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Pope Francis has asked for forgiveness for the “sins and failings of the Church and its members” during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, saying the violence had “disfigured the face” of the Roman Catholic Church.
In a meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the Vatican, Francis said he hoped his apology would help promote peace in the African country, which was torn apart by genocide in 1994, and contribute to a “purification of memory”.
The Catholic Church in Rwanda last year publicly sought forgiveness for the part played by some of its members, who it said had fanned the ethnic hatred that led to the killings.
Some massacres took place in churches where people who had sought refuge were killed by militias.
The Vatican said in a statement that the pope had “implored anew God’s forgiveness for the sins and failings of the Church and its members, among whom priests, and religious men and women who succumbed to hatred and violence, betraying their own evangelical mission”.
Some 800,000 people from the ethnic Tutsi minority as well as moderates from the Hutu majority were massacred in the 1994 genocide. Kagame, a Tutsi, led a rebel force to halt the slaughter.
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Canadian based Nigerian singer Stephanie Otobo has been re-arraigned by the Nigerian Police alongside one Wisdom Godstime over alleged blackmail and threat to life, conspiracy, and intent to steal.
Nigerian Newspaper, The Nation reports that they were arraigned before a Magistrate at a Court in Lagos.
Nigerian police had, while seeking a remand order on March 6, accused the duo of “terrorism”.
A magistrate had ruled that the police lacked substantial evidence to support the accusation.
However, a Lagos state prosecutor, informed the court that the defendants and others at large allegedly committed the offence at about 10.30AM on February 14, 2017, at Police College, Ikeja, Lagos.
Animashaun said that the suspects conspired to steal by demanding for property with menace and attempted to extort money from Apostle Johnson Suleman, the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries (OFM) Worldwide.
The prosecutor, accusing the suspects of blackmail, added that they “unlawfully demanded the immediate payment of $1million to Otobo by Apostle Johnson Suleiman, the president and founder of Omega Fire Ministry Worldwide, else she would call a press conference and accuse him of committing adultery with her and thereafter kill him.”
The prosecutor claimed Stephanie threatened to call a press conference, where she planned to accuse Suleman of adultery and threatening to kill her.
He added that the offences are punishable under sections 411, 301 and 303 of the criminal law of Lagos state 2015.
Stephanie Otobo and her co-defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.
They were then granted bail in the sum of N100,000 each. The case was then adjourned to April 27 for commencement of trial.
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Popular Lagos writer withdraws support for Apostle Suleiman
A Lagos writer and staunch supporter of Apostle Johnson Suleiman has withdrawn his support for the clergyman over the sex scandal the said clergy is engulfed in.
Micheal who is a known supporter of the Gospel made this known via his Facebook post alleging he has scienter of the Apostle's untoward conducts. He also accused the Apostle of patronizing hotels with different girls.
Read the withdra notice below:
PUBLIC NOTICE! PUBLIC NOTICE!! PUBLIC NOTICE!!!
This is to withdraw my statement of support towards Apostle John Suleiman of Omega Church Ministry which is dated on the 6th of March, this month as against the claims of Ms Stephanie Otodo. I have personally received a classify information about ungoldly activities of the said Mr Suleiman from a reliable source and how he partronise their hotel with one or two girls... it has been a battle of conscience since three days ago whether to post this or not, but, as someone who like to always say the truth no matter whose ox is gored- it's on this note, I retract my innitial statement of support and solidarity- having been cleared to me that I gooved in my claims as a mortal man, it is my prayer that God in His infinity mercy will broken the heart of Mr Suleiman and make him a born again Christian.
Nigerian media sources reported that Apostle Suleman allegedly bought a Mercedes-Benz 450 GL for Nollywood actress Daniella Okeke.
- A Nollywood actress, Daniella Okeke, has been named as one of Apostle Suleman's romantic partner
- The religious leader allegedly bought a Mercedes-benz for her
- The cleric has denied having any romantic relationship outside of marriage
There is more trouble for Apostle Johnson Suleman as it has been revealed that he bought a $76,000 brand-new Mercedes-Benz 450 GL for Nollywood actress, Daniella Okeke.
The apostle has been caught in a web of allegation that began with Stephanie Otobo, the Canadian-based singer, who claimed that Suleman had a sexual relationship with her.
Otobo had granted an interview after she was released from Kirikiri prison insisting that she was not out to blackmail Suleman but that he had breached a marriage contract.
Otobo, in the press conference said: "This is a legal right of a breach of promise of marriage. It is not a blackmail.
"We are petitioning the police to go through my bank records to see that he (Apostle Suleman) has sent money directly from his account to my accounts.
"We are not talking about $8,000 or $12,000 dollars, we are talking about huge money.
"If I was a cheap prostitute, how much will you send a cheap prostitute."
When she was asked by the press if she knows any other girls involved with Apostle Suleman, Otobo said: "He told me about his ex-girlfriend, some actress named Daniella Okeke."
According to Sahara Reporters, the actress had displayed a brand-new Mercedes-Benz 450 GL in front of her house on Instagram prompting people to dig considering she has not featured prominently in movies.
Due to a bug, a search of the vehicle’s plate number on a Lagos state website for vehicle ownership revealed it was registered to Apostle Johnson Suleman.
Apostle Suleman had denied the allegation of sexual escapade with Otobo and had even threatened Festus Keyamo who chamber is representing the singer demanding an apology and the payment to him of N1bn for blackmail and injury.
Meanwhile, Apostle Johnson Suleman has written to controversial lawyer, Festus Keyamo, informing him of his plans to drag him to the disciplinary committee of the NBA.
The revered cleric made this known via a letter addressed to Keyamo dated March 7, written by his lawyer, Osa Director.
Part of the letter read: ''We have observed with shock and dismay your deliberate and relentless efforts to malign and convict our client through media trial.
'By your relentless media campaign, you are conducting yourself in a manner inconsistent with S.1 of the Rules of Professional Conduct For Legal Practitioners 2007."
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Pope Francis has said the Catholic church may consider ordaining married men who could potentially then work in remote areas faced with a shortage of priests.
“We must think about whether viri probati are a possibility,” Francis said, referring to older married men who are already involved in church business.
“Then we have to decide what tasks they can take on, for example in remote communities,” he added in an interview with German weekly Die Zeit.
Many in the church believe, given the lack of priests in many places, that a new path to ordination should be opened.
They think that in addition to priests who take a vow of celibacy, older married men with a long commitment to the church could also be considered.
Pope Francis said in May 2014 that “there are married priests in the church” citing Anglican ministers who converted, Coptic Catholics and the priests of some eastern churches.
The church, and notably the current pope’s predecessor Benedict XVI, had previously said that celibacy was not a matter of inflexible church dogma unlike, for example, the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
However, Francis said allowing priests in training to choose whether or not to be celibate was “not the solution”.
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A Lagos State Magistrate, has denied a request to remand one Wisdom Godstime and Stephanie Otobo, a lady in an explosive case who claims to have had an affair with Apostle Johnson Suleiman, founder of Omega Fire Ministry Worldwide.
The judge ruled that there is no substantial evidence to deny Stephanie her fundamental right to freedom, and hence granted her bail on liberal terms.
Justice Kikelomo said the matter was a case between two Nigerians and it did not matter if one of the parties was a man of God. She granted bail on conditions that the accused person deposit a sum of N100,000, with two sureties in like sum who must be gainfully employed.
In the application for remand, seen by Saharareporters, the police said that Wisdom and Stephanie were suspected to have threatened and blackmailed the man of God.
Attached to the application for remand was a four-count charge of terrorism, blackmail, and extortion, including threatening “an act of terrorism, demanding property with menace with intent to steal and attempt to extort money,” at the Police College in Ikeja, Lagos on February 14.
In the second count, the police said Wisdom and Stephanie “... with intent to blackmail a man of God, did unlawfully demand the immediate payment of the sum of $1,000,000 (one million US dollars) to you by Apostle Suleiman, … else you will call a conference and accuse him out for committing adultery … and having an illicit relationship with her (Stephanie).”
According to Court papers filed Keyamo chambers on behalf of the lady, Suleiman and Stephanie met in 2016 in Canada and allegedly began a secret affair. She claimed he informed her of his plan to divorce his wife, Lizzy, to marry her and have more male children.
Stephanie, who is a musician with stage name Kimora, left her base in Canada to Nigeria so she can be close to her pastor/secret lover. She says during sex, Pastor Suleiman would lick her all over her body including her vagina and had suggested that they have group sex with her friends. Stephanie says he got her detained after she told him she was pregnant.
She says she has naked photos as well as screenshots of raunchy messages they sent to themselves.
Stephanie claims she became a member of the Apostle Suleiman’s church, and followed him every where. He sent her money regularly according to her and she claims he asked her to get pregnant.
But when she informed him in September 2016 that she was pregnant in a hotel in Ikeja, Stephanie claims Apostle Suleman flew into a rage and asked her to abort it, fearing scandal.
Stephanie claims that Pastor Suleiman gave her a concoction that made her bleed and he ended their relationship.
According to the story, Stephanie went to Warri and relayed the whole story to another pastor who recorded it and started using it to extort money from Suleman.
Stephanie said she returned to Canada afterwards but Apostle Suleman contacted her again, apologized and asked her to return to Nigeria. And when she returned to Nigeria last week, she claims he put money into her account and subsequently froze the account.
It was will Stephanie was trying to withdraw money from the account at a UBA bank after her ATM refused to work, that she was arrested on orders of Apostle Suleman who had reported her of being a blackmailer.
After her arrest, Stephanie filed a lawsuit against Apostle Suleman demanding to be paid N500million as damages for not honoring his promise to marry her and for harassment and threat to her life.
In the letter to the Inspector-General of Police, Keyamo Chambers said Stephanie was arrested on March 3 at a UBA branch in Anthony Village by heavily armed policemen from Federal Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), Alagbon. She’s since been in detention where her lawyers claim they have denied her access to them.
Keyamo Chambers has given Suleman a 7-day ultimatum to release Stephanie, meet their demands or be dragged to court
Below is the court papers filed on behalf of Stephanie at Festus Keyamo Chambers.
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A Canadian based Nigerian, Stephanie Otobo has claimed she had a secret affair with the founder of the Auchi-based Omega Fire Ministries,
According to some legal documents filed on behalf of Stephanie by Festus Keyamo chambers, the alleged lover claimed to have been dumped by Apostle Suleiman after he promised her marriage.
Stephanie, an Ontario based musician, alleged further that the preacher is using the Nigerian police to silence her and has since been remanded at the Federal Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), Alagbon.
Apostle Suleiman and Otobo, according to her lawyers, met in September 2016, when she visited Nigeria from her base in Canada.
They began a relationship, with Apostle Suleiman telling her that he had divorced his wife and wanted more male children.
Apostle Suleiman made a marriage proposal to Miss Otobo, which she accepted. This was allegedly followed by a formal introduction of Apostle Suleiman to the Otobo clan in Delta State.
The pastor’s alleged desire to have more male children, according to the document from Festus Keyamo's chambers, made him demand Stephanie should get pregnant.
After getting pregnant, Apostle Suleman allegedly insisted on Stephanie aborting the pregnancy land gave her a concoction, which made her bleed profusely.
The singer alleged further that she was subsequently abandoned by the preacher who also called off the marriage proposal.
Stephanie alleged further that she proceeded to Warri, where she met another pastor and had told him her story. She said, her naive move- which was recorded- was used by the pastor to extort money from Apostle Suleiman.
Stephanie, through her lawyers, is demanding to be paid the sum of N500million as damages for abandoning her and not honouring his promise to marry her.
The singer also warned that she plans to release their naked pictures together, raunchy text messages, bank statements, and other implicating items should the preacher deny their affiar.
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