News
Why You Don’t Need To Pray For Your Enemies – Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has shared insights on why believers should refrain from praying against their enemies.
Speaking at the church’s monthly Thanksgiving Service at the Throne of Grace in Ebute-Metta, Lagos, he noted that only those with significant destinies attract envy.
Adeboye emphasized that praying against one’s enemies is illogical, referencing Psalms 23:5, which speaks of God preparing a table before one’s enemies. He posed the question: “If you pray against your enemies, who will be there to celebrate your successes?”
Instead of wishing harm upon adversaries, he encouraged believers to pray for their repentance. He advised that envy is a sign of greatness, stating, “If you are being envied, it means you have to be great. If you pray for your enemy’s demise, who will celebrate with you?”
Reflecting on his own life, Adeboye shared his amazement at God’s mercy and elevation despite his humble beginnings. He recounted an experience from a recent trip to an African country for a crusade, where he initially thought he would not meet the president.
However, upon learning of Adeboye’s presence, the president insisted on a meeting that lasted five hours, underscoring the unexpected privileges God had granted him.
By Kayode Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sextapes of women, including the sister of the country’s president.
The sextapes were recovered from Engonga’s house and office following a raid by ANIF officials who carried out the operation in a fraud investigation against the 54-year-old economist.
The ANIF officials were said to have come across several CDs that later showed Engonga’s sexcapades with different married women.
The videos, according to a local media platform, Ahora EG, include encounters with high-profile individuals, including Engonga’s brother’s wife, his cousin, the sister of the President of Equatorial Guinea, the Director General of Police’s wife, and about 20 of the country’s ministers’ wives, among others.
The video discovered in his office was said to have been recorded with consent and has since been leaked online.
In a report by a local media platform, Ahora EG, since last October, Engonga has been involved in a sexual scandal unprecedented in the history of Equatorial Guinea.
Ahora EG stated: “The most striking thing is that some scenes took place in his work office, including moments in which he is seen sleeping with a woman next to the National Flag. Based on this sexual scandal, the Executive has stated that the measure is a direct response to the acts that have affected the image of the country.
“With these new measures, the Government hopes to establish a clear precedent on the expected conduct of public officials in order to create a more respectful work environment in the public and private administration of Equatorial Guinea. For days now, erotic videos have been circulating on social media featuring Baltasar EBANG ENGONGA, better known as ‘Bello’.
“Baltasar EBANG ENGONGA is said to have filmed these scenes with the consent of the women themselves, which exonerates him from a possible crime of violation of integrity. In the videos, he is seen having unprotected sex with several women, including those married to powerful and well-known people in the country, but also with the most “diva and influential” single women in Equatorial Guinea. Some scenes take place in hotel rooms, houses, even in the protagonist’s office at the Ministry of Finance,” it added.
Speaking on the viral sextapes, the Attorney General of Equatorial Guinea, Nzang Nguema, said although the videos suggest that the women involved were not forced to participate, the law does not consider consensual sexual relations to be a crime, unless coercion or violence is proven.
“The possibility of a contagious disease being spread through these sexual interactions makes the situation even more critical,” Nguema added.
Reacting to the development on Monday, the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Nguema Mangue, said Engonga’s behaviours violated the country’s Code of Conduct and the Public Ethics Law.
Three reasons Victor Osimhen will not join Galatasaray permanently despite interest
FG Panel Indicts AFN In Ofili’s Paris Olympics Omission
Access Holdings Reports ₦41.1trn Total Assets, ₦3.4trn Gross Revenue In Q3
Just in: Terrorists ambush military truck, kill all soldiers on board
Nigerian Dancer, Korra Obidi Attacked with acid, stabbed on stage In UK
Meet Rare Gem 16 Years Old Chiaza, CEO of ‘RUN MARKET PLACE’
-
News24 hours ago#EndBadGovernance Protests: ACF Condemns Trial Of Minors, Demands Immediate Release
-
Sports24 hours agoMan Utd Held By Chelsea In First Post-Ten Hag Premier League Game
-
Foreign23 hours agoIsrael-Hamas conflict: Death toll reaches 43,341 amid escalating violence
-
News24 hours agoUN report lists Nigeria top of 16 African countries as hunger hotspots
-
News24 hours agoSAD: Gunmen kill Rep Gagdi’s mother-in-law, brother -in-law
-
News23 hours agoKemi Badenoch: It Is Time To Move Past Tribalism, ‘My Turn’ Syndrome – Peter Obi
-
News23 hours agoUNIZIK rejects FG’s removal of new VC, Registrar, insists it followed approved guidelines
-
News24 hours agoTwo Media Houses, 65 Nigerian Journalists Attacked In Nine Months, Says IPC