Prince William and Kate release family snapshots of baby George

Prince William and Kate release family snapshots of baby George

Prince William and Kate today Tuesday August 20th  released two informal family snapshots as the first official photos of their son, Prince George. The photos were taken in early August by Kate's dad at their family home in Berkshire. Another photo after the cut...

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Criticisms trail Redeemed Church’s multi-billion naira auditorium project

Author(s): Godwin Akanfe The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has come under heavy criticism from activists, who reacted bitterly to the manner in which the church is raising funds for its multi-billion naira auditorium. The Church (RCCG) which just concluded its 61st annual convention at the expansive Redemption Camp, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. On the eve of final day of the convention, Adeboye, announced plans to build a new auditorium stretching three kilometres in length and breadth and appealed for donations for the new church project, which would be three times bigger than the present church auditorium. The current church auditorium boasts of an estimated one million congregation in capacity. While appealing to the members of the church, Adeboye said, “We need ten people to donate N1 billion for this project and if you are one of them, please see my personal Secretary after we finish today. “If you know you can afford to donate N100 million for the expansion of our church auditorium, please do endeavour to see my personal secretary also. “Everyone needs to be part of the project. The next category will be for those that can afford to support the project with N50 million, N20 million, N5million, N1 million to as low as N100″ After the announcement, Mr. Adeboye sought to know the members who were “willing to join hands with our Father in the Lord to build a new auditorium to God’s glory” The Executive Director of Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL),Debo Adeniran said there was no way someone without a criminal record could afford such a donation. Adeniran said that Jesus Christ never cajoled people to make unwarranted donation to the church, saying It is most inappropriate because there is no where the progenitor of such a faith did such a thing. Adeniran added, “Only those with criminal record can donate such an amount.” Also reacting to the issue, Secretary of Joint Action Front (JAF), Abiodun Aremu said, the manner in which the church was soliciting for funds is outrageous and that the church is already neck deep in corruption and things of the world. He further said that “The church is being used as a tool for exploiting the poor and associating with corrupt political leaders in the country. “When the need for revolution arises, one of the institutions where the anger of the people would be visited is the church,” Mr. Aremu said. When, on Saturday, the RCCG’s General Overseer asked those willing to donate to indicate their interest, hundreds of hands went up in the air. The church divided prospective donors into three groups – Category A Brethren would pay N1 billion; Category B Brethren would pay N100 million; and Category C Brethren would pay N50million and below. Categories A and B are expected to meet with Mr. Adeboye’s Secretary. “Such ‘privilege’ is for those that can donate handsomely for the work of God,” Adeboye said. Church members and supporters of Mr. Adeboye defended such mode of raising funds for a church project stating that the donations were voluntary. Mr. Adeniran said that religion being the opium of the masses, people would be hoodwinked into believing that what the pastor said is from God. Mr. Adeboye is renowned for some of his ingenious ways of raising funds to finance projects in the RCCG.

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Photos of Pastor E A Adeboye's extended family where all are pastors

MEET Pastor E.A. Adeboye’s Family, Where All Are Pastors [Photos Included]

Pastor Mrs. Foluke Adenike Adeboye (Nee Adeyokunnu) is blessed with rare gifts of administration, planning, hospitality, counseling, mentoring, ministering, comfort, care, and encouragement to many, bringing hope, love and succor to the hopeless.
She is endowed with immense initiative, and great capacity for hard work. A missionary and minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

• Pastor Adeolu Adeboye
   

  Pastor Adeolu Adeboye is considered by numerous individuals as a man on the go. Praised for several revolutionary ideas to the church, he devotes his life to establish and institutionalize the efficiency of all The Redeemed Christian Church Of God’s (RCCG) processes and standard of operations. With a heart of service, his focus is to create a better worship experience for parishioners who attend RCCG’s headquarters, The Redemption Camp, Nigeria.

He has implemented methods to ensure that his ministry and department,Team Nehemiah, provides an eloquent standard of security and traffic control on the grounds of the Redemption Camp. He also has a passion to the introduction of fashion to the RCCG community in which can be seen through his numerous stores of The Wise Men.

He is married to Mrs. Tope Adeboye and they are blessed with three sons.

• Pastor (Mrs.) Bolu Adubi
   

  Pastor (Mrs.) Bolu Adubi is Pastor E.A. Adeboye’s only daughter. She is a woman that adheres to the Pastor (Mrs.) Bolu Adubineeds of young people. Based in Maryland, USA, she is a beacon of hope and knowledge to several young people across The United States. Being a pastor’s daughter, she understands the challenges and obstacles the children in this category face. This passion lead her to create The Royal Priesthood Ministry, which serves an avenue for Pastors and Ministers’ children to express themselves.

 
She realizes the importance of the church’s transformation needs to be led by the next generation. She is married to Pastor Akin Adubi and they are blessed with four children.

• Pastor Dare Adeboye
   

  Commonly known simply as “Pastor D”, Pastor Dare Adeboye is the one of the most influential Youth Pastors in The Redeemed Christian of God Worldwide. With posts previously in England (RCCG House of Praise Birmingham Senior Pastor), Kaduna (RCCG Kaduna 1 Provincial Youth Pastor & RCCG Region 8 Youth Pastor), and presently Abuja (North Central Youth Evangelist covering all the YOUTHS, RCF, RCCF, & PSF in the states of Niger, Benue, Kwara, Kogi, Nasarawa, Plateau and FCT) he understands and associates with the next generation of the church.

 
His various posts (RCCG Youth Affairs National & International Director of Programs / Chairman Organizing Committee of 70hrs Messiah’s Marathon Praise, National Youth Convention & Northern Zone Abuja SHIFT) have enabled him to comprehend the various landscapes of young people across the globe and how to increase the church’s influence. He dedicates his life to educating & inspiring young people on how to capitalize their faith in the various environments they find themselves in.

He creates mediums for young people to feel empowered and prepared to carry the mantle of the church and also expantiate the church’s mission and goals. His fire for God is easily caught and transversed to the numerous lives he touches. He is married to Mrs Temiloluwa Adeboye and they are blessed with a beautiful and bubbly daughter.

• Pastor Leke Adeboye
   

  With a life motto, “Heaven is the goal”, Pastor Leke Adeboye is a soldier for Christ that hears the heartbeat of God. Often called a teacher, counselor and mentor, he is a clear voice on how to draw closer to God and understand one’s purpose. He is exceptionally gifted to train and rally his passion, the youths and young adults. He is a member of The Redeemed Christian Church (RCCG) Worldwide The Youth and Young Adults Ministry Executive Board.

 
He has a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering and a Masters in Engineering Project Management. He has previously worked for Accenture. He is an entrepreneur with several business establishments globally, such as AO3V, which touches millions through the production of The RCCG wristbands. He loves to break records and achieve positive change in all his endeavors. He was the youngest to ever attain the office of Assistant Pastor in RCCG in The United Kingdom.

His life goal and dream was to manage and develop his own aerospace corporation but The Lord had other plans. He was called into ministry, and is currently the Personal Assistant to The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide, Pastor E.A. Adeboye. He is married to Mrs. Titilope Adeboye and they are blessed with a daughter.

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NIgerian Students - Gaining admission in to Nigerian Schools

Nigerian Student Wahala No. 3: Gaining Admission into School

At every level of Nigeria's educational system, there are certain "hiccups" that prevent students from gaining admission to school.  I wanted to discuss them briefly in Part 3 of our ongoing series, Wahala of the Nigerian Student.                            

 

Nursery / Primary School 

I think that at this level, the single most important barrier to admission is money.  Pure and simple.  Why? Because the parents will send the child to a school they can afford.  Since there is no entrance examination for nursery and primary schools, and assuming that most parents want to send their children to private schools at this level for obvious reasons (See Part 1).  

If parents can afford the expensive school fees many of these schools ask for, in exchange for their version of a quality education, then there is no problem.  Unless, of course, the school is in such high demand that there is a waiting list.  Even with that hurdle, money will decide whether a child attends a particular school or not.  If you can afford to pay the school fees, you can most likely pay for the after-school lessons, which most Nigerian children attend.  It's as if what is taught in school is not enough.  You still need a lesson teacher to give you another dose of algebra, etc.  

Secondary School

Now, this is where things start heating up.  Before gaining admission into a Nigerian secondary school, a child has to pass the Common Entrance Examination.  In addition, some schools have their own additional exams or tests (private schools, especially) which a child has to pass before being admitted.  But, that's not all.  There is also an interview.  No, not a job interview.  Truthfully, I have no idea what the purpose of the interview is.  Some schools demand it, but others don't.  I remember it was optional for my secondary school.  

Ideally, once a child scores above the "cut-off" mark on the entrance exam, that should automatically secure his or her admission.  But, we are talking about Nigeria here, so it is not that simple.

It is indeed common, especially in schools (e.g. federal government colleges) that are well-known and are in high demand due to some past glorious standard (think Queen's College, King's College) for students who scored nowhere near the cutoff point to land a coveted seat in these schools.  How?  Well, what are parents for?  If your parent has connections and can pull more than a few strings (or in some cases, can succeed in bribing, begging and resorting to just about anything you can imagine) to make sure their child gets into a particular school. 

So, in the end, gaining admission has less to do with what your child scores, and more to do with who you know and how much power that person can wield.  Mind you, the same thing goes on here in America with private schools that are in high demand, so this is not a Nigerian thing.

Tertiary Institutions: Polytechnics and Universities

If you read the true story of my own JAMB experience, you should have an idea of what gaining admission to higher institutions in Nigeria is like.  Of all the three levels of education, I would say this is the absolute worst with respect to admissions.  It can literally turn to a nightmare.

Ordinarily, you should be able to get into a university of your choice after scoring above the JAMB cut-off mark for your particular course of study (each college or department has its own cut-off mark), and making the appropriate WAEC/NECO/GCE grades.  However, it is not that simple.  

The deep-rooted corruption in Nigeria's political system has affected the educational system as well.  It is no longer enough to make the right score or pass exams successfully.  If you got into university that way, Congratulations! You are one of the lucky few.  There are countless others who have to re-take JAMB year after year just to study a 4 or 5-year course.  Some people pass the exam, but don't make the required score to get into a particular course, so the university offers them less desirable courses like history or geography as opposed to say law, medicine and engineering, which most parents push their children to pursue.  It is when it comes to university admissions especially, that who you know or how much money your parents have matters.  Money truly answers all things.

This is mostly a public school issue at this level, as private universities have provided an alternative to public/government-funded universities.  However, private schools are not cheap and some of them are considered to be glorified secondary schools because of the rules and restrictions imposed on students.

Let me conclude this post by saying this:  That old man who preys on JAMB students represents the hopelessness that has become synonymous with university admissions.  I have seen many of my friends grow from teenagers to young adults, while waiting to get into school.  It's really pathetic.  How will they redeem those wasted years?

I'll stop here.

What do you think of the admissions process in Nigerian schools?  Good, bad, let's hear it.

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president orders all Pentecostal churches closed

Cameroon's president orders Pentecostal churches closed

 

August 15, 2013 -- Updated 0109 GMT (0909 HKT)

Cameroon's President Paul Biya has ordered the closure of nearly 100 Christian churches in key cities.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• President Paul Biya has ordered 100 churches closed throughout Cameroon
• The illegal Pentecostal churches are security threats, the government argues
• Pentecostal congregants say criticism of the government is behind the shutdown

Yaounde, Cameroon (CNN) -- Cameroon's President Paul Biya has ordered the closure of nearly 100 Christian churches in key cities, citing criminal practices organized by Pentecostal pastors that threaten the security of the West African nation.

But Pentecostal pastors said the move is evidence of Biya's insecurity about the churches' criticism of the government.

Biya is using the military to permanently shut down all Pentecostal church denominations in the nation's capital, Yaounde, and the North West Regional capital, Bamenda, which have the largest Christian populations in Cameroon.

More than 50 churches have now been closed, with the government targeting nearly 100 in eight other regions.

"We will get rid of all the so-called Christian Pentecostal pastors who misuse the name of Jesus Christ to fake miracles and kill citizens in their churches. They have outstretched their liberty," Mbu Anthony Lang, a government official in Bamenda, told CNN Wednesday.

Nearly 500 Pentecostal churches operate in Cameroon, but fewer than 50 are legal, he added.

On Sunday, a 9-year-old Christian girl collapsed and died during a prayer session in Winners' Chapel, a Pentecostal church in Bamenda. The girl's mother, Mih Theresa, told CNN Wednesday that the pastor intended to cast out the numerous demons that were in control of her daughter's life.

"I want the government to stop these pastors who use mysterious powers to pull Christians and kill then for more powers. All my children have ran away from the Catholic Church in search for miracles, signs and wonders," she told CNN while holding back tears.

Another Christian, Mveng Thomas, said his marriage ended abruptly when a Pentecostal pastor ordered his wife to dissolve their union. He said the pastor described him as "an unrepentant devil."

Pastors marched against the government's decision Wednesday in Bamenda and Douala. Pastors said the Biya government sees the mass proliferation of churches as a threat.

Boniface Tum, a bishop of the Christian Church of God in Yaounde, said that Biya, who has been president since 1982, is becoming insecure about the freedom of speech within these churches.

"Authorizing only the Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Muslim, and a few other churches, is a strict violation of the right to religion," Tum added.

Targeted Pentecostal Christians in Bamenda are transforming their private homes into churches.

North West Regional governor Adolphe Lele L'Afrique said Wednesday that police had discovered the abduction of 30 children under age 18 by a pastor in Bamenda. The pastor said he wanted to remove the children from a bad society, Lele added.

Government officials also say that some pastors convince congregants that they do not need professional medical treatment for their ailments.

"How can a pastor say the sick needs no medical doctor? We need sanity in our Christian lives," Nyang Blaise, a youth leader for Biya's ruling party, CPDM, told CNN.

One woman said her mother was refusing cancer treatments because of her pastor.

"My mother's condition is worsening after doctors confirmed she had cancer. She is dying silently, and yet we cannot persuade her to see a doctor for proper treatment, against her pastor's wish," Deborah Tanyi said.

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