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Great Impact

GREAT IMPACT by Pastor Simeon Afolabi “Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matt. 5:16) God’s design for you is to live a life of impact and blessing to the people around you. This is how you can give Him glory. He desires a harvest of glory in …

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Christian journalists visit The Sun, Vanguard newspapers on gender reporting, advocacy

Deputy Managing Director, The Sun newspaper, Mr. Steve Nwosu has applauded Christian media group, Journalists For Christ (JFC), Nigeria, on its recent project; Mainstreaming Gender Reporting On Affirmative Action Of Women And Girls Rights Issues. The publication, a month monitoring of six national newspapers including The Sun, Vanguard, Daily Trust, The Nation, Guardian and The Punch newspapers, revealed the space …

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When Seventh Day Adventist members went to shed blood

Members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Maryland, Lagos, recently, defied heavy downpour to honour the World Blood Donation Day for the year 2015. The World Blood Donation Day is held annually every June 14 in honour of Karl Landsteiner, who had discovered the A, B and O blood groups. The day is also to sensitise people on the importance …

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Carcass of traditional media would soon be buried-Steve Ayorinde

Recently, The Journalism Clinic (TJC), and telecoms giant, Airtel Nigeria, collaborated to train 100 journalists across four Nigerian cities in four weeks of in-depth training. In this interview, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, who was a guest at the event, gave insight into the ongoing transition in the Nigerian media. Ayorinde, a former editor at The Punch newspaper, a multiple award-winning journalist, …

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When the deaf pray…

Some years ago, the Lagos State Government, South West Nigeria, sealed some worship centres for their failure to comply with regulations regarding noise pollution. The deaf in Nigeria, numbering about 9 million people are also shared among the various religious groups and operating their own worship centres.  If God hears the deaf who worship in silence, using the sign language, …

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Miracle triplet: How God embarrassed couple after 10 years of expectation

By Gbenga Osinaike They asked for one child, God gave them three. The Lord went beyond their expectation. Since September 6, 2015 when Mrs. Omowunmi Oyebanji was delivered of triplets, joy has not ceased from their Atan, Ogun State home. People have been thronging their residence to rejoice with them. Her husband confirmed that people he had not met have been calling …

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Sub-Saharan girl-child as an endangered specie

  The last few weeks in Nigeria have seen series of happenings in connection with   the female gender, especially the girl child. Consequently, they have revealed the girl child as a possible endangered species in the country and of course, sub Saharan Africa, where the list of factors affecting the development of the girl child seem to be elongating by …

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Nero Asibelua Foundation takes love to Lagos destitute

On Saturday 13th of February, 2016, when most people were caught up in the mood of celebrating the season of love and sharing the joy of the season with their loved ones, NERO ASIBELUA FOUNDATION (NAF), opted to have a sacrificial weekend of showing love to those who have no loved ones to show them the love of the season. …

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Ijora Badia: still Lagos bursting “sex centre”

  Walking through the railway line in Ijora Badia, a Lagos slum located in Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development, one may not need to be told how bad the area really is. Apart from the filthy atmosphere, coupled with the swampy nature of the environment, the community is a beehive of activities 24 hours of the day. While the peddlers of …

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Mother’s day or Mothering Sunday

You probably use Mothering Sunday and Mother’s day interchangeably; however, they are not the same. Mothering Sunday or Mother’s Day is a celebration of mothers and the maternal bond, and traditionally children give flowers, presents and cards to their mothers, and other maternal figures such as grandmothers, stepmothers and mothers-in-law. Mothering Sunday is often referred to as “Mother’s Day” even …

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