Key Nigeria Christian Television Channels

by Eromose Ileso

This piece provides a list of some key Nigeria Christian television channels available on cable satellite that has the capacity to transform your christian life and help you grow spiritually.

1. DOVE TV

This is the official television channel of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. (RCCG). It is available on Dstv, MyTV, Startimes, Roku device and Consat.They air live programmes of the church including the Holy Ghost Service that holds every first Friday of every month. The Holy Ghost Congress every December and the various RCCG Conventions and Festival of Life that holds in other parts of the world.
Everyday at 9pm there is Redemption Way featuring Daddy Enoch Adeboye, except when there is a live programme.

 There are other educative programmes like The Fathers that airs every 10pm on Monday. Several fathers of the Christian faith are interviewed during the programme. Also, the sermons of Bishop Mike Okonkwo, Bishop Francis Wale Oke and Pastor John Hagee are aired on this channel. You also get to watch Christian movies and talk shows via this channel.

2. DUNAMIS TV

This is the official television channel of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja. One of the most intriguing and wonderful christian channels there is. It airs live Sunday Services where Pastor Paul Eneche preaches. You can also watch the Healing and Deliverance Service on Tuesdays from 10am, and the Wednesday communion service at 4.30 and 6.30pm respectively. You can watch spirit transforming and uplifting worship and praise from various Dunamis services from songs written by Pastor Paul Eneche.

Other programmes include Deep Realm where you get to watch over an hour of church worship. And also Programmes like Timeless Classic involving sermons from Billy Graham, Kenneth Hagin and several of God's Generals. At 9pm, there is the Believers' Voice of Victory featuring Kenneth Copeland and Gloria Copeland.
The channel is available on MyTV and other cable services

3. African Broadcasting Network (ABN)

Its the television channel of the Word of Life Bible Church, Warri.
You can watch sermons of Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor. They have request programmes, sports news, there is a talk show hosted by Pastor Helen Oritsejafor. They also show Christian movies. Its available on MyTV and other cable services.

4. Celebration TV

This is the official television channel of the Omega Fire Ministries of Apostle Johnson Suleman.
The channel airs live services of OFM including Sunday services from headquarters in Auchi. Fire Night every last Friday of every month and every programme that holds at OFM and the various outreaches in
cities all over Nigeria and other countries. 

The channel shows sermons of Archbishop Benson Idahosa.The programmes aired on the channel are exclusively that of Apostle Suleman, but you can also watch sermons by Dr Mrs. Lizzy Suleman, and other Omega Fire Ministries pastors of other branches of the church. There are also edifying christian movies available on the channel's list of programmes. And you can get to know the itinerary of Apostle Johnson Suleman throughout the year as it is shown on the channel ahead of time. The channel is available on MyTV and other cable services.

5. Salvation TV

This is the television channel of the Salvation Ministries, Port Harcourt of Pastor David Ibiyeomie. They show sermons of Pastor Ibiyeomie. They do not air live services of the church. But they show long hours of his sermons that come in series. There is also abundance of christian songs from different christian artist available on their stable as well as Christian movies. Its available on MyTV cable and other cable services.

6. Loveworld Plus

This is the television channel of the Christ Embassy of Pastor Chris Oyakhirome. It shows the Night of Bliss and Atmosphere of Miracles meetings of Pastor Chris. They also have news reports from their studios in Lagos. It has other edifying programming one of which includes christian songs.

7. MFM TV ENGLISH & YORUBA

This is the official television channel of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries of Pastor D.K. Olukoya. They air sermons of the general overseer. They have separate channels for English and yoruba speakers. Its available on MyTV cable and other cable services.

8. CHOSEN TV
  
 This is the television channel of the Lord's Chosen of Pastor Lazarus Mouka. They air exclusive programmes of the general overseer and its available on MyTv cable and other cable services.

 9. Other Christian channels linked to Nigerian churches, but domicile outside the country are;

* RTM TV ( Redeemers Television Ministries)

It is the other television channel of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), but it is based in South Africa. They show sermons of Daddy Enoch Adeboye and other men of God. They also have news updates from their studios. Christian movies are available on their stable. Its available on MyTv cable

* Loveworld Sat

This is another television channel of Christ Embassy. Though based in South Africa. They air programmes of Pastor Chris. They broadcast news update from their South Africa studios.They also air the Believers Voice of Victory of Kenneth Copeland and other preachers from South Africa. It available on MyTV cable.

* KICC TV

Its the official television channel of the Kingsway International Christian Centre of Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo based in London. They air Winning Ways by Pastor Matthew. Other preachers you can watch on this channel are Pastor Joseph Prince, Joyce Meyer, Cerflo Dollar, Bill Winston, Sam Adeyemi, David Ibiyeomie, Paul Eneche and other Men of God. Its available on MyTv.

NOTE: These television channels have specific frequency coordinates that allow viewers to search and watch them from most parts of the world.

Goodluck Jonathan's Critics: Using the Barometer of Removing the Speck in your own eyes as a Scale

Goodluck Jonathan's Critics: Using the Barometer of Removing the Speck in your own eyes as a Scale

by Eromose Ileso

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Matthew 7:4-6

When it comes to issues dealing with several aspect of Nigerian society, this passage of the Bible is apt in certain respect. 

Firstly, the Nigerian society is awashed with people who carry a tag of holier than thou attitude, and this is more prevalent in no other place than in the day to day life of ordinary Nigerians.

For starters, the upcoming elections have divided opinions against the pro and anti Jonathan groups, while I am neither a supporter of any of them, as I am a firm believer in the tenets that every individual is a government of is own, because there are so few things that the government in this part of world actually does for it citizens.

Yet, the stick that has been used to beat the present administration are numerous. The corruption allegations are there, the mismanaged economy is being felt by everybody, that reliable electricity that is only available through the avenue of generator sets cannot be overemphasised, the set of flummox in the oil sector, the insecurity is there as well as other things that have become the tool that is used to attack the government of the day.

Without trying to mix word, most of the criticisms are without an iota of doubt fully justified; however it has not entirely been Groundhog Day as there are few lights even though it is at best modicum to say the least.

Where I am coming from however, is the angle of the morality of an average Nigerian. There are many Nigerians that are so morally bankrupt that they lack the standing to criticise the government of the day. A Nigerian that employs people and refuses to pay salary even when the business is making profit, should not be criticising the government, because in his own little circle of government , he or she have failed to be responsible to it employees.

A community leader that converts the wealth of a community to his personal use should not be seen crucifying the government that they are corrupt.

A person that sells one land to more than one person should look at himself when he is attacking the government.

A person that converts a drain to 

his refuse dump when there is rainfall should not attack the government that the drains are blocked.

The list of the dark arts found in the hands of most Nigerians are endless. They are so numerous that they can fill up an ocean.

Most Nigerians should look at themselves as Jesus Christ said in that passage of scripture before attacking the government, that a government is bad should not be a pretext for a private citizen to embezzle community funds, and the fact that there is corruption in government should not be a reason why a person would convert a public drainage to a refuse dump.

There are several persons that use different standard in determining the morality of government and in those in public institutions and that of a private citizen. 

This is so, because some believe that a government should be a paragon of good virtue by leading by example. Yet while there are responsibilities that are required of a government after they have been elected into office, the same applies to every private citizen. 

While these responsibilities differs, there is this attitude that everything should be blamed on the government even when it has nothing to do with the government. 

Those that have issues with their girlfriends, boyfriends, husbands and wives would not hesitate to blame the government. While public and private morality is a different circle, yet there is a meeting point for both, and they are linked in many ways especially when it comes to certain aspect of our societal responses. Nigerians should look at themselves before attacking the government at every juncture.

It can be claimed that where public institutions are in order, citizens would normally be upright in their behavioural pattern, yet how strong a public institution is would not stop a community leader from embezzling community funds neither would it prevent a person from throwing refuse into public drain. It is a double edge sword that has limitless boundaries, but there is so little a government can do in determining how a person relates with others in everyday life. 

The tendency to be sinister is an innate trait that is found in most Nigerians. Which is why every criticism should be weighed against the ratio of the skeleton in a person’s cupboard whether it is a public or private cupboard.

There is so much hypocrisy in the Nigerian society, and so much double standard. It is imperative that this holier than thou attitude that is a common trend amongst Nigerians in every facet of life whether in politics, social life, economy and all other aspects of society should be nip in the bud as everybody has a speck in their eyes that they should remove before looking at those in others.

As Jesus Christ aptly puts it, he who is without sin should cast the first stone.