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Primate Ayodele Pays Condolence Visit To TB Joshua’s Widow, Eulogizes Late Prophet

The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has paid a condolence visit to the widow of Prophet TB Joshua, Mrs Evelyn Joshua at the Synagogue Church Of Nations on Saturday, 3rd of July, 2021.

During his visit, Primate Ayodele described Late Prophet TB Joshua as a gift to humanity and someone he respects for his philanthropic acts and kind gestures to his immediate community and beyond.

He noted that Prophet TB Joshua exemplified the teachings of Jesus Christ which is about loving everyone regardless of their belief and religion, stating that He extended his magnanimity to the Christians and Muslim communities.

He prayed for Mrs Evelyn Joshua and asked that God gives her the strength and courage to continue the legacy of late Prophet TB Joshua. He also encouraged the children to be strong in the Lord and do all they can to ensure the legacy of Prophet TB Joshua lives on.

Furthermore Primate Ayodele prayed for the ministry of the late prophet to continue moving forward despite his demise.

‘‘The death of Prophet TB Joshua has no doubt left a huge vacuum in the body of Christ but we are glad the man of God lived a fulfilled life. His many works for humanity will continue to live on even though he is no longer here’’

‘’Prophet TB Joshua lived a life that portrayed what Christ was all about; Loving, caring for people without regarding their religion, belief, or any form of differences. The beneficiaries of Prophet TB Joshua’s philanthropic acts included Christians, Muslims in Nigeria and beyond.’’

‘’I want to encourage Mrs Evelyn Joshua to remain strong during this period, the task ahead in keeping the Legacy of Prophet TB Joshua alive is not an easy one but God will strengthen her, the children and everyone in this ministry to make it easy.’’

‘’Of course, He will be greatly missed, I pray that his ministry continues to move forward and touch many lives for the purpose of populating the kingdom of God, Amen’’

After Defecting To APC: Governor Matawalle Sacks All Special Advisers

The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has relieved all his Special Advisers of their appointments.

Society gazette reports that this was made known in a statement to newsmen by the acting Secretary to the State Government and Head of Service, Alhaji Kabiru Balarabe.

According to the SSG, the Special Adviser on Security, retired DIG Mamman Tsafe was not affected by the development.

“It is hereby notified for general information that Gov. Bello Matawalle, has relieved all Special Advisers of their appointments, except the Special Adviser on Security matters.

“This decision is in line with the recent defection to the APC and to allow for an in-depth search of more but competent hands in the administration of the state, irrespective of political affiliations,” he said.

Balarabe directed all the affected Special Advisers to hand over affairs of their respective offices, and government property under them to their Directors General and/or Accounting officers.

This coming less than a week after Matawalle formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Matawalle, speaking on the Osasu Show programme on Friday, had said that his defection will now bring greater development to the state and the issue of insecurity in the state will receive better attention.

He noted that now that Zamfara has joined the ruling party, it will be easier to get the federal government’s attention on issues affecting the state.

“Politics is about interest and confidence. Many of the politicians have changed from one party to another, so it is not a new thing and I decided to change so that I can bring more peace to my state,” he had said.

Healing Streams Live Healing Services With Pastor Chris, Set To Blanket The World With The Healing Power Of God.

The glory of the Lord is set to cover the whole world through the July Healing Streams Live Healing Services with the man of God, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome. Slated to run for 3 days; Friday 9 July to Sunday 11 July 2021, this online global phenomenon will be beamed live to a teeming global audience across the world via www.healingstreams.tv/3days and the Healing School mobile app. 6 pm (GMT+1) daily.

Since inception, the Healing Streams Live Healing Services have sponsored utter joy and restored hope through the diverse operations of the gifts of the Spirit and healing ministrations. Cancers have dematerialized, limbs grown, migraines vanquished, tumors disappeared and many other awe-inspiring miracles have been attested to. Countless lives from all walks of life, races, colors, including children, experienced myriads of notable testimonies worldwide in the March edition, making the July edition a most anticipated event.

5-year-old Michelle Sunny was released from the grasp of pain and anguish, since her healing from a huge mass diagnosed as cystic hygroma at the Live Healing Services with Pastor Chris. Today, baby Michelle and her parents now live in perpetual joy and happiness, no more emotionally scarred. Another testifier, Lise-Marie Muller, shared her life-changing experience at the Healing Streams Live Healing Services with Pastor Chris, where she became freed from severe back pain after her encounter with the healing power of God. The condition that affected her work and her family opened a new chapter, replete with ease, peace, and joy for Lisa when Pastor Chris spoke healing to her body! “Jesus touched me personally and gave me my life back!” She enthused. Hallelujah!

While the previous sessions have ushered the manifestation of God’s power and glory all over the world, this upcoming edition will be far greater as the glory of the latter house will surpass the former. It promises to be replete with healing, salvation, and restoration. It’s a time for faith-stirring exhortations by Pastor Chris, as well as glorious times of worship in songs by the Loveworld Singers. Indeed, the Healing Streams Live Healing Services is 3 days of being with the Lord.
Get ready to be launched into increased grace to walk in divine health. Spread the news, and invite everyone in your sphere of contact.

Register now at www.healingstreams.tv/3days and clear your schedules to participate for all 3 days to experience the season of the supernatural in this historic crusade. You can also set up a healing center (physical or virtual) to host others in participation. Sign up, using the following links. Onsite: www.healingstreams.tv/vc/
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Yoruba Nation Rally: Stray Bullet Kills 14-year-old Drink Seller In Lagos

Security operative dispersing Yoruba Nation agitators at Ojota, Lagos State, has reportedly killed a yogurt seller, identified simply as Jumoke.
It was gathered that the bullets fired by the security operative had severed the stomach of the girl, said to be 14 years.

She was reportedly displaying drinks at a shop when the bullet hit her.

Her body has been covered with a piece of cloth as crowd gathered at the spot.

The protest, which started with singing and chanting, got rowdy as members of the police force engage in sporadic gunshots and teargas shots.

The lifeless body of the unknown girl was crowded by sympathisers at the scene
Naija News had earlier reported that men of the Lagos Police Command on Saturday fired shots at Yoruba Nation agitators who had gathered at the Gani Fawehinmi Park.

This was after some Yoruba nation agitators dared the security operatives by spreading banners and flyers to announce their arrival and presence.

The agitators were dispersed with gunshots and hot water from an armoured tank.

Some of the agitators were seen getting dragged into an armoured tank by policemen.

Flashback: ‘I Will Buy Guns For My Boys’ – Sunday Igboho Boast

Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, alias Sunday Igboho, had in the past boasted that “no government” can stop him from carrying firearms.
The wanted Yoruba activist stated this during one of his past meetings with a South-west traditional ruler.

In a video seen by Naija News on Saturday, Igboho, stated that he knows where to purchase guns.

The activist solicited donations to buy weapons for those who do not have guns.

“Let us buy for them. If they don’t know where to buy guns, I will buy for them,” he said.

“Let us buy guns for boys. No government can stop anyone from carrying guns at the moment. If they are caught with guns, they should mention my name that I gave them. Let them tell security operatives that Igboho gave them. I am making this video so it would be posted on all social media platforms. We are giving them guns bought to defend ourselves,” Sunday Igboho said in the video.

El-Rufai Explains Why He Withdrew His Child From Kaduna Public School

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has confirmed that he withdrew his son, Abubakar Al-Sadiq El-Rufai, from a public school in the state.
There had been reports that the Governor secretly withdrew his son from Kaduna Capital school – one of the oldest public schools in northern Nigeria due to fears of bandits attack and possible kidnap.

Society gazette recalls that El-Rufai back in 2019, enrolled his six-year-old son in Kaduna Capital School in fulfillment of his campaign promise.

But the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to the governor, Muyiwa Adekeye denied comments when Daily Trust sought a clarification on the withdrawal.

However, Governor El-Rufai in an interview with BBC Pidgin, has now confirmed that he was forced to withdraw his son from the public school based on security challenges.

The Governor added that he also withdrew his daughter, Nesrin from the school after bandits threatened to attack the school.

He added that he took the step based on the recommendation of security agents.

“My son and my daughter are registered in the school because his sister became six and we had to register her.

“But we have had to temporarily withdraw them for the security of the school because we got intercepts from at least two groups that are planning to attack the school to kidnap my son.

“I don’t think they will succeed because there will be enough security there to prevent it but other children may be placed in danger.

“We have no idea what weapons they will come with. I have taken a stand against paying bandits and at least three groups of bandits have been intercepted planning to go to Kaduna Capital school and kidnap my son and ‘see if they catch my son, I go say I no go pay ransom?’” the governor said.

He assured that his decision was not a backtrack on his promise to the people of Kaduna but purely to keep other children in the school safe as the criminals had made the school a high-profile target because his children were attending the school.

“We believe in leading by example, we believe in whatever policy we propose that will affect people negatively, we start imposing it on us,” he said.

The governor said however that his son is still registered with the school and goes to take his exams, adding that he has not been registered in another school but is being home-schooled.

He assured that when the security risk averted, the children will return to the school.

“It is my intention that my children will be in public school as long as I am governor here.

“Of course, when I finish my term, I will move out. I intend to leave Kaduna when I finish. I am not going to stay here. I may explore other options of putting them in other schools,” he said.

He added that the son keeps asking when he would go back to school misses the school environment.

“He keeps asking, ‘Baba, when will I go back to school, I miss my friends, I miss my teachers’ I told him not yet, you can’t tell a seven-year-old you are likely to be kidnapped,” El-Rufai said.

Drama in Zamfara As SS1 Students Kidnaps Principal, Demand N3m Ransom

The Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Police has arrested two secondary school students in the state for attempting to extort money from their principal and threatening to kill their colleagues.
In the incidents as narrated by the police, the two students from different secondary schools in the state, sent threat messages to their respective principals demanding payment of millions of naira to avoid attack and kidnap.

Society gazette gathered one of them threatened to kidnap his principal, while the second one called his school principal on phone threatening to kill and abduct students of the school unless he paid N3 million.

However, after the two incidents were brought to the attention of the police, two students, one in SS3, the other in SS1 suspected to be the mastermind behind the threats have been arrested by the police.

The developments were disclosed at a press conference on Friday at the Zamfara State police command headquarters in Gusau, by the Police Commissioner, Hussaini Rabi’u.

“On 25th June, 2021, a letter was found close to the suggestion box of Dominican College located in Sha’iskawa area, Gusau.

“The content of the letter was a threat to kidnap the principal of the school, Rev. Sister Chinyere O.P and students of the school.

“On receipt of the complaint, police detectives swung into action and arrested one Donatus Ejeh as the principal suspect.

“On interrogation, the suspect was discovered to be an SS3 student of the school,” he said.

Rabi’u added that on 1st July, the principal of Federal Government College, Anka, Zamfara state reported to the DPO Anka Division that an unknown person called her and demanded three million Naira or he would storm the school and attack students.

“On receipt of the complaint, police swung into action and arrested one Tukur Bashir in Bakura Local Government Area of the state.

“Upon investigation, the caller was discovered to be an SS1 student of the school,” he said.

The commissioner said investigations were ongoing to unravel and arrest collaborators of the students.

Meanwhile, Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has declared that his decision to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is more than mere politics.

The Governor disclosed on Friday that he dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the best interest of the people of Zamfara.

Society gazette recalls Matawalle officially defected from PDP to APC on Tuesday at a ceremony to mark the occasion which took place in Gusau, the state capital.

Speaking on his defection, the Zamfara Governor while speaking on the Osasu Show programme on Friday noted that his defection will now bring greater development to the state and the issue of insecurity in the state will receive better attention.

He noted that now that Zamfara has joined the ruling party, it will be easier to get the federal government’s attention on issues affecting the state.

Source: Naija News

Sunday Igboho Dares DSS, Discloses His Current Location

Acclaimed Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo Igboho has disclosed that he is currently in his house at Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

Society gazette reports that the DSS had declared Sunday Igboho wanted after it allegedly recovered arms and ammunitions from his Soka, Ibadan residence on Thursday.

Consequently, the DSS told Sunday Igboho to surrender himself to any nearest security agency or the law will catch up with him sooner or later.

On Friday evening, there were rumours that the Oyo indigene has been arrested by security agents.

Debunking the rumour, Sunday Igboho spoke through a phone call on a live Facebook video hosted by his spokesperson, Olayomi Koiki.

Adeyemo explained that he heard the rumour of his arrest, saying it was not true.

“I want to appreciate God and all my fans throughout the world. Today is July 2, 2021. I heard about the rumour that Sunday Igboho has been arrested at Guru Maharaji place. There is nothing like that. I am not at Guru. I am in my house at Ibadan. Thank you,” Sunday Igboho said.

Tragedy In Kwara As Son Connive With Ritualist, Removes Father’s Body Parts For Ritual

A suspect identified as Michael Olagunju has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command for allegedly selling the body parts of his father to some ritualists in Kajola, Odo-Owa in the Oke-Ero Local Government Area of the state.

It was gathered that the suspect killed his father on his farm at Kajola last Thursday and connived with some ritualists to remove Olagunju’s body parts, including his two hands and his heart.

A brother of the deceased who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the family members are convinced that the suspect had a hand in his father’s death.

“That is why we handed him over to the police,” he added.

The incident was confirmed by the spokesman of the state police command, Ajayi Okasanmi.

He said, “A farmer was killed on his farm at Kajola in Odo-Owa last week. One suspect has been arrested in connection with the crime. The Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Bagega, has ordered discreet Investigation into the matter.”

In another development, one Lukman Abdulmalik has reported his son Abdulmalik Kehinde, to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to help recover his money reportedly stolen by the son.

The spokesman for the NSCDC in Kwara State, Afolabi Babawale, in a statement released on Thursday, said, “the old man complained bitterly that his son, Kehinde, has been stealing his money for some time now and recently he stole the sum of N44,000 from his room and all his efforts to reform him has proved abortive.”

Babawale said that after a thorough investigation by operatives of NSCDC, Kehinde confessed that he stole his father’s money adding that a sum of N33,000 was recovered from him while he said that he had spent the balance.

He said that Kehinde had been transferred to the NSCDC Kwara State Command Guidance and Rehabilitation Unit where He was being rehabilitated.

Kroos Announces Retirement From International Football

Germany midfielder Toni Kroos said Friday he was retiring from international football, days after the team was knocked out of Euro 2020 by England.
“I have played 106 times for Germany. There will not be another time,” wrote the 31-year-old Real Madrid player on Twitter.

“I had already made the decision to retire after this tournament for some time,” he added, referring to the European championships.

“It had been clear to me for a while that I will not be available for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.”

Kroos said he planned in the next years to place his “full concentration” on Real Madrid.

“I would also like to be there more as husband and father for my wife and children,” he wrote.

“He made me a national team player and a world champion. He trusted me. We wrote a success story together.”

Loew first picked Kroos for a friendly against Argentina in 2010. He went on to play a bit-part in that year’s World Cup campaign in South Africa when the Germans finished third.

Four years later he was a key component, playing every minute of every game and scoring twice in the 7-1 semi-final demolition of hosts Brazil, as Loew’s side lifted the World Cup trophy.