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Founder and Senior Pastor of the Omega Fire Ministry in Auchi, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, has surprised his wife, Dr. Lizzy Johnson Suleman, by giving her a shopping mall, a petrol station and transport company as her birthday gifts.
Suleman joked that he will probably buy her a plane next year. Read more
THE late MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s children have reportedly been locked out of their father’s Highlands mansion by their stepmother, Elizabeth Macheka.
The children, all adults, have now relocated to Tsvangirai’s old home in Strathaven suburb, Avondale, following the burial of their father at his rural home in Buhera last Tuesday.
The former Prime Minister’s younger brother, Manase confirmed the development, but said negotiations were still in progress to resolve the dispute. Read more
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where he is meeting with the country’s leader Joseph Kabila.
In his absence Vice President Retired General Constantino Chiwenga is the acting President.
Mnangagwa landed at NDjili International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. He paid tribute to the late former president Muzee Desire Laurent Kabila who was assassinated at his palace in January 2001 and is buried in a mausoleum next to state house. Read more
Candice Mwakalyelye has rejoined ZiFM Stereo after she left two years ago to pursue other interests.
Candice appeared on The Rush news with Misred and DJ Munya on late Monday afternoon. She said she decided to rejoin ZiFM after they called her.
That call was bittersweet. On the one hand, I couldn’t help but question why and why now, but I also missed radio and media as a whole. Read more
The Herald reports that the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Council has suspended Vice Chancellor Professor Levi Nyagura on allegations of abuse of office after he allegedly unprocedurally awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree to former First Lady Grace Mugabe.
Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Pedzisai Mashiri has been appointed to act as the Vice Chancellor.
Nyagura was arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on February 16 this year. Read more
AFROKINGS who are the organisers of the Zim Connect ’18 concert in the United Kingdom revealed that Soul Jah Love was denied entry into the country because of medical fees owed to the U.K. National Health Service (NHS).
As a result of the development Tocky Vibes was slotted in to replace Soul Jah Love.
In a statement, AFROKINGS appeal to Soul Jah Love’s fans to help settle the bill which is believed to be around £9000 so that the Zimdancehall musician can be allowed entry into the UK. Read more
Pictured above is 32-year-old pastor Chidiebere Okoroafor, the founder of Altar of Solutions church in Port Harcourt, who killed three of his church members in his bid to conceal the pregnancy of his girlfriend.
Pastor Chidebere was arraigned before a Chief magistrate court in Port Harcourt yesterday where he confessed to killing his pregnant girlfriend, Uloma Onwuagba, by strangling her.
He also told the court that his second victim, a married woman by the name Comcillia Ezewa who is a friend of his pregnant mistress, died when he hit her on the chest and she fell on the ground. Read more
New South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced his cabinet reshuffle, making substantial changes to ministerial positions.
He reappointed Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister, reversing his sacking by the former President Jacob Zuma, who is facing charges of corruption, and forced to stand down earlier this month by his own party.
Ramaphosa took over, promising a “new dawn” for the country and pledging to be tough on corruption.
“In making these changes, I have been conscious of the need to balance continuity and stability with the need for renewal, economic recovery and accelerated transformation,” Ramaphosa said, while announcing the appointments in Pretoria on Monday night. Read more
Organised religion is big business and a lot of people have become wealthy from it.
A list of the five wealthiest pastors in the world has been compiled and a Nigerian pastor made the list.
1. The wealthiest pastor is Eric Macedo. He is the founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in Brazil. He is worth $ 1.1 billion and is the richest pastor in the world. He is also the founder of Grupo Record, the largest media group in Brazil.
2. The second wealthiest pastor is Kenneth Copeland. Kenneth Copeland is the founder and owner of Kenneth Copeland Ministries. He is worth $760 million.
3. Coming up at the third place is Pat Robertson. Pat Robertson is a well-known televangelist in the United States. He owes his fortune to his numerous participations in companies and organizations, as well as to a private university (Regent University) that he created in 1977, which has nearly 9,000 students. He is worth $500 million dollars. Read more
Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi who’s awaiting for the birth of his third son was pictured enjoying a stroll with his heavily pregnant wife Antonella Roccuzzo in the town. Read more
