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Even In death Chris Okotie Fights TB Joshua

 Even In death Chris Okotie Fights TB Joshua

… Says “TB Joshua was a deceptive magician who claimed to be another Jesus”  

 

The senior pastor of the Household of God Church International Ministries, Rev. Chris Okotie has described the Late Prophet TB Joshua founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), as a deceptive magician who carried the Bible around.

TB Joshua, died on June 6 after battling a stroke.

But on Sunday, Okotie put out a video on his Youtube page where he took a dive into what he claimed was the late clergyman’s belief system.

He also alleged that Joshua fulfilled a biblical pattern of “Bar-Jesus”, a false prophet who equated himself with Jesus.

“What is the truth about TB Joshua? Who was he? Was he a product of Christianity? Or a practitioner of shamanism? Was he a servant of the Lord Jesus? Or some itinerant religious quack?” Okotie asked.

“Was he a true prophet, who was misunderstood? Or a hypocrite masquerading under the habiliment of the Faith?

“When God begins a work in scripture, particularly from the old testament, he begins with patterns, what we call types, shadows, adumbrations.

“You say why because the patterns determine the flow of power and authenticity of that enterprise. He is a magician, a sorcerer, and calls himself a prophet.

“Notice Joshua doesn’t call himself an apostle, he doesn’t call himself a teacher. He doesn’t call himself a pastor because, if he calls himself by any other name outside of prophet, he does not fulfill the pattern.

“So, he must stick with that appellation. He is a magician who claims to be a prophet but he is a false prophet.”

In another part of the video, Okotie claimed that Joshua espoused a doctrine that deified him.

He also alleged that the late pastor deceptively targeted people in the society with philanthropy to model himself after biblical patterns and induce support.

“In the first century AD, a group of heretical teachers invaded the church, they call themselves gnostics and that word comes from the Greek word gnosis which speaks of knowledge,” he added.

“They claimed that they had the superior knowledge above the church above the Bible and that they had attained the level of esoteric legitimacy that provided knowledge that was peculiar only to that ilk.

“They claim that Jesus Christ didn’t come in the flesh and that it was an apparition. They claim that Jesus Christ was the son of Joseph and he was appointed by God for a particular spiritual responsibility.

“They said, at the baptism, the Christ Spirit, a transcendental Spirit, came upon him. They said it departed from him at the cross when he cried out ‘my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?’

“They said this Spirit has been around since that time and goes from one generation to another generation anointing men and bestowing them with a charismatic spiritual gift necessary to fulfill their divine mission.

“Joshua claimed he’s that one the Lord has appointed in this generation to bring reconciliation to or between God and man. And he’s not the first to propose such a ludicrous concept. Joshua believed he’s another Jesus.”  

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy-iM9J48JI

YouTube suspends Trump channel, removes video

 

Google-owned YouTube suspended Donald Trump’s channel and removed a video for violating its policy against inciting violence – the latest sanction by the social media giant against the US president.

Online platforms and social media companies are distancing themselves from, and taking action against, those who encouraged or engaged in last week’s deadly violence on the US Capitol by the president’s supporters.

“In light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, we removed new content uploaded to Donald J Trump’s channel for violating our policies,” YouTube said in a statement.

The channel is now “temporarily prevented from uploading new content for a minimum of 7 days”, it said.

The video-sharing platform also said it will be “indefinitely disabling comments” on Trump’s channel because of safety concerns.

The homepage of the Trump channel featured a month-old video of Trump casting doubt on the voting election process that logged some 5.8 million views. The free channel itself has 2.77 million subscribers.

 

Supporters of Trump stormed the US Capitol on January 6, trying to halt the certification by Congress of President-elect Joe Biden’s election win.

Trump, who has challenged the validity of Biden’s victory without producing evidence, initially praised his supporters but later condemned the violence.

Politicians were forced to flee as the building was mobbed by protesters who overwhelmed security forces. Five people died in the violence, including one Capitol Police officer.

After the incident, Twitter and Facebook removed Trump’s accounts and have been eliminating content supporting the assault, while Amazon.com suspended Parler – a social media platform favoured by many supporters of Trump – from its web-hosting service.

Facebook said on Monday it is taking similar precautions leading up to the inauguration of Biden as president on January 20.

In announcing the suspension last week, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said Trump used the platform to incite violence and was concerned he would continue to do so.

Content containing the phrase “stop the steal” will be removed from Facebook and Instagram, according to executives Monika Bickert and Guy Rosen.

 

Facebook is also keeping in place a pause on all ads in the United States about politics or elections, meaning no adverts from politicians including Trump.

Twitter went a step further by deleting Trump’s account, depriving him of his favourite platform. It was already marking his tweets disputing the election outcome with warnings.

The company also deleted more than 70,000 accounts linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory, which claims, without any evidence, that Trump is waging a secret war against a global cabal of satanist liberals.

Trump was also hit with suspensions by services like Snapchat and Twitch.

A #StopHateForProfit campaign demanded on Tuesday that YouTube take down Trump’s verified channel because it is giving the president the opportunity “to continue spreading false information” about the validity of the election.

“If YouTube does not agree with us and join the other platforms in banning Trump, we’re going to go to the advertisers next,” said Common Sense Media chief executive Jim Steyer, an organiser of the campaign.

(Newsnow)

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BREAKING: FG okays domestic flights’ resumption

The Federal Government as okay that domestic flights can resume operations across the nation.

Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the ongoing daily briefing of the task force in Abuja.

Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said: “I am pleased to inform you that Mr President has carefully considered the 5th Interim Report of the PTF and has accordingly approved that, with the exception of some modifications to be expatiated upon later, the Phase Two of the eased lockdown be extended by another four weeks with effect from Tuesday, June 30, 2020 through Midnight of Monday, 27 July, 2020.

BREAKING: Buhari re-open School partially

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-opening of schools, only for students in graduating classes, that is Primary 6, JSS3, and SSS3) to allow them to prepare for examinations.

However, Secondary and tertiary schools (public and private) will remain closed, until the further announcement by the authorities.

All primary schools and daycare centres across the nation remain closed, the Federal Government has declared.

The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, Sani Aliyu, stated this in Abuja on Monday.

Business Mogul, Bode Akindele is dead

One of Nigeria businesses mogul and philanthropist, Chairman of Madandola Group, chief Bode Akindele is dead.

Cause of his death is still sketchy as at the time of filing this report,

Chief Bode Akindele was the Parakoyi of Ibadanland and was born 88years ago. Details later

COVID-19: Lagos State Suspends BECE 2020 for JSS3 Students

The Lagos State Government as announced the suspension of 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for Junior Secondary School 3 (JSS3) students due to the continued uncertainty over coronavirus pandemic ravaging the nation.

The (BECE) was originally scheduled to kick start from Tuesday, 16th to 23rd June 2020 for candidates in JSS3 in Public and approved private schools across the state.

But in a statement on Monday signed by the Director, Lagos State Examinations Board, Supo Gbadegeshin, said, the decision was “In view of the prevailing situation of the global pandemic virus called COVID-19 and the precautionary steps taken by the Lagos State Government to combat the deadly disease.

“Lagos State Examinations Board hereby notifies the general public, especially all duly registered Public and Approved Private Junior Secondary Schools in the state, that year 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) earlier scheduled to commence from Tuesday, 16th – 23rd June 2020 has been postponed till further notice”, he said.

Gbadegesin, however, noted that “as soon as the State Government issues directives on the re-opening of schools, the new dates approved by the appropriate authorities shall be communicated to all stakeholders.”

COVID-19: FG warns state against reopening schools, viewing centres

Boss Mustapha

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic has warned states proposing to reopen schools and other activities of mass gatherings to suspend such contemplations.

The PTF also reminded Nigerians that there were still possibilities of a review of all relaxed measures, adding that relaxation of restrictions “does not mean carelessness and that life is back to normal”.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF and Chairman of the PTF, Mr Boss Mustapha, who gave the warning on Monday during the daily press briefing by the task force in Abuja, lamented the continued violation of measures put in place to curb the spread of the virus, including ban on inter-state travel.

It would be recalled that some states of the federation had recently indicated plans to reopen some activities that encourage crowding and mass gatherings.

In this category were Cross River State, which had designed a resumption plan for public schools from June 16, and Kano State, which reportedly announced the opening of football viewing centres across the state, as professional football leagues resume in Europe.

However, warning against decisions such as these, the Chairman of the PTF, in his opening speech, warned that the country was not ripe yet to allow the opening of these activities.

“We have received reports that some states are contemplating the reopening of schools, television viewing centres, sports stadium and other places where large gatherings could take place.

“The PTF re-emphasises that it is not yet safe to do so and that utmost caution should be exercised. The PTF guideline should still be complied with while considering decision of this nature,” he warned.

FG suspend airline, Sanction pilot for flying Naira Marley

BY: OLUSEGUN RAPHEAL:

The Nigeria  Government has suspended Executive Jets Services for flying popular musician Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley contrary to the approval it was granted.

Naira Marley was flown from Lagos to Abuja by the airline despite COVID-19 restrictions after approval of aviation authorities.

The flight was said meant to fly in Hon. Justice Adefope Okojie from Lagos to Abuja and back to Lagos and not the musician.

It was learned that Naira Marley perform and entertained fun-seekers at the Jabi Lake Mall in Abuja over the weekend.

Speaking on Monday at the daily briefing by members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika announced the suspension of the operation of Executive Jets Service indefinitely for the infraction.

The minister also said the captain who operated the flight would be sanctioned for misleading the control tower.

Sirika said: “Well, we approved a flight but certainly not for any musician. The flight, from the application, was to convey Honourable Justice Adefope Okojie from Lagos to Abuja and back to Lagos for an official assignment.

“In this challenging time, in our wisdom, we considered the judiciary to be part of the essential service to be delivered. Having to move the Hon. Justice from Lagos to Abuja was in order. The approval was given for the 14th of June, 2020, however, we do give them a leeway of 24 hours sometimes due to operational reasons.

“They can operate the flight slightly earlier or slightly forward within 24 hours. In this case, the operator choose to fly on the 13th at about 6:00 pm. So, that itself is not a violation to operate earlier because we gave him the leeway.”

He added: “The operator is Executive Jets Services and the approval was very clear and I will read part of it. This is the letter from the ministry of Aviation to the Chairman of the Executive Jets Services and it was signed by the Director of Air Transport Management on my behalf.”

On the suspension of the jet services, Sirika said: “The operation is a clear violation of our approval to which we take very seriously and it seems this is becoming a norm. Perhaps, this is the second time. So, Executive Air Services operations are hereby suspended indefinitely. We will also fine them maximally according to the law.

“The captain of the flight will also be sanctioned for giving wrong information to the control tower and also appropriately in accordance with our law.

“It seems also that people are not tired of trying our resolve. Well, we are also not tired of rising up to the challenge and living up to our own responsibility for keeping every one of us safe.

“Governance is a serious matter. We don’t take things lightly in civil aviation because it means the lives of people. We are highly regulated, we are international and we are one aviation.

“Going forward, we will put up mechanisms in place or escalate the mechanisms we have in place to detract people from doing so and it means that we will be stricter in our approvals and whoever dares us will meet the consequences.”

Pastor Ighodalo preaches at funeral hours after wife’s death

..Says let us accept the mystery of life.

Pastor Ituah Ighodalo at the burial service

BY OLUSEGUN RAPHEAL

The Senior Pastor of Trinity House Church, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, preached on Sunday at a funeral a few hours after his wife, Ibidun die.

His lovely wife died around 2am on Sunday in Port-Harcourt where she was constructing an Isolation centre for the state Government.

But despite his personal grief, Ighodalo proceeded to deliver a short brief at the funeral of a 25-year-old son of Biola Okoya, Adedeji.

In a composed but emotional tone, the bereaved cleric said: “Everywhere tensed, confused frightening and disturbing but here we are today. “I mean if they had told us last week that we would be here to celebrating Ayodeji’s life, I would say it’s not possible. He was ill, no doubt! But, we were believing God that he would be well.

“But, here we are right now and there he is and of course, a lot of you know that I really shouldn’t be here but that’s how life is.”

On his deceased wife, he said: “2 o’clock this morning, I received news that shattered my life but life must go on, and here we are today. So, I have just come to speak to us very peacefully on something I have called Life. Life! Life! Life!

“Life is a deep mystery. There’s no one human being no matter how wise they are like Solomon who can say to you that they fully understand life.

“The Bible says: we see in part; we understand in part, we prophesy in part and he says most of the times we see like in a dark valley but there is going to come a time when we will see clearly as Jesus sees. Life is a mystery and let us accept the mystery of life.

Pastor Itua and his late wife, Ibidun