A cleric of Living Faith Church International, Peter Godwin, has alleged that he and dozens of other pastors were dismissed in Ekiti State over failure to grow their parishes.
According to Godwin, about 40 pastors were summoned and handed termination letters after performance reviews reportedly showed their churches fell below expectations. The letters directed them to vacate official residences and return all church property immediately.
The pastor claimed he was told his dismissal was linked to low income generation, suggesting the church does not operate at a loss and expects each parish to sustain itself financially.
However, insiders within the church have pushed back on that narrative, insisting the decision was based strictly on membership growth—not revenue—stressing that...
A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced to the maximum nine years to life in prison after he was convicted in the stabbing to death of college student, Tessa Majors.
Luchiano Lewis, who was one of three teens charged in the 2019 murder, was sentenced in Manhattan criminal court on Thursday. He pleaded guilty last month to murder and robbery.
At the time, Lewis was 14 years old and prosecutors at the Manhattan district attorney’s office decided he would be charged as an adult.
The devastated family of Tessa, 18, described the family’s ‘immeasurable pain’ in court.
Assistant District Attorney Matthew Bogdanos read a statement on behalf of Inman Majors, Tessa’s father: ‘On December 11, 2019, the hopes and dreams for our daughter...
