Encounter with a prophet, By Lasisi Olagunju

Like Nigeria’s multiple-award winning poet, Professor Niyi Osundare, I am also “farmer-born, peasant-bred.” Like him, I “encountered dawn in the enchanted corridors of the forest.” A powerful pastor once came to our village with drums and flutes. It was supposed to be a one-off visit but that first arrival was a harvest of blessings for […]

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Police arrest prophet for raping 8-month pregnant woman in Nigeria

Operatives of the Ondo State Police command in Nigeria have arrested a prophet identified as Festus James for allegedly raping an eight-month-old pregnant woman at Agbabu village via Ore, in Odigbo council area of Ondo state. Parading the suspect before newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, Funmi Odunlami, said the prophet who came […]

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Prophet gets life imprisonment in Ekiti over the death of a woman (Photos)

A High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Thursday, July 1, sentenced a cleric, prophet Olakanye Oni, to life imprisonment over the death of a woman. Oni of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Palace of Mercy, Olokuta, Ado-Ekiti, was accused of killing one Mrs Gbadamosi Omowale, who came to his church to seek help over her […]

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Young housewife seeking marital solution killed by Prophet for ritual (Photo)

A 25-year-old housewife, Bosede Oguntade, who was seeking solutions to her marital and financial problems, has been murdered by one Prophet Dotun Ogunlade popularly known as Arole Jesu and his friend, Mutiu, in the Ibarapa area of Oyo state, Nigeria. Oguntade who was paraded before newsmen yesterday June 20, said Bosede had contacted him via […]

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Prophet beheads lover, buries her body parts in church premises (Graphic photos)

Two prophets have been arrested for beheading a woman for ritual purposes and burying her body parts in their church premises. Olusola Akindele, 42, and Ayodele Bamiduro, 42, of the Lion of Judah Church of Christ, 13, Robiyan Avenue, Robiyan, near Ijoko, were arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command following an investigation after the […]

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