Cleric urges Christians to always forgive

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10 months ago

July 23, 2023

The Senior Pastor of Help from Above Healing and Deliverance Ministry Worldwide, Pastor Godwin Ube, has admonished Christians to imbibe the spirit of forgiveness and be willing to make amends.

Ube, at a thanksgiving service on Sunday in Abuja, said that forgiveness was key to enjoying God’s peace and prosperity.

The Thanksgiving Service was to mark the end of a Three-day International Conference. It had the theme: “Gate of My Destiny Open Now”.

The cleric described unforgiveness and bitterness as underlying factors affecting the destinies of so many people and hindering Christians from being prosperous.

According to him, Mark 11:25 shows that the devil makes people to harbour bitterness in their hearts in order to truncate their destinies.

“One of the weapons of the devil today is unforgiveness which hinders the breakthroughs of many people; we must understand that unforgiveness is dangerous and bitterness is deadly.

“The Holy Bible preaches love and forgiveness and made it clear that one of the attributes of God was his love for mankind and his ability to forgive.

“It was God’s willingness to forgive the sins of humanity that made him send his only begotten son Jesus Christ to die for the sins of men.

“So, anyone who wants to live a healthy life must strive to be forgiving and show kindness and mercy to others and not hold on to offenses,” he said.

Ude further said that unforgiveness was an unclean spirit that attracts self torture and torments that could lead to self- inflicted pains and sicknesses.

” It could also lead to a closed Heaven,” he declared.

The cleric said the spirit of unforgiveness invites troubles into one’s life, adding that it is the root of bitterness that lead people to enternal damnation.

“Bitterness can also distort one’s mental state; if you have grudges against anyone, try to reconcile with the person and maintain a healthy personal relationship with God,” he said.

The cleric appealed to Christians to always live with an open heart and be ready to forgive those who offended them in order to be at peace and to be able to pray to God without any burden.

Prince Harry visits sick Nigerian soldiers in Kaduna

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5 days ago

May 11, 2024

Alero Danjuma

Prince Harry and his team visited the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna to interact with wounded soldiers who are receiving treatment.

The Duke of Sussex is in Nigeria with his wife to champion the Invictus Games, which Harry founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans.

Nigeria joined the Invictus Community of Nations in 2022 becoming the first African country to join.

Prince Harry’s visit to Kaduna came 68 years after his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II visited the state during the time of the late Premier of Northern Region Sir Ahmadu Bello.

Senate approves death penalty for drug traffickers

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1 week ago

May 9, 2024

Alero Danjuma

Senate on Thursday, May 9, approved the death penalty for those convicted on the charge of drug trafficking in the country.

The punishment prescribed in the extant NDLEA Act is a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration of a report of the Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters and Drugs and Narcotics, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024.

The Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters presented the report during plenary, Senator Mohammed Monguno (APC-Borno North).

The bill, which passed its third reading, aims to update the list of dangerous drugs, strengthen the operations of the NDLEA, review penalties, and empower the establishment of laboratories.

Section 11 of the current act prescribes that “any person who, without lawful authority; imports, manufactures, produces, processes, plants or grows the drugs popularly known as cocaine, LSD, heroin or any other similar drugs shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to be sentenced to imprisonment for life” was amended to reflect a stiffer penalty of death.

Although the report did not recommend a death penalty for the offence, during consideration, Senator Ali Ndume moved that the life sentence should be upgraded to the death penalty.

During a clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, who presided over the session, put the amendment on the death penalty to a voice vote and ruled that the “ayes” had it.

But Senator Adams Oshiomhole objected to the ruling, saying that the “nays” had it.

He argued that matters of life and death should not be treated hurriedly, but Barau said it was too late, as he failed to call for division immediately after his ruling.

The bill was subsequently read for the third time and passed by the Senate.