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Zimbabwe preachers outshine African counterparts
IN a major shift within the pentecostal world, Zimbabwean prophets are witnessing a surge in foreign congregants seeking spiritual healing and deliverance.Previously, many Africans looked towa...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:56hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's stunt at Pupu akin to Hitler officiating at a Jewish synagogue?
It was quite a disturbing and unsettling sight watching President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa officiating at the unveiling of the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupani. This was in ho...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:15hrs | 13 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ngidlaliswe amatope mina?
Reading Edward GibbonWhere is God bakithi?Edward Gibbon is no writer for easy readers. Yet he is so important to Britain's governing myth. No wonder why every British-born Prime Minist...Published: 14 Oct 2023 at 07:21hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
Apostle Moosa Joshua Mohlala: The Rising Prophet in Southern Africa's Spiritual Landscape
In the realm of spirituality, certain individuals possess the remarkable ability to inspire and transform lives. Southern Africa has witnessed the rise of an extraordinary figure in the field of proph...Published: 15 May 2023 at 12:01hrs | 38 | by Ntokozo Msipha
Opposition: Politics and Pisgah sight fallacy
A student of CultureAT heart and at soul, I am a student of culture.This is why I opted to read Literature at college, much of it drawn from the Western World.But that was to g...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 07:15hrs | 13 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
TB Joshua's burial set for July
The Synagogue Church Of All Nations (Scoan) has announced that the funeral ceremony of its founder, Temitope Joshua (popularly known as TB Joshua) will begin on July 5.In a statement published...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
TB Joshua's wife speaks out
The wife of the late founder of Synagogue of All Nations Church prophet Temitope Joshua popularly known as TB Joshua, Evelyn Joshua speaks out on his husb...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 16:46hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
How Prophet TB Joshua died
The Nigeria televangelist Temitope Balogun Joshua, one of Africa's most popular televangelists who was known as T.B. Joshua died at 57 on Sunday.Some of his believers claim the preacher alread...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:27hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Prophet TB Joshua dies
Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua (popularly referred to as TB Joshua) of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) is dead.Born on June 12, 1963, he died shortly before midnight of Saturday, J...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Using philanthropic work to gain cheap publicity and humiliating recipients is the height of sadistic cruelty, hypocrisy and sel
What should be the main motive behind helping the needy? What makes someone wake up one morning, and decide that they want to provide for the disadvantaged? Why, then, would the same person feel compe...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 14:03hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa, Chamisa meet clerics
THERE is renewed hope that the much-needed and much-talked about national dialogue could happen soon, after top clerics met with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa sep...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 18:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: TB Joshua fires back over controversial Sierra Leone testimony
After news was widely circulated that a Sierra Leonean government official was 'sacked' following her testimony at T.B. Joshua's church, the Nigerian cleric has responded by releasing a video of the l...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 12:30hrs | 17 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Chamisa conflates religion with Christianity
Many people think, and they are wrong to think this, that Zimbabwe starts and ends in Harare.In fact, many in the opposition believe, and this is a clue to why they lose elections, that Twitte...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:18hrs | | by Tinomudaishe Chinyoka
WATCH: TB Joshua gets stranded
Synagogue Church of all Nations leader Prophet TB Joshua has posted a video of himself being driving through the tropical rainforest and his vehicle gets stuck in the mud. Joshua and his team ...Published: 13 May 2019 at 11:08hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
A potent enemy always lives within
Hallelujah. . . But wait . . . why was he killed in the first place?You see, over time, societies evolve into hierarchical and stratified communities that pit the powerful against the powerles...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:50hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
TB Joshua warns Nigerian govt over violence in supplementary elections!!!
T.B. Joshua has given a "prophetic warning" to the Nigerian government concerning the handling of "inconclusive elections" in the nation."The (Nigerian) government should be cautious of the wa...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 15:48hrs | | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Rituals and spiritualism, the curse of the MDC
In everyday life when the going gets tough or unbearable and when everything seems to have ground to a halt, people tend to turn to social scientists in the form of witchdoctors, spirit mediums, proph...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 09:00hrs | 1 | by Elijah Chihota
Christianity and the Curse of the Papa Generation
We can all agree that Robert Mugabe has proven the "gods" wrong so many times, well at least according to the "prophets" that are awash on every street corner from Harare to Lilongwe. From one to the ...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 21:39hrs | 1 | by Robert Sigauke
3 Religious Sites to Visit When in Israel
Israel attracts thousands of people every year to visit the religious sites scattered throughout the country, a good number of which are significant to several Abrahamic religions because of their sha...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 11:44hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Musona visits Prophet TB Joshua
WARRIORS captain Knowledge Musona has turned to popular Nigerian televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as TB Joshua, for prayers after struggling with a recurring knee injury....Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:15hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi 'King' turns to TB Joshua
Claimant to the Mthwakazi throne Stanley Raphael Khumalo has upped his game by visiting controversial Nigerian Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua a move that has been viewed as a plot to acquire spir...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 17:05hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
TB Joshua's son sent to pray for Mnangagwa
Apostle John The spiritual son of Nigerias Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua says God has sent him to come and pray for the nation Zimbabwe and for the newly elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa....Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 14:30hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Prophet Magaya’s humble beginnings
THE "rags-to-riches" trope may be a cliché, but it's one that's definitely grounded in reality for Prophetic, Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya.Magaya beat the odds and a...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 05:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Open air worshippers protest over ban
APOSTOLIC churches in Victoria Falls are up in arms with the local authority following a ban on open air worship services.The furore came after town clerk Ronnie Dube wrote to apostolic sects ...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
TB Joshua's church tops most popular tourist sites in Lagos
The visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Lagos, specifically to the New Afrika Shrine dedicated to the ground-breaking music of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, has attracted attention to the vibran...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:33hrs | | by Ihechukwu Njoku
TB Joshua slams "Dirty Money" in the Church
Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua has given a stark rebuke to churchgoers who rely on their "dirty money" to pave way for them to receive God's blessings. In an impassioned sermon, the cle...Published: 11 May 2018 at 22:09hrs | | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Prophet TB Joshua says God loves Zimbabwe
A three-word message is all popular Nigerian prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua left his multitudes of Zimbabwean followers on his private visit to Harare last Friday.That the Synagogue Church of...Published: 18 Feb 2018 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
TB Joshua's 'Presidential Visit' to Zimbabwe - The Magufuli Connection
The alleged arrival of Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua to the nation of Zimbabwe "in the coming days" continues to make headlines with flights and hotels around Harare and Victoria Falls "fully b...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 11:12hrs | 1 | by Tawia Acheampong
TB Joshua coming to Zimbabwe in a few days
NIGERIAN prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua - better known as TB Joshua - is expected in the country for a private visit in a few days.The exact date TB Joshua will be arriving has been kept secr...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 15:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
The man who filmed 'The Angel' at T.B. Joshua's church speaks out!
The controversy surrounding the alleged 'angelic sighting' last month in Lagos, Nigeria has refused to abate.In January 2018, a video uploaded to YouTube showing a flashy figure in whi...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 06:36hrs | 2 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
TB Joshua is 'Nigeria's biggest tourist attraction'
The Nation Newspaper has singled out Prophet T.B. Joshua's Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) as the nation's "biggest tourist attraction".According to a report published in their travel...Published: 06 Jan 2018 at 15:32hrs | 4 | by Nosa Osazuwa
Strange 'angelic being' caught on camera outside TB Joshua's church
An alleged 'supernatural sighting' outside the gates of TB Joshua's Lagos-based Church has triggered debate on social media.A video uploaded to Emmanuel TV's YouTube Channel, which has subsequ...Published: 06 Jan 2018 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
TB Joshua prophesy on the military coup in Zimbabwe?
A video showing Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua predicting impending military intervention in the government of a Southern African country has been circulating like wildfire on social media in Zimbabwe....Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 12:18hrs | | by Ihechukwu Njoku
T.B Joshua: Christianity needs a human face
On a recent visit to Latin America, I was shocked by the responses I got from locals each time I introduced myself as a Nigerian. Among the eight countries I visited in the past five years, there was ...Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 11:07hrs | | by Akintola Olawunmi
Heartbreak: Nigerian returns from Libya to discover his wife had married his friend and his only son had died!!!
A heartbreaking video showcasing a young Nigerian's truly harrowing life experiences has been uploaded to YouTube.In the clip, a Nigerian named Harrison solemnly narrates how he barely escaped...Published: 26 Oct 2017 at 19:59hrs | 12 | by Nosa Osazuwa
George Weah attends TB Joshua's church service
On Sunday, October 22, 2017, the leading presidential candidate in Liberia and footballing legend George Weah attended a Church service in Lagos, Nigeria to "seek God's face" for his nation.Th...Published: 22 Oct 2017 at 19:15hrs | 1 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
No 'hard evidence' to prove 2013 elections were rigged, say Mavhinga - denier's mind-set
Those who choose to deny the past and often forced to relive the same mistake."In the years and decades after World War II, the German society - while overwhelming rejecting Nazi ideology afte...Published: 07 Aug 2017 at 21:13hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Catholic Archbishop Okojie, Alhaji Balarabe Musa Speak on TB Joshua's Relocation to Israel
News of Prophet T.B. Joshua's alleged relocation to Israel has continued to draw a spate of reactions, especially from distinguished Nigerians within government and religious circles.In an int...Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 16:00hrs | 1 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Prophet T.B. Joshua commended for donating 10 million Naira to less privileged Muslim community
General Overseer of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T.B. Joshua has been commended for donating the sum of 10 million Naira to the less privileged in the North in the spirit of R...Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 19:26hrs | | by Patience Amaka
Nigeria's ex-Aviation minister reveals those behind 'bombing' of Prophet T.B. Joshua's church part 2
Nigeria's Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has unleashed another shocking revelation in the unfolding saga surrounding the deadly implosion of a guest house within The Synagogue, Church ...Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 19:13hrs | 2 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Nigeria's ex-Aviation minister reveals those behind 'bombing' of Prphet T.B. Joshua's church
Nigeria's Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has made startling revelations about the controversial building incident that took place at T.B. Joshua's church in Lagos, Nigeria, in Septembe...Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 06:40hrs | | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Prophet T.B. Joshua, please don't go!
TEMITOPE Balogun Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, is undeniably a global brand. His Emmanuel TV is watched by millions across the world. Joshua recently made headlines when he ann...Published: 06 Jun 2017 at 17:37hrs | 1 | by Obadiah Mailafia
T.B. Joshua: Murder in the Church
A few weeks ago, I tweeted that I would write an essay about the bombing of a building at the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, SCOAN, a church founded by Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua. Thoug...Published: 05 Jun 2017 at 21:05hrs | | by Femi Fani-Kayode
The African Apostolic Church (AAC) and the Modern World
Modernisation and religion were meant to exist on separate planets but were forced to operate simultaneously within the same spheres. This has however, distorted the scriptures and authenticity of the...Published: 04 May 2017 at 17:07hrs | 1 | by Peason Zvenyika
Nigerian Govt Urges TB Joshua To Remain In The Country
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, has urged Prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) not to relocate from the country, encouraging the renowned prophet ...Published: 02 May 2017 at 20:02hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mbofana's shallow prophetic gymnastics
Mbofana has, of late emerged with poorly researched loose-cannon wanton-attacks on modern Christianity! On prophets, apostles, pastors, evangelists and teachers in the five-fold domain.Mbofana...Published: 29 Apr 2017 at 13:55hrs | 5 | by Evangelist Reginald Thabani Gola
Prophet under fire for 'blessing' tobacco
HARARE-BASED Prophet, Lazarus Mashavave has come under fire for 'blessing' tobacco farmers who are seeking to prosper as this is being viewed in some quarters as contradicting his mission of deliverin...Published: 02 Apr 2017 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
SHOCKING VIDEO: 'Demons Tremble Before TB Joshua!'
A shocking video clip released on T.B. Joshua's 'Emmanuel TV' YouTube channel purporting to show hordes of demon-possessed attendees in his church receiving 'deliverance' has evoked controversy....Published: 01 Apr 2017 at 17:27hrs | | by Ihechukwu Njoku
'T.B. Joshua's church was bombed!!!' - Femi Fani Kayode
Nigeria's former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode, has made a staggering revelation on Facebook about the building that fatally collapsed within The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations premises in ...Published: 14 Mar 2017 at 07:31hrs | | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Mzembi commissions Prophet Magaya's mountain
Tourism minister Walter Mzembi said government expects the newly-commissioned Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries' Prayer Mountain to draw thousands of tourists and improve th...Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 15:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
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