The Nigerian bishop whom Pope Francis had fiercely defended has resigned after a five-year, sometimes violent, standoff with some priests and worshippers who rejected him as an ethnic outsider, the Vatican said on Monday. A Vatican press release quoted by its news agency, Agenzia Fides, reads;

Pastor Williams Kumuyi, the General Superintendent (GS) Deeper Life Bible Church

Pastor Williams Kumuyi, the General Superintendent (GS) Deeper Life Bible Church, held a resounding crusade in Abuja on Sunday where he prayed for divine intervention in Nigeria and for the progress of the people.

German Pentecostal Evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke, is set to return to Nigeria for a five day crusade and a three day multi-purpose ministers’ fire conference, according to his team, Christ for All Nations (CFaN).

The House on the Rock Church Abuja is currently on fire. According to vigil360 reporter, firefighters were seen battling to save the beautiful edifice which is located close to Abuja city gate.