Breaking News: Adeboye retires as RCCG general overseer, names successor

Pastor E.A Adeboye has appointed Pastor Joseph Obayemi to lead the Redeemed Christian Church of God Nigeria.

Obayemi will be the ‘national overseer’ while Adeboye remians the general overseer worldwide.

Earlier report had it tha Adeboye has retired as the general overseer of the church.

However, a statement signed by Leke Adeboye, the clergyman’s last son clarified that Adeboye remains the general overseer, Worldwide of RCCG while Obayemi will be leading the RCCG Nigeria.

According to him, the development was in line with the new legal requirements set up by the Financial Regulations Council, guiding all registered churches, mosques, and CSOs.

“The regulation stipulates that heads of non profit organisations like churches now have a maximum period of twenty years to lead their organizations while in retirement, they are not permitted to hand over to their families,” the statement read

He was appointed as the new general overseer at the annual ministers thanksgiving at Shimawa, in Ogun state.

Before his appointment, he was the former special assistant to the general overseer on finance.

Pastor Johnson Odesola, who was the special assistant on administration and personnel, was also appointed as the church secretary.

Recall that last year, the church said those calling for his retirement because of his age were ignorant of the church’s doctrine.

Adeboye, 74, was appointed general overseer of the church in 1991, taking over from Papa Akindayomi, who had died the previous year.

Police Ordered To Release Architect In Charge Of Collapsed Uyo Church Building Tragedy In 2016

The Akwa Ibom state commissioner of police, Mr Murtala Mani, has been ordered to release Mr Anietie Augustine from custody, The Guardian reports.

The site of the collapsed building Augustine is the architect in charge of the Reigners’ Bible Church building that collapsed in Uyo on Saturday, December 10, 2016.

The order was from the commission of inquiry set up by the Akwa Ibom State government to unravel why the cause ofthe incident.

The chairman of the commission, Justice Umoekoyo Essang (rtd), having listened to Mr. Ini Ekpo, counsel to founder of the Reigners’ Bible Church, Apostle Akan Weeks, also adjourned hearing on the matter to Friday, January6.Ekpo said all the relevant documents, like architectural design, building plan, and the survey plan, were with Augustine, who has been held in the police custody.

He noted that except Augustine was released to give evidence, the case would not be smooth sailing.Counsel to Augustine, Mr Ekanem Ekanem, said the action for his client’s release has been long overdue.

He added that they had tried to release himsince he was detained, but their efforts have been futile.He explained that Augustine’s release would bring to light many things that were not in the open, adding that his client was being detained“for being the one to design the structure”although he knew that his client did not design any of the aspects of the collapsed church building.

His words:“He (Augustine) merely volunteered to carry out the design, which was already made by people that he has named; somebody designed the roof, somebody designed the structure, so he merely came to supervise what was already planned, drawn and designed.“I met him on two occasions while in detention and he told me what I’m just telling you now.

I asked him what was his roles; he said nothing, that he merely volunteered as he worshipped inthat church to check the work. He told me that he only joined the workforce as a professed member and worshipper of the church.

“Why do we now leave the people, who designed the building and mapped out everything to concentrate on the peoplethat merely assisted? It is like leaving the substance to pursue shadows.”

Meanwhile, the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN) have advised churches to stop holding worship services inside buildings under construction to avoid a repeat of the Uyo church collapse.

CAN also called for sanctions to be meted out to those who are responsiblefor the construction of buildings with substandard materials across the country.

Power Tussle; Gambia Electoral Head Flees Country Over Threats To His Life.

Alieu Momar Njie, the chairman of the Gambian Electoral Commission has fled the country following threats to his life.

According to his nephew Modou Njie, his uncle had left following threats to his life after he had declared Adama Barrow as the winner of the December 1st presidential election.

“He was not willing to leave but the family had to put pressure on him. I understand that he is currently outside Gambia,’’ he said.

Security forces had earlier occupied the office of the Electoral commission and denied staff access for weeks, but have since left the premises.

Despite Jammeh’s court challenge, Adama Barrow stated that he would take power on January 19th as is stipulated by the constitution.

After more than 20 years in power, Jammeh is still fighting to remain relevantas he has also termed ECOWAS troop deployment, as an act of war.

Jammeh has questioned the validity of the count after the electoral commission changed some results, even though it insists the outcome was not affected.

Abuja Airport Cllosure Will Cause Revenue Loss For FG Agencies - Experts

Concerned stakeholders have faulted the alternative provisions for the planned closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport runway, Abuja between February and March.

Minister of state, aviation, Captian Hadi Sirika has a lot to do to convince stakeholders regrading his decision

According to The Guardian, the stakeholders said the move would bring much discomfort to air travelers and foreign airlines especially, forcing many to temporarily quit air travel to the northern part of the country.

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, will be closed for six weeks between February and March next year.This was disclosed on Monday, December 19, by the minister of aviation for state, Hadi Sirika.

Flights will now be diverted to the Kaduna Airport, from where buses will take passengers back to Abuja in a two-hour road journey.With airlines and passengers quitting the region, revenue accruing to the regulatory agencies and ancillary services will drop, making required operations further difficult, the stakeholders argued.

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The Chairman, Governing Board of the Nigerian Aviation Safety Initiative (NASI), Captain Dung Pam, said though temporary closure of the runway was for safety concerns, the effects would be too huge on the already troubled sector.

Pam said that the Kaduna airport would not be able to cope with the traffic that would be coming in, in terms of all the fixed-wing aircraft.

“It is going to be a serious dislocation of the nexus of our air travel system. Every major airport in the country connects to Abuja and Lagos.“So, to have that place completely shut down for six weeks will be a huge blow to travelling public.

They will be the ones that will be the worst of,”Captain Pam said.On his part, aviation security consultant,Group Captain John Ojikutu, said that the choice of Kaduna for air traffic diversion would scare most of the foreign airlines away.

According to him, with the security issues in the northern parts of the country, none of the American and European airlines will fly to Kaduna.

His words:“My only worry is that they want to use Kaduna for traffic and I ask the question, why can’t they use Minna?Minna may not be as good as Kaduna, but a 737 can land in Minna.

“For them to want to use Kaduna for foreign airlines, I have my doubts that the airlines will go there. It is for security reasons. The way security is built in the north is different from how we have built it here.

“If the people that are creating problemsall over the place want to draw world attention to themselves, they will go to that place and create the problem. The Americans and European airlines have their minds on that.They do not want a situation where they would be brought into the conflicts, in such a way as they will be used as scapegoats. So, they would rather go to Lagos to land.”

Best Model Nigeria 2016, Ejiro Joy, Wins Best Model Of The World In Turkey(Photos)

Shortly after winning the Best Model Nigeria 2016 modeling contest, Modelslink organizers of the Best Model Nigeria contest sent the winner and the first runner up Ejiro Joy Akpokiniovo and Pamela Orizu to the Best Model of The World contest to represent Nigeria as their prize.Best Model of The World grand finals held on the 3rd of December in Istanbul Turkey with models from over 40 countries participating.

Best Model of the World is one of the world biggest modeling contest for male and female from all over the world. In its last 29 year, it has produced many internationalmodels one of whom is Naomi Campbell. The competition which showcase the models in their casuals, Traditional or National costumes, swimwear and dinner appearance.

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Ejiro Joy Akpokiniovo the Nigeria representative came top in the female category of the contest beating other contestants from Europe, America, Asia and other African countries represented while Pamela Orizu was the Best Catwalk Model of The World.

Modelslink owners of the Best Model of The World franchise in Nigeria has used this platform to empower many Nigeria youths in the Modeling / Fashion industry in Nigeria and it has also being a very good medium of promoting Nigeria rich culture and tourism potentials to the outside world. Modelslink in the last six years has used the platform to send Nigerian models to countries like Bulgaria, Turkey, Italy, USA, Egypt, Dubai (UAE) and United Kingdom.

Through these achievements, Nigeria currently has been given the right to host the world in 2017. We are therefore using this medium to call on the government, cooperate and well meaning Nigerians to support this great event because it has the potentials of that will help change the perception of Nigeria image and promote our rich cultural heritage.

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Wizkid Meets Naomi Peller, 11-Year-Old Musician & Kid Of Quilox Club Owner(Photos)

Nigerian musician Wizkid met with 11-yr old Naomi Peller who has already started her music career.Shina Peller shared the news and thanked Wizkid for the support he offered Naomi in her music career.

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Report: Samsung Has Concluded Note 7 investigation On Why It Caught Fire Late in 2016

After discontinuing the Galaxy Note 7 late last year, Samsung quickly opened up an investigation to figure out exactly what caused the device to catch fire. Now, according to a report out of Korea, Samsung has concluded the investigation.

The report doesn't give us an exact time frame for when the investigation was finished, but it does state that it was very recent and that Samsung is keeping the results closely guarded to "very few people."

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Samsung previously announced that the Note 7 explosions were caused by a battery defect in batteries from the company’s own SDI batteries, which were primarily used. After switching to another manufacturer, the issues persisted.

Due to that, Samsung will likely announce that the issue was something related to the hardware, not solely the battery.

The report also reveals that Samsung will be releasing the results of the investigation sometime in mid-January. Previously it was reported that the company would release those results be the end of 2016.Odds are, the company will take that oppurtunity to explain how it will avoid the same issue on future smartphones, like the Galaxy S8, as well as build back consumer trust to some extent.

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