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FULL LIST: Options For Oyedepo’s Two Deputies Stepping Down Next Week

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October 11, 2024

Following their imminent retirement as Vice Presidents of Bishop David Oyedepo’s Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, Bishops David Abioye and Thomas Aremu may have several roles open to them within the church’s structure, according to ChurchTimes.

Several church sources, including a pastor who spoke on condition of anonymity due to not being authorised to speak to the media, confirmed to The PUNCH on Thursday the planned retirement of Bishops Abioye and Aremu.

The valedictory services for the two bishops are set for October 15 and 18, 2024.

Aremu will be honoured in Ibadan, Oyo State, while Bishop Abioye’s farewell will take place in Abuja.

The publication reports that both Bishops have surpassed the church’s mandatory retirement age of 60, with Abioye at 63 and Aremu at 67.

However, beyond their retirement, findings from Church Times indicate that the church has five potential roles available for them, should they choose to accept any.

The roles are outlined in the church’s operational manual, The Mandate, which was published in 2012.

They could be assigned to a local assembly, not beyond a zonal church as resident pastors.

They could be assigned oversight responsibility over a given location within or outside Nigeria.

They could be appointed to serve in any of the church’s educational institutions or any department where they may choose to apply for such vacancies.

They may also be appointed to serve in any of the departments in the headquarters where they have expertise.

The final option is for them to be appointed revivalists, or as pastors in the Revival Mission Initiative Department.

However, these appointments are not permanent and must be renewed annually.

While it’s uncertain whether the bishops will pursue these opportunities, both have held supervisory roles for mission work before their retirement.

Abioye, who currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Living Faith Church, Goshen City, Abuja, first crossed paths with Bishop David Oyedepo in 1979.

In 1987, he led one of the church’s five pioneer branches and was consecrated in 1993 at the age of 32.

Aremu, after a career in accounting, transitioned to full-time ministry and was among the seven bishops consecrated in November 1999 at the Garden of Faith in Kaduna.

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U.S. Lawmaker Reacts To Nigeria, U.S. Airstrikes

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December 26, 2025

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United States Congressman, Riley Moore, has stated that President Donald Trump is determined to put an end to the killing of Christians in Nigeria, warning that further action may follow if the violence persists.

Moore made the statement on Friday via his official X handle.

According to the lawmaker, the strike represents the first step in addressing what he described as the ongoing slaughter of Christians and the broader security crisis affecting Nigerians across religious and ethnic lines.

“President Trump has been clear that the killing of Christians in Nigeria must end,” he said.

He that the administration’s resolve on the matter should not be underestimated.

“As I stated at the outset: Do not test President Trump‘s resolved in this matter.

“Tonight’s strike in coordination with the Nigerian government is just the first step to ending the slaughter of Christians and the security crisis affecting all Nigerians,” he said.

He stressed that the operation signals a stronger stance by the United States in support of Nigeria’s efforts to tackle terrorism and violent extremism, noting that further measures could be taken if the situation does not improve.

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US Dept Of War Shares Video Of Air Strikes In Nigeria

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December 26, 2025

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A video footage of the US military air strikes in Nigeria has emerged.

The video was released by the US Department of War following its air strikes against terrorists in Sokoto.

Earlier, the US secretary of War, Pete Hegseth had confirmed that military air strikes hit terrorists in Nigerians, saying it was deadly.

Later on, the US. African Command, confirmed that it conducted the attacks described as very deadly by President Donald Trump.

Trump said he was only keeping the promise he made earlier last month to strike the terrorists he believes are killing innocent Christians.

Although described as powerful and deadly, the casualty caused by the attack is yet to be released.

Explaining further, security expert, Brant Philip, said the strikes may have been launched “from the USS Paul Ignatius, using a Tomahawk missile.”

The Nigerian government through its ministry of foreign affairs has also confirmed that the strikes were successful.

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JUST IN: US Forces Bomb Terrorists Camps In Nigeria

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December 26, 2025

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United States President Donald Trump said US forces conducted deadly strikes against Islamic State terrorists in northwestern Nigeria, and vowed more attacks if the militants keep killing Christians.

“I have previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, adding that “the Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes.”

Trump stated that the Department of War “executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing. Under my leadership, our Country will not allow Radical Islamic Terrorism to prosper.”

The US president wished everyone Merry Christmas, “including the dead Terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues.”

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