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Women who do make-up during their weddings are fools – Adeboye
The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said women who do make-up and paint their faces during their weddings are fools.
Adeboye spoke during one of the ministers’ conference at its National Convention on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, saying people who do such things are simply saying they did not like the way God created them.
He lamented that some people in Redeemed have turned marriage to jamboree, saying the money they wasted when they said they were celebrating could be used to train the children.
“It wasn’t so in the beginning. When you marry, you cut your coat according to your clothes. If you believe it or not, a family, a very wealthy family came all the way from America to conduct the wedding of their daughter in my office in Ebute-Metta and they were blessed. Everything started and ended in my office. They have their baby within months.
“Some of you want to be like the people of the world. I can’t even imagine some of the things I see now. People spend hundreds of thousands of naira on ‘shoot out’ (photo shoot). And then on the day of the wedding, the girl put on all manner of decoration.
“Those who do make-up are those who do not believe God did a good job. When God created you, He did a great job, you are wonderful, perfectly made and you cannot find any other fellow like you, you are special.
“When you begin to paint, and you think you can improve on what God has already done, you are a fool. You can never improve on what God has done,” Adeboye stated.
He urged members of the church to go to their weddings as God created them original and unique, urging them not to bother what other “people say, but the way of the Lord. All these attitudes must stop.”
Adeboye also said it had come to the church’s notice that some pastors in more than one province or region would combine to plant a church abroad, which he said sounded very good.
“But they then use the opportunity to say they want to go and visit the church they had planted abroad, and they spent millions of naira for traveling expenses. If it’s for church growth, we can understand, each pastor from different provinces in the name of visiting a church abroad, that must stop and stop right now.
“That is the sin of hypocrisy and if you continue, you don’t change, God is at liberty to punish hypocrites and I won’t beg on your behalf.
“You want to use the excuse that you planted a church abroad and three of you would go every year as well as take your families with you, spend church money. And most times when they go, they bypass the mission board, the continental overseers, God is watching,” he added.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Argentinian police on Thursday arrested a Brazilian, Joelton Gusmao de Oliveira who was declared wanted over attempted coup last year in support of former far-right leader, Jair Bolsonaro.
The police statement also said Brazil had previously issued a warrant for his “arrest and detention” for extradition.
Forty-seven-year-old Oliveira was arrested in Argentina’s La Plata, 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Buenos Aires, according to a police statement
A Brazilian court had in February handed Oliveira a 17-year prison sentence in absentia for the attempted coup and armed criminal association.
Thousands of pro-Bolsonaro activists invaded the presidential palace, Congress and the Supreme Court on January 8, 2023, demanding the intervention of the armed forces to depose the newly elected left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Brazilian news site UOL said Oliveira was a refugee arrested while trying to renew his papers.
In October, the Argentine government amended the law preventing foreigners charged or convicted over “serious crimes” from being granted refugee status.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Mia Le Roux, who was recently crowned Miss South Africa 2024, has announced her withdrawal from the Miss Universe competition because of health issues.
This was contained in a statement released on Friday by the Miss South Africa Organisation, Le Roux expressed gratitude for the support she has received from South Africans, describing the decision to step back as “incredibly challenging” but necessary to focus on her health.
“I am profoundly thankful for the unwavering support from South Africa during my time at Miss Universe. Making this decision has been incredibly challenging, knowing the dreams and hopes that have been placed upon me.
“However, I am deeply grateful to have the opportunity to focus on my health and recovery so that I may continue to serve my country with full strength,” she said.
The Miss South Africa Organisation also expressed its support, emphasising Le Roux’s resilience and prioritising her health.
“Mia has shown incredible courage and grace throughout this difficult period,” the organisation stated.
“Her health and well-being are our utmost priority, and we stand by her side, dedicated to ensuring she regains her strength and returns to full health,” it added.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
A Russian TV chef who ran a restaurant in central London has been found dead in Serbia.
Alexei Zimin, 52, was an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Crimea in 2014. He had spent his final years exiled in the UK.
The 52-year-old ran a cookery show on the Russian NTV channel, which was axed after he posted anti-war messages on social media following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Serbian authorities told the BBC there were “no suspicious circumstances” related to his death and that an autopsy and toxicology report were ongoing.
Mr Zimin was found dead in a hotel room in Belgrade, according to reports in Russian media.
He had travelled to the Serbian capital to promote his new book about Britain Anglomania.
[/b]Katerina Ternovskaya, co-owner of the restaurant where Zimin had presented his book and prepared food, said people were “in shock” adding that “the last time we have seen him, he was smiling and in a great mood”[/b].
The diner was wonderful and Alexei was very happy,” she said.
Mr Zimin’s restaurant in London, Zima, confirmed the chef’s death on Instagram.
For us, Alexei was not only a colleague, he was our friend, a close person with whom we were lucky to go through a lot – both good, kind and sad,” the restaurant said.
Thank you to everyone for the words we [have received] today about Alexei. We are hurting together with you.
“The entire Zima team expresses condolences to Alexei’s family and mourns together with them.”
Written in Russian, Anglomania covers how “modern ideas about democracy, freedom of speech, human rights, capitalism with an inhuman face and socialism with a human face, science, literature, Christmas turkey and afternoon tea” originate from the UK, according to Mr Zimin’s website.
In May 2022, he told the BBC his restaurant had been targeted with abuse and arson threats after Russia’s invasion.
“My partners thought about changing the name,” he said.
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