Ex-RCCG Pastor Iluyomade Opens New Church In Lagos
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Months after his resignation as the senior pastor of City of David Parish of RCCG, Region 20, Lagos, Pastor Idowu Iluyomade has started his own church.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the church, which is also based in Lagos, is named ‘Family Fellowship’.
Recall that Iluyomade was earlier suspended by the leadership of the RCCG for throwing an elaborate 60th birthday party for his wife,
Dr. Siju Iluyomade, shortly after the death of Herbert Wigwe, a member and financier of his parish.
The cleric was thereafter transferred to another parish of the church following the outcries that greeted the birthday bash.
Iluyomade was later moved to the Throne of Grace, Ebute Metta headquarters of the church after he was suspended for three months
He subsequently resigned his pastoral relationship with the RCCG and has been rumoured to begin a new ministry since then.
A video surfaced on Monday, showing Iluyomade and his new congregation dancing at the new church during a Sunday service.
Whyte ready to fight Joshua
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British heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte has declared his readiness to take on Anthony Joshua a second time, following the latter’s shock knockout loss to Daniel Dubois last September, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The “Body Snatcher”, who lost their first encounter by seventh-round stoppage a decade ago, believes Joshua’s career is nearing its end.
“If he wants to fight, then all they’ve got to do is call me,” Whyte told Sky Sports.
“I’m always up for fighting AJ. No problem for me. However, personally, I think he’s finished.”
Whyte’s comments come days after WBC champion Tyson Fury announced his retirement following back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk, potentially scuppering hopes of a long-awaited showdown with Joshua.
However, promoter Eddie Hearn believes Fury’s retirement announcement is merely a negotiating tactic.
“If you ever want to come back and get the max, you have to retire first, haven’t you? Someone then has to bring you out of retirement,” Hearn told iFL TV.
“I think he’ll want to fight again, I think he will get bored and he will know the British public want to see the AJ fight.”
Iran Hopes Trump Will Take ‘Realistic’ Approach To Region
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Trump will be sworn in for a second term as US president on Monday.
“We hope that the approaches and policies of the (new) US government will be realistic and based on international law and respect for the interests and desires of the nations of the region, including the Iranian nation,” said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei during a weekly press briefing.
Baqaei lambasted the outgoing administration of Joe Biden over its support for Israel in its war with Hamas.
He also said Biden’s administration had failed to “show any seriousness” in reviving the nuclear deal with Iran.
Paul Okoye’s wife Ivy shares photos of new-born
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Ivy Ifeoma, the wife of music sensation Paul Okoye, has shared adorable photos with her daughter Imani, on Instagram.
The lovely snaps, captioned simply “Mother,” have received an overwhelming amount of love and praise from fans.
Paul and Ifeoma reportedly welcomed their baby girl in the United States in October with the music star sharing a heartwarming video of his older children meeting their new sibling
During the holiday season, Ifeoma revealed Imani’s name and face, expressing gratitude for the precious gift of motherhood.
‘They had it coming,’ Rapper Skales reacts to EFCC officer’s death, recalls personal experience
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Nigerian rapper and singer, Raoul Njeng-Njeng, popularly known as Skales, has taken to social media to express outrage, recounting a personal encounter with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following the death of one of its officers during a raid.
The EFCC confirmed that Assistant Superintendent Aminu Salisu was fatally shot during an operation in Awka, Anambra State, on January 17, 2025.
According to EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, on Sunday, Salisu was part of a team conducting a raid on a property housing 37 suspected internet fraudsters.
Reacting to the news in a series of posts via X on Monday, Skales described his own past experience with the anti-graft agency, sharing details of a traumatic encounter involving a raid at his home.
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