The Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Adewunmi Onanuga is d3ad. Onanuga, representing the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The House Spokesman, Akin Rotimi, announced Onanuga’s demise in a statement on Wednesday evening. “It is with profound sorrow that the House…
A man f@tally sh0t himself after he was caught with his pants down in his car at a coffee shop in Arizona, according to police. Last Wednesday, Jan. 8, the motorist, Nautica Malone, pulled up to the drive-thru line at Bikini Beans Coffee in Tempe, Arizona, and was approached by an employee who noticed he did…
Everything was ready for the feast at the end of the Nativity Fast. The cake was browned, and the sight of its well-toasted and oil-soaked crust alone made your mouth water; a fat piece of mutton spread an enticing smell throughout the log hut; thick steam was coming from a pot of burning hot…
Diveyevo. Our days. Photo: Diveevo-palomnik.ru In the summer of 2011 or 2012 I came to Diveyevo Convent for the feast of St. Seraphim to pray and sell my films. But since the territory of the convent is off-limits to “sellers at pop-up stalls”, like me, we had only two sites available: a round platform…
More military veterans could be moving into Carlsbad’s Windsor Pointe affordable housing under a program expected to be approved next week by the Carlsbad City Council. The San Diego County Housing Authority has offered to provide six rental assistance vouchers for veterans in Windsor Pointe under the Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing…
Lagos, Nigeria – Actress Faithia Williams celebrated her son Khalid’s graduation from the University of Lagos with first-class honours on social media. Fathia thanked God for his accomplishment and shared her happiness in an Instagram post. Faithia claims that Khalid put a lot of effort and dedication into earning a first-class degree from the University…
Perth, Australia, January 14, 2025 – On January 11, Bishop Elpidios of Perth of the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Archdiocese of Australia celebrated a collective Baptismal service for 12 people at the Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in West Perth. Among those baptized were three siblings from the same family. The candidates completed a…
Dublin, January 14, 2025 – The Romanian Orthodox Church enthroned the first bishop for its newly established Diocese of Ireland and Iceland on Saturday, January 11. The Divine Liturgy at the St. Columba Church in Dublin was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph of Western and Southern Europe, together with several other Romanian and other…
Luanda, Angola, January 14, 2025 – Another non-canonical community in Africa has joined the Russian Orthodox Church’s African Exarchate. On January 5, in the Angolan capital of Luanda, Fr. Rafael Da Conceiaco celebrated the Baptism of 27 local residents. Then he celebrated “the rite of joining the Orthodox Church for more than 200 believers who…
Souroti, Thessaloniki, Greece, January 14, 2025 – Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the glorification of one of the greatest elders of the 20th century and one of the most revered saints of the Orthodox Church today. On Elder Paisios of Mount Athos CanonizedAfter careful study of the reported facts, the Synod unanimously included Schemamonk…
