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‘Gambia Pastor’ Absconds With Worshipers’ 52 Mobile Phones After 3-day Crusade

LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A cleric has reportedly absconded with 52 mobile phones, money and other valuable items belonging to worshippers in Oyo state. The pastor said he was ordered by God to travel from Gambia to Ibadan, Oyo state capital, for the purpose of the crusade. He reportedly asked the worshippers to pay N4,800 for […]

Apr 7 2023 | Posted in National | Read More »

Family Finally Buries Pastor After Waiting 579 Days For His Resurrection

LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A South African pastor, Siva Moodley, has been buried 579 days after he died because his family was waiting for his resurrection. The South African News reports that Moodley’s body had been kept at a Johannesburg mortuary since his death on August 15, 2021. The 53-year-old Moodley proclaimed that he could raise […]

Mar 19 2023 | Posted in National | Read More »

Gunmen Invade Abuja Estate, Abduct Pastor, Wife, Three Children, 10 Others

LAGOS MARCH 11 (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen, believed to be kidnappers, on Friday invaded Grow Home Estate in the Chikakore area of Kubwa, a satellite town of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and abducted several residents. SaharaReporters, at the scene of the incident on Saturday morning, gathered that the gunmen invaded the estate, opposite Champions Church, around 10pm […]

Mar 11 2023 | Posted in National | Read More »

Police Storm Imo Church Used As Baby Factory, Rescue Pregnant Teenager, Arrest Pastor Others

LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Imo State Police Command has uncovered a church used as a baby factory along the MCC/Uratta Road. The police stormed the Jesus Life Assembly church on Thursday after the tactical unit received intel regarding a citizen, Amarachi Okechukwu Dioku. The 18-year-old girl from Umudurualaoka in Mbaitoli Local Government Area was reported missing […]

Mar 11 2023 | Posted in National | Read More »

Pastor, Two Brothers Die Inside Well Over Missing Bucket In Osun

LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three people on Friday died in a well at a construction site in the Owode area of Ede, Osun State. The deceased, a cleric, Adebayo Oluwasina, 46; Lateef Adediran, 22; and Waliu Adediran, 31; met their death while attempting to recover a bucket that fell into a well. A resident of Alaro […]

Feb 18 2023 | Posted in National | Read More »

Pastor, Wife Drown While Trying To Rescue Drowning Son

LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Brazilian family’s outing at the beach ended in tragedy when a pastor and his wife died after attempting to save their 13-year-old son from drowning. Felisberto Sampaio, 43, and his wife Inalda Sampaio, 42, spotted their son Ian Sampaio going under water at Camaçari Beach in Paraíba last Tuesday. The couple went […]

Jan 18 2023 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Pastor Stage Manages Own Abduction Twice, Collects Ransom From Church Members

LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Plateau police command has arrested one Albarka Sukuya, a pastor, for allegedly kidnapping himself and collecting ransom from church members. Alfred Alabo, the command’s public relations officer, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. He said the suspect was arrested by the police in November 2022 after incidents of staging […]

Jan 12 2023 | Posted in National | Read More »

MFM Orders Okija Pastor To Shut Illegal Deliverance Facility, Report In Lagos

LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministry Wednesday ordered one of its pastors at Okija, Anambra State, to shut down what it called illegal facility being operated by the pastor as a deliverance outfit. The church, in a statement by its Director of Administration, Temitope Akintayo Olawale, said, “Although the alleged pastor is […]

Aug 25 2022 | Posted in National | Read More »

Gunmen Kill POS Operator, Cart Away Bag Containing Food Instead Of Cash

LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen, on Friday, killed a point of sale (POS) operator in Apata, Ibadan, the Oyo capital. The attackers took away the operator’s bag containing food, and witnesses said they suspected the gunmen assumed the bag contained money. A resident, who identified himself as Ojikutu, said the POS operator, simply referred to as […]

Aug 14 2022 | Posted in National | Read More »

RCCG Pastor Explains Why Christians Are Poor, Proffers Solution Against Poverty

LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As millions of Nigerians are groaning under harsh economic climate, a Professor and Pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Prof. Solomon Adekunle Bello has explained the reasons behind poverty within the Christians community and the steps to take to escape poverty. Prof. Bello, Pastor in Charge of Lagos province […]

May 19 2022 | Posted in National | Read More »