Benin City serves as the capital and largest metropolitan centre of Edo State,situated in southern Nigeria. Notably,it ranks as the fourth-most populous city in Nigeria,according to the 2006 national census,preceded only by Lagos,Kano,and Ibadan.
TheRedeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is a holiness pentecostal megachurch and denomination headquartered in Ebute Metta,Lagos,Nigeria. With presence in 197 countries and territories of the world and more than 5 million members in Nigeria alone,it is one of the biggest church denominations in the world with over 9 million members worldwide.
Reinhard Bonnke was a German-American Pentecostal evangelist,principally known for his gospel missions throughout Africa. Bonnke had been an evangelist and missionary in Africa since 1967. In Nigeria’s city,Lagos,in 2000,a single service is believed to have been attended by 1.6 million people.
Christian Oyakhilome,known as Pastor Chris,is a Nigerian pastor,author,televangelist and president of LoveWorld Incorporated,a Christian ministry based in Lagos. He is the founder of Christ Embassy,a large congregation with branches in several countries,and the author of the daily devotional Rhapsody of Realities.
Deeper Christian Life Ministry also known as Deeper Life Bible Church is an international Pentecostal Christian denomination with its headquarters,Deeper Life Bible Church Lagos,in Gbagada,Lagos. It is overseen by the General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church,Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi.
Benson Idahosa University (BIU) is a private,Christian university in Benin City,Edo State,Nigeria. Previously named Christian Faith University (CFU),it was renamed in honor of Archbishop Benson Idahosa,a Charismatic Pentecostal minister from Benin City,Nigeria,and reflects his evangelical beliefs. He was the first president of the university. The current president of Benson Idahosa University,Rt. Rev. (Dr.) Faith Emmanuel Benson Idahosa,son of Benson Idahosa,is the Bishop of CGMi Faith Arena and Co-ordinator,Next Generation Leadership of the Church of God Mission.
Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh was a Nigerian politician who was the finance minister of Nigeria from 1957 to 1966 during the administration of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
Temitope Balogun Joshua was a Nigerian charismatic pastor and televangelist. He was the leader and founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN),a Christian megachurch that runs the Emmanuel TV television station from Lagos,Nigeria.
Edo College is a secondary grammar school in Benin City,Nigeria,the oldest in the Mid-Western Region. It was established in February 1937 and started as the Benin Middle School with forms,I,II and III. In April 1937,the school,with a total student enrollment of 76 pupils,moved from its temporary site at the old Government School,Benin City to a permanent site,the present Idia College premises. In 1973,the school further moved from Idia College premises to its present site along Murtala Mohammed Way,Benin City,Edo state in the federal Republic of Nigeria.
Enoch Adejare Adeboye is a Nigerian pastor,and the present General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God. He served as the second national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria.
Ayodele Joseph Oritsegbubemi Oritsejafor,known as Papa Ayo Oritsejafor,is the founding and Senior Pastor of Word of Life Bible Church,located in Warri,Nigeria. He became the national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) on 7 February 2005,a position he held for five years. In July 2010,Oritsejafor was elected President of the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN),the apex body of all Christians in the country. In doing so he became the first Pentecostal leader to hold the position. Oritsejafor was the first to launch a miracle crusade from Africa to a world audience via satellite in 1987 with evangelist Joe Martins.
William Folorunso Kumuyi is the convener of Global Crusade with Kumuyi (GCK),and the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry situated at Gbagada,Lagos,Nigeria. He is the author of several Christian books and devotionals.
Osagie Ize-Iyamu is a Nigerian pastor,politician,and a former Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Edo state government. He was the gubernatorial candidate of the Edo state People's Democratic Party for the 2016 Edo state gubernatorial election. He is currently a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ize-Iyamu was the National Vice-Chairman,South-South Zone,of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).
Chief Humphrey Omo-Osagie was a Nigeria politician and Benin chief who held the title of Iyase of Benin. As Iyase,he was the prime minister in the court of the Oba of Benin,in addition,his strong support of Oba Akenzua II in the early 1950s created his alias B-2,or Benin authentic number 2,a mockery of Gaius Obaseki who was then Iyase. From 1963 to 1966,Omo-Osagie was influential in the administration of Dennis Osadebay,Premier of the Mid-Western region,he had a close relationship with Festus Okotie Eboh and his political group was influential in Benin division during the 1960s.
Chris Kwakpovwe is a Christian minister,trained pharmacist and author. He is the founder and senior pastor of Manna Prayer Mountain (MPM) Ministry Worldwide,headquartered in Lagos. He is also the author of Our Daily Manna,a daily devotional.
The Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) is a charismatic Christian megachurch located in Lagos,Nigeria. The Church was founded in 1987 and has a presence across the globe with over 50,000 individuals attending service weekly.
Habibah Ruth Garba is an Air Commodore in the Nigerian Air Force. She is the first woman to be promoted to the rank of an Air Commodore in Nigerian Air Force. She worn the Karis Award in 2013 and the Female Achievers’Award of the Women in Management,Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) 2018 conference in Nigeria.
Joshua Iginla is a Nigerian pastor,televangelist,and prosperity gospel preacher regarded by some as a prophet. He is the founder and senior pastor of the Champions Royal Assembly,a megachurch which meets in an 80,000 seat auditorium in Kubwa,Abuja,Nigeria.
Felix Ilaweagbon Omobude is a Nigerian Christian leader,preacher,and the General Superintendent of Gospel Light International Ministries.
