Monthly Archives: February 2012
Christian pastor sentenced to death in Iran for refusing to renounce his faith could be hanged ‘at any time without warning’
A Christian pastor who converted from Islam is to be put to death for leaving Islam following the ruling of an Iranian court, it was reported today.
Youcef Nadarkhani, 34, was arrested more than two years ago on charges of apostasy, and has now been sentenced to death by an Iranian court for refusing to renounce his Christianity, according to the pastor’s legal team.
The father-of-two had defied a request by the Gilan provincial court, in Rasht, Iran, to repent, and now faces death by hanging.
Facing execution Youcef Nadarkhani with his wife and two children in an undated photograph circulated by religious rights organisations Mr Nadarkhani may be executed at any time without warning, as death sentences in Iran can be carried out immediately or dragged out for years.
If the execution goes ahead he would be the first Christian to be officially executed in Iran for religious reasons in 20 years.The married father-of-two was detained in his home city of Rasht in October 2009, while attempting to register his church.
Supporters of the pastor say he was arrested after questioning the Muslim monopoly on the religious instruction of children in Iran.Critics have said the execution could be seen as a form of defiance at Western sanctions against Iran in the row over its nuclear agenda.
Jordan Sekulow, executive director of The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), told Fox News: ‘This is defiance. They want to say they will carry out what they say they will do.
‘The world needs to stand up and say that a man cannot be put to death because of his faith.
Zimbabwe Indigenous Churches
African Indigenous Churches
RelZim.org articles about the AIC in Zimbabwe.
This page on “African Indigenous Churches” surveys those churches which are aimed almost exclusively at African converts, use local traditions more extensively, and have a healing focus on African issues like barrenness and bewitchment. Some have pentecostal components but some do not (e.g. the Independent African Church).
Varying estimates of African indigenous churches in Zimbabwe can be found, ranging from 10% to 20% of the total population, in which they sometimes hold to one or more African tribal belief systems syncretised with Christianity. Although a substantial portion of the Zimbabwean population today belongs to a Christian congregation or church, people retain many of the traditional customs and beliefs in traditional religion such as Shona or Ndebele religions. After Independence, Zimbabwe’s constitutional freedom of religion and worship guarantees the freedom to once again practice traditional religions.
A variety of overlapping terms exist for Christian churches started independently in Africa by Africans and not directly by missionaries from another continent: African Initiated Churches, African Independent Churches, African Indigenous Churches and African Instituted Churches. The abbreviation AIC covers them all. Religion in Zimbabwe has a separate page on “Pentecostals and African Initiated Churches“.
The largest African Indigenous Churches are:
- Zion Christian Church
- Vapostori “The Apostles” (Maranke and Masowe traditions)
Others include:
- African Apostolic Church
- Independent African Church (popularly known as Muchakata)
- Christian Marching Church
- Guta raJehovah
- Ziwezano Church
RelZim.org articles about Zionist Churches in Zimbabwe
One of the Zionist group of churches, the Zion Christian Church was founded in the 1920s by Engenas Lekganyane of South Africa and Samuel Mutendi of Zimbabwe. It is now being run separately with Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi, son of Samuel Mutendi, heading the Zimbabwe chapter. As of 2000 there were 1,389 congregations and 166,667 members; perhaps 500,000 people were affiliated with the church. The Zimbabwe chapter now has congregations in Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States and Zambia.
Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi leads an Easter Procession at Mbungo Estates, near Masvingo.
In the early 1900s, Zionist missionaries went to South Africa from the USA, and established congregations. They emphasised divine healing, abstention from pork, and the wearing of white robes. The Zionist missionaries were followed by Pentecostal ones, whose teaching was concentrated on spiritual gifts and baptism in the Holy Spirit, with speaking in tongues as the initial evidence of this. The Zion Christian Church is one of the churches that have been called Messianic for they focus in on the power and sanctity of their prophetic leaders, but it has a rather loose structure. Church members make an annual pilgrimage to Defe (in Gokwe in the Midlands Province) to mark the day and resting place of Samuel Mutendi who died on 20 July 1976.
Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi has built 10 schools, four primary and six secondary schools, and is planning to build a technical and vocational training centre. The ZCC’s Mbungo Church and Conference Centre east of Masvingo has a capacity of 15 000, making it one of the biggest in Africa. It cost an estimated US$2 million and was opened in 2010 by Pres. Mugabe.
Owing to leadership wrangles the Church split into two formations. Members of the larger faction wear a badge with green and black colours and a star image on their clothes, while the representatives of the smaller group have since replaced the star with a dove image. Notwithstanding this, the doctrines of both formations remain the same.
The ZCC Mbungu Church in Masvingo, though seemingly big in Zimbabwe, is one of the smaller splinter groups under the leadership of Bishop Mutendi. The other splinter group in Bikita is said to be led by Bishop Jorum.
Vapostori (Maranke and Masowe)
RelZim.org articles about Vapostori in Zimbabwe
Both of the major sects of Vapostori were founded in 1932 in eastern Zimbabwe by similar prophets, Johane Masowe (1915-1973) and Johane Maranke (1912-1963) (pdf with history and description)(photos). Both groups now extend to nearby countries.
The Maranke group is the largest AIC in Zimbabwe. As of 2000 there were 500 congregations and 364,000 members; 910,000 people were affiliated with the church. It vies with the Zion Christian Church and the Roman Catholic Church for the greatest number of affiliates in the country. Their UK group’s website on Mapostori includes history, prophecies and audio.
By comparison, the Masowe group in Zimbabwe is small, numbering 55,000 in the main Gospel of God Church in Zimbabwe in 1995. But at the time of his death in 1973, the number of Masowe VaPostori exceeded half a million people in nine nations of southern, central, and east Africa. The website of the Kenya branch explains their mission and beliefs more fully. Emerging from their tradition of being closed, their UK congregation now advertises itself on the internet.
The Friday Apostles pictured in Broadway during their prayers.
VaPostori are a curious blend of African Traditional Religion and Christianity with Old Testament practices being prominent. They take on some symbols and practices of Judaism (forbid pork, alcohol, and tobacco, Saturday kept as Sabbath) as well as emphasizing faith healing and prophecy. Robert Reese’s study of the VaPostori (pdf) further explains: “The VaPostori stand out because of their distinctive look: their women are clad in white dresses and scarves and the men shave their heads and let their beards grow… They set up “shop” along busy thoroughfares to attract customers to buy their homemade wares such as baskets, crocheted items, metal containers, and wooden furniture.” Like Maranke’s followers. the Masowe Vapostori hold meetings outdoors ‘in the wilderness’ but unlike the Maranke Vapostori they allow children to be vaccinated and to attend school. Reese continues: “The VaPostori are a closed community. When I asked the difference between the VaPostori of Masowe and Maranke, the reply was that the followers of Masowe are not permitted to work for anyone outside their own group. Thus a Masowe disciple is required to learn a trade by which he or she can contribute to the welfare of the group; any other work is unacceptable.”
A recent book on the Masowe Apostles is Isabel Mukonyora, Wandering a Gendered Wilderness: Suffering and Healing in an African Initiated Church (Peter Lang, 2007), reviewed at Gladys Ganiel’s blog (with comments by Masowe adherents).
The African Apostolic Church was established in the 1950s by Ernest Paul Mwazha, after a series of revelations on the mountain of Guvambwa in Chikomba District. Mwazha continues to serve as the leader of this international, faith-healing church of apostolics and is now titled Archbishop. The church in the UK diaspora has eight branches under the direction of Bishop Wellingtone G. Kusema (essay). As a result, men and women dressed in white robes can be found praying in the hills around London.
Independent African Church (Muchakata)
As of 1995 there were 50 congregations and 3,000 members; 9,000 people were affiliated with this church. There has been controversy about its leader Bruce Grant Chitanda.
Christian Marching Church
The Christian Marching Church (CMC) now has some 53 assembly points in Zimbabwe and has opened up assembly points in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and United Kingdom. The Church currently has Church Halls in Gweru, Bulawayo, Harare, Zengeza, Tafara and is in the process of building 5 more. The Church was founded on 30th June 1956 at Harare (now Mbare), in Salisbury (now Harare) Zimbabwe, by a group of nineteen men and women. The group guided by its motto “Love Thy Neighbour” chose a committee. While the ordination of the first leader, Peter Petros Katsande, was carried out by Rev. Bates and Rev. Machingura of the African Independent Church, the ordination of the others was carried out by Rev. Peter Petros Katsande. Since 2000, Bishop Tendayi Bunyani Katsande has been the current head of the Church.
The Church’s social ministry projects include the Ida Wekwako Old Aged Home in Dombotombo, Marondera; opened in 1984, it can accommodate some 65 residents. The Church received assistance from Government and donors to establish the home. The name of the home is derived from the Church’s motto, “Love thy neighbour”. At Ameva an interdenominational Bible school was established, so was a poultry, diary and beef projects. A primary and secondary school were constructed at Ameva to cater for the children from the Chegutu farming area.
Guta raJehovah (English: City of Jehovah, also known as City of God) is a church based in Zvimba, approximately one hundred miles from the capital Harare. The Church was founded in 1954 by Mai Chaza’, a faith healer with Methodist roots, and continued in reduced form after her death in 1960. Her burial shrine was the subject of dispute by followers in 2009. Her movement has been particularly studied by those interested in gender and religion (See academic research by Timothy Scarnecchia and Dube). (abstract)
Ziwezano Church was started with former USA Methodists around 1960. As of 1995, there were 15 congregations and 2000 members; 5000 people were affiliated.
Source:http://relzim.org
Pastor EA Adeboye Cancels 70th Birthday Party
It is no longer news that the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God,Pastor EA Adeboye would be 70 in March.Ordinarily,by now,representatives of the various parishes of the church all over the world would be criss-crossing the country and continents,trying to put together a befitting birthday for the man who is widely called PAPA by his followers.
But in a surprise move aimed at preempting all that,it was announced all over the RCCG churches a few days ago that the birthday party would not hold and that no parties would take place at all.
This was a far cry from what happened when he was sixty and when he was sixty five.Not only did he bar any form of celebration in form of parties,he made it known categorically that he would not want any Aso ebi or dresses made for the occasion.
According to the statement,Pastor Adeboye declared that he had other high priorities that he wanted to spend money on and if anyone believes that he has touched their lives and wanted to celebrate with him,they should join him in actualizing his dreams.
One of the dreams which was made known was the fact that he initially conceived the Redeemers University owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God as a multi-campus University with its main campus in Ede,Osun state.Based on the exigencies of finance however,the university had remained at the Redemption Camp along Lagos Ibadan Expressway.
He therefore said it would be his wish if those who wanted to support him could help in building a befitting Main campus in Ede as a mark of his birthday,each parish of the church would have levied its workers,he made it clear that what he wanted was not levies but gifts from individuals who wanted to join him in actualizing his dream since it was a personal thing.
He also forbade placement of advertisement in the newspaper,magazines as well as in the electronic media saying funds for such could be donated towards the same project if those who want to place such advertisement really believe they want to help him.
Adeboye,who is one of the most revered religious leaders around was last year listed among the 100 most influential people in the world.Under him,the church has expanded in leaps and bounds with parishes in over 80 countries of the world.
One Of World’s Biggest Church
NIGERIAN CHURCH IS WORLD’S BIGGEST
Winners` Chapel Canaanland, Otta, Nigeria. Inside Sitting Capacity 50,000. Outside Overflow Capacity 250,000.
The enormous structure, known as the Faith Tabernacle, towers over the sprawling suburbs of Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, and is designed to seat some 50,000 people, making it the worlds largest church.
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THE PEOPLE COME FIRST-TB JOSHUA
THE PEOPLE COME FIRST – TB JOSHUA
February 17, 2012 by thetbjoshuafanclub
TB Joshua – Love In Action
He was born in an unusual circumstance in the rustic and sleepy community of Oosin, Arigidi-Akoko, Ondo State. His birth was foretold about a century ago by Balogun Okoorun, a great warrior and farmer, who prophesied that from that rustic community would emerge a man who would be powerful, famous and have great followers. Though his biological parents had no inkling about it, his birth was an unusual one as he stayed 14 months in the womb as against the normal nine months. Born June 12, 1963, he was christened Temitope Balogun. He is today better known as Prophet TB Joshua, founder of The Synagogue Church Of All Nations.
Years after his birth, and having been prevented by poverty from having tertiary education, Joshua refused to say die and to Lagos, the city of aquatic splendour, he came. There he put into use the raw knowledge in him by being a private home teacher for some rich kids. As if in line with the prophecy of Okoorun at the back of his mind, he was always telling his pupils that one day he would become a great man. Today, he is not just great, he is helping others to achieve greatness.
Indeed, Joshua is like the proverbial prophet who is not so much honoured at home but highly esteemed and honoured across the globe, including Europe, Asia and the United States of America. His preaching, which is accompanied with signs and wonders, is criticised by many other men of God on the local scene, but this has not deterred Joshua from doing the work of the Master, Jesus Christ. In short, he has taken the message beyond preaching to providing for the weak, the poor, the rejected and the forsaken. “With the increasing rate of orphans and the needy in the society, the church cannot afford to sit on the fence anymore,” he states.
In this interview, the man of God sheds light on how God has been using him to cater for both the physical and the spiritual needs of the people. Excerpts:
What are the challenges of being a man of God in a country like Nigeria?
Let us put it this way: what are the challenges of being a child of God? Because if you say ‘man of God’, we are being personal. Well, the Bible says we are in the world, but we are not of the world. We are just passing through. I am a stranger here. So, what do you expect of a stranger? We are in a danger zone.
The Synagogue Church of All Nations regularly caters for the less privileged. What informed this?
The Bible says we will begin to succeed with our lives when the pains and problems of others begin to matter to us. In the book of Philippians 4:12-14, Paul the Apostle said, “I know what it takes to be poor, and what it is to have more than enough. In verse 12, he said, “I have learnt the secret of being disciplined, so I am content,” content in the sense that before you can become what you want to become, you must know what it takes to be poor and what it takes to have more than enough. If you have not tasted poverty, you will not be able to manage blessing when it comes. If you have not tasted humiliation, you will not be able to manage honour when it comes. It is better to say long in the dark so that we can recognise the light when it comes. Also in verse 13, it says, “I can do all things,” which means I have the strength to take care of everything. It is difficult to take care of the poor if we don’t know what it means to be poor.
What informed your passion for the needy?
The Bible says, “Watch and pray…” – it means you need to look around before you pray. If there are people who need your help, do whatever you can to give them relief: love them. After this, pray – and your prayers would be answered. I know what it is to be in need. I have once been in this situation, asking for help. I know perfectly well what it means to be in need. I have tasted poverty, humiliation. I suffered dejection, neglect and what have you. But today, I am a product of grace. I do not blame anyone for being poor; I should not blame anyone for being humiliated. The fast runner does not always win the race.
How long have you been involved in helping the destitute persons at Okobaba?
I have been involved in this project for 17 years. Today, many of these destitute persons that I helped to school, to the glory of God, are graduates. They are well positioned in their various places of work. Recently, one of them called from Kano and said, ‘don’t I know him?’ I asked him to come down to Lagos and when he did, I discovered he was one of those I assisted to school then at Railway Crossing when he was following his father to beg for money. He is a Muslim. He told me that many of them have graduated and are working now.
The set of people that were given school uniforms are a different set. You could see that majority of them are of primary school age. There are others, a hundred plus, that are with in the age bracket for secondary schools, and their uniforms have been given to them. When I saw that there is no one to take up this responsibility, I charged myself to do more because there is no amount of price one can pay that is enough. We thank God for the privilege to do this. In a month, we spend between N2 million and N3 million to cater for these people. My appeal to the government is to come to the aid of these people by renovating their habitation at Okobaba and providing more accommodation. The children cannot continue to live there. We cannot do it alone. We need good people, inspired people and other corporate organisations to build a future for these children.
There are other projects I have also been involved in. I gave a building to the Muslim College, a school I once attended. There is also the distribution of food items and money for the aged, depending on their conditions and needs. That is also extended to other places outside the country. We begin to succeed with our lives when the pains and problems of others matter to us.
The projects that I undertake have helped me not to live a flamboyant life: having fleet of cars, houses and the rest. It would surprise you that I don’t have a car or house of my own. Even the house in my hometown, I have not been able to complete it for the past 10 years. It is not that I don’t have money to build it, but I consider first the needy around me. My own is to eat, sleep and ensure the work of God is going on. There is nothing to be excited about in life.
What other plans do you intend to pursue apart from what you are involved in now?
I want to have a standard hospital to help the poor and the destitute, build standard schools for the destitute: primary, secondary and the university. I pray that God will give me the grace to do it.
In achieving your aim of building schools, are you going to acquire hectares of land and centralise the schools, or the schools would be built around where the students stay?
The weak have not hope, but Jesus is their hope. It is not my plan, it is God’s. Man proposes, but God disposes. God will give us the directives to be followed. The whole essence of this is to save our society from hoodlums and other social vices that may result if these people were totally neglected. If you ask armed robbers how they started, you will be shocked at the story of their lives.
Your ministry to the aged, how has it been faring?
The aged deserve all that can be given to them. Some of them are very old, in their 80s, 90s and 100s. Some have lost their children – no one to cater for them. We have made provision for monthly stipends for the aged. Bags of rice and other food items are distributed to them from time to time. This we have done to play our part in making them enjoy their old age. Not only the aged, we also have widows and dwarfs. We have paid school fees for many of them and render assistance from time to time. The widows, as well as dwarfs, have special programmes from time to time. The widows, as well as dwarfs, have special programmes in the church to meet their needs. We have been doing this also for many years.
Many other men accumulate wealth for the future; here you are spending yours on the people. Are you not scared of the future?
I don’t have any money. If I have trillions of Naira today, there would be a trillion people around me to share the money with. I live my life as if there is no tomorrow. I sincerely believe that great man have great habits. This is my habit. I know everybody will give an account of what he or she did on earth. My reason for not being after wealth is because my desire and focus is on my destination. Whatever I am now, whatever I achieve now, I don’t concentrate on it. Therefore, there is no reason for wealth accumulation. Our spiritual walk with God is essential and should be paramount in our heart.
It is not every man of God that is into philanthropic gestures such as helping widows, dwarfs and the destitute. What are the things you think men of God should be doing for nation building?
Well, a point of correction – I want you to know that every man of God has habits. When you read your Bible, habit is a gift from God. If you are not a copy, you begin to do uncommon things because you take your directives from heaven. It is not what somebody has done before that you begin to do again and again. There is what we call supernatural gift of God and natural gift, and when you look at it, you see that divine wisdom tends to contradict the design of natural events. So, it is not just wisdom in the practical sense of it; it is pure wisdom of God. If you have such wisdom, others can copy; it is not for you to copy. I cannot do anything without the help of the Holy Spirit; I cannot do new things without the help of the Holy Spirit. So, the Holy Spirit teaches us new things. His mercies are new every morning. There is no repetition. We are created to change our world. There is no way we can change our world when we keep repeating what others have done. There will not be new things in the world if all we do is repeat what others have done… I think everyone has a calling. Ours is different from others. The way and manner God executes His plan in our lives differs. If others are not feeding the poor, it does not mean they are not people of God.
Can you shed more light on what the church has done in the area of nation building?
Like I said, if I begin to tell you all these, then it will look as if I’m boasting. I should not boast in what I am doing for God. I should boast in what God has done for me. Let’s give glory to God and thanks to God!
SOURCE: Tell Magazine, No. 52
One Of Richest Man In Africa–Profile
Biography of Aliko DANGOTE
Nigeria > Business : Aliko DANGOTE
Born on 10/04/1957
Biography :
Alikote Dangote (b. on April 10,1957), is the Nigerian founder and president of Dangote Group.He is known to be one the richest man in Africa , but he said “I think I have to be rated by Forbes magazine first before I can be [called] the richest man in Africa,” says Mr Dangote modestly. “But, you know, I’m comfortable.”He ranked first in Nigeria in the Forbes 2008 list of the richest people in the world with a fortune estimated at 3.3 billion dollars.
In 2011
With an estimated current net worth of around US$ 13.8 billion, he was ranked by Forbes as the richest Nigerian citizen. He is also simultaneously the richest person of African descent in the world, surpassing Mohammed Al Amoudi ($12.3 billion) and Oprah Winfrey ($2.7 billion.)
Aliko Dangote is the ‘golden child’ of Nigerian business circles. The Dangote consortium spans across many sectors of the Nigerian economy.The Dangote Group provides , cements ,sugar, salt, flour , ricr, spaghettis, textile etc,,,,,,,,,at competitive prices.
As a nonpartisan and detribalized businessperson, he is generous to different political parties, religious groups and cultural institutions. Apart from providing employment to elite graduates from different ethnic backgrounds, he minimizes the level of crime by engaging youths who are school leavers in the area of transportation, packaging, security amongst others.
It may not be a wild assumption to say that every Nigerian has heard of his name because of the impact of his business. His products are in most homes across the country. Those who may not use his products would have passed some of his trailers by the way. He is into export, import, manufacturing, real estate and philanthropy. All these are rolled together into what is known as the Dangote Group.
At the helm of its affairs as president and Chief Executive Officer is an unassuming man named Aliko Dangote. The focus of his investments is food, clothing and shelter.
The Dangote Group imports 400,000 metric tonnes of sugar annually which accounts for about 70 per cent of the total requirements of the country and is a major supplier of the product to the manufacturers of Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola and Seven-Up in Nigeria. It imports 200,000 metric tonnes of rice annually just as the company imports tonnes of cement and fertilizer and building materials.
Dangote Group also imports fish and owns three big fishing trawlers chartered for fishing with a 5,000 MT capacity.The group exports cotton, cocoa, cashew nuts, sesame seed, ginger and gum Arabic to several countries.
Beginning
Born in Kano, his grand father, the late Alhaji Sanusi Dantata provided him with a small capital to start his own business, as was the practice then. He thus started business in Kano in 1977 trading in commodities and building materials. Alhaji Aliko Dangote moved to Lagos in June 1977 and continued trading in cement and commodities. Encouraged by tremendous success and increase in business activities, he incorporated two companies in 1981. These and others that followed now make up the conglomerate known as Dangote Group.
Activities
The group today is involved in diverse forms of manufacturing with high turnover. Dangote textile and the Nigeria Textiles Mills Plc, which it acquired, produce over 120,000 meters of finished textiles daily. The group has a ginnery in Kankawa, Katsina State with a capacity of 30,000 MT of seeded cotton annually.
The sugar refinery at Apapa port, Lagos is the largest in Africa and in size the third largest in the world with an annual capacity of 700,000 tonnes of refined sugar annually. It also has another 100,000 tonne-capacity sugar mill at Hadeja in Jigawa State.
Apart from having substantial investment in the National Salt Company of Nigeria at Ota, Ogun State, the group has salt factories at Apapa and Calabar, a polypropylene bagging factory which produces required bags for its products, over 600 trailers for efficient distribution network and goods meant for export can also efficiently be transported to the ports.
A vehicle leasing unit with over 100 fully air-conditioned commuter buses, is also part of the Dangote Group. It is also into real estate with luxury flats and high rise complexes in Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Abuja and Kano. Dangote Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the group where yearly he spends millions for worthy causes such as contributions to educational and healthcare institutions, sinking of boreholes and giving of scholarships.
The Dangote Group has nationwide staff strength of 12,000 but on completion of on-going projects, it is expected to hit 22,000.Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s business success may be influenced by various factors. He seems to be broad-minded. Unlike some people, his Personal Assistant is Yoruba while his Head of Corporate Affairs is a Christian from Delta State.
In this encounter, Dangote talks about his driving force in business, the factors that have kept him above his contemporaries in business, his $800 million cement factory at Obajana, Kogi State and the N14 million mega company, which he and some industrialists have set up. Perhaps above all, his patriotic stance is commendable: “If you give me today $5 billion, I will not invest any abroad, I will invest everything here in Nigeria. Let us put heads together and work.”
As a self-employed person, with minimum basic education, he proves that business success can be through determination, honesty and perseverance; and not necessarily by acquiring Harvard-Oxford certificates or First-Class academic qualification. His managerial skill must surely be the envy of economic professors. Instead of stashing his funds in foreign accounts, a common feature of fraudulent front and public office looters, Dangote invests wisely in the productive sector of the Nigerian economy.
To deny that Dangote does not have monopoly over some of the commodities in the Nigerian market is to deny the obvious. Recently he and other notable Nigerians announced their desire to float a private sector mega company with the name Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (TCN), which amongst other things may acquire government-owned refinery, operate strategic state-owned coys and pioneer status in Agriculture and IT.
source:www.africansuccess.org
One of Most Powerful Man In Africa is a Christian
Pastor E.A. Adeboye was named 49th most powerful man in the World in 2009 according to Newsweek elite list in USA.
In the same list comes U.S. president Barack Obama as the 1st, China’s president Hu Jintao, 2nd with is French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, coming third. There is also British prime minister, Gordon Brown, German chancellor, Angela Markel, Vladimir Putin of Russia, Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia and Ayotollah Ali Khamenei of Iran. Others are Kim Jong II of North Korea, Bill and Hillary Clinton, American Billionaire Warren Buffet, U.S. speaker of the house of representative, Nancy Pelosi; New York Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Pope Benedict who came 37th.Adeboye and the Pope are the only Christian leader’s featured in the list
Daddy G.O,the pastor of The Redeemed Christian Church of God is one of the most successful preachers in the world. He boasts that his church has outposts in 110 countries. He has 14,000 branches—claiming 5 million members—in his home country of Nigeria alone. There are 360 RCCG churches in Britain, and about the same number in U.S. cities like Chicago, Dallas, and Tallahassee, Fla. Adeboye says he has sent missionaries to China and such Islamic countries as Pakistan and Malaysia. His aspirations are outsize. He wants to save souls, and he wants to do so by planting churches the way Starbucks used to build coffee shops: everywhere.
E.A. Adeboye was born on 2nd March 1942 at Ifewara in the present day Osun State.
He under went primary and secondary education which were almost curtailed due to the problem of funds, barefooted and in tears. He recalls �for the first seventeen years of my life, I never had to wear shoes�.
Graduate from the University in 1967, at the age of 25. Between 1967 and 1975 he had added two more degrees, an M.Sc in hydrodynamics and a Ph.D in Applied Mathematics, and lectured at the University of Lagos and university of Ilorin. Before his lectureship at these Universities, the G.O had taught mathematics at two secondary schools viz: Okeigbo Grammar School, Okeigbo near Ondo and the Lagos Anglican Girls Grammar School, Surulere � Lagos.
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