is with divine guidance. Divine guidance is what gives direction to life. You cannot get your bearings right without it. The person that needs to access divine guidance has what to do to be led. Let us look at some of them:

IT should no longer sound improbable.

It’s long been coming. A few faithful have for some time now called it a revival, a national revival. Yes, even in the midst of great national pessimism, a few optimists have for long seen the coming of a new dawn even though they could not predict its timing or define the form it would take or the road-map to it.

UMBRELLA body of Christians in Nigeria, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN and the God’s Kingdom Society, GKS have urged the incoming administration of President Goodluck Jonathan to appoint God-ly persons who would assist him in the onerous task of rebuilding the nation’s comatose economy.

The National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor recently came under severe verbal attacks
from certain quarters because, like Biblical Prophet Isaiah, he dared to point accusing fingers at those he perceived to be troubling the
nation. In this interview with SAM EYOBOKA and OLAYINKA LATONA, the fiery gospel preacher refused to join issues with the CPC presidential candidate and his co-travellers, insisting that “you cannot build a nation on anything less than the truth.”

PASTOR Idowu Iluyomade is the current head of The Apapa Family, a group of about 1,000 local and international churches within the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG. The Family which was the vision of the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, started in 1992 at the former Roxy Cinema, Apapa in Lagos with young professionals like Pastor Tony Rapu and others, include chapters in the US, Europe, Oceania and Asia. As part of preparations for this year’s edition of EXCEL 2011, one of the main attractions of the Apapa Family, Pastor Iluyomade bared his mind on the vision, mission and future plans of the group as well as the political situation in the country.

Pastor Oluwasegun Ebenezer Akinso, the General overseer of Cornerstone Tabernacle Ministry, Dublin is from Ondo City in Ondo State -now lives in Clondalkin a suburb situated 10 km west of Dublin City, Ireland – bares his mind on the political will of Nigeria and gives God’s counsel to the leaders and others.

PASTOR Gabriel Olatunde Olutola, the only son of an Ekiti cocoa merchant was recently elected to the be the national president of The Apostolic Church, Nigeria in addition to his post as the chairman of LAWNA Territory. At 78, He is very meticulous and does things as though he is just 55 years old. In this interview with SAM EYOBOKA and OLAYINKA LATONA in his office at Olorunda, Ketu, Lagos the soft spoken father of nine and several grand children bared his mind on several national issues including the just concluded elections and violent crisis that attended it