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Samuel Bilewu Joseph Oshoffa [2] (October 11, 1909 – September 10, 1985) was the founder of the Celestial Church of Christ after reportedly resurrecting people from the dead. He founded the church in 1947 after being lost for three months near Porto-Novo in Benin. [3] The church now has its main offices in Bénin and Nigeria.
Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin (born 15 February 1971, Burutu, Delta State, Nigeria) [citation needed] is the founder and head prophet of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry (CMDM), Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria. [1] He founded the church on 3 April 2010.
Olumba Olumba Obu was the founder of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS). It was formed in 1956 in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, Nigeria, [7] and registered in March 1964 as a "religious organisation under the Land (perpetual succession) Act cap 98 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria."
In 1938, the NYM called for Nigeria to be granted British Dominion status, putting it on a par with Australia or Canada. [124] In 1937, it was joined by Nnamdi Azikiwe, who had been exiled from Ghana/Gold Coast for seditious activities and who became publisher and editor-in-chief of the West African Pilot and father of Nigerian popular journalism.
The Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) is a Pentecostal church in the Aladura movement, which was founded by Samuel Oshoffa on 29 September 1947 in Porto-Novo, Benin. [1] It has spread from West Africa to countries in Europe, such as Belgium, France, and the United Kingdom, [2] [3] but a number of its parishes are located in Nigeria, particularly in Lagos and Ogun State.
The African Church is led by His Eminence Julius Olayinka O. Abbe. The African Church structure has a Primate who serves as the spiritual head and the overall head of the church, and a Lay President who is the head of the laity and who assist The Primate in temporal matters.
Emmanuel Olufunmilayo Odumosu (1915–1988) known predominantly by his sobriquet Jesu Oyingbo [1] [2] which means “Jesus of Oyingbo” was a religious sect leader who claimed he was Jesus Christ returned. His grandchild, Jacob Odumosu, and his partner Harry Walker became prolific prophets in the local area of which they dwell.
[8] [9] The Church of Nigeria is the largest Anglican province on the continent of Africa, accounting for 41.7% of Anglicans in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is "probably the first [largest within the Anglican Communion] in terms of active members." [10] Since 2002 the Church of Nigeria has been organised into 14 ecclesiastical provinces. It has ...