A popular Akwa-Ibom-based pastor, Runcie Mike, has died two days after officiating the funeral service of the 36-year-old daughter of one of his members. Until his death, Mike was the Lead Pastor of The Evening Church in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital.
Late Pastot Runcie Mike The Pastor whose church is located at the Shopping Mall, Tropicana Centre, Uyo was said to have died after a brief sickness on Saturday, July 1, in Uyo, according to The Nation report. However, when the news broke, many of the church members thought it was fake news, but the leadership of the church later confirmed the sad development. The church announced, “In this time of grief, we enjoin the body of Christ to hold us up in prayers and most especially, His immediate family”. Pastor Runcie Mike is survived by a wife and two children. In other news, a celestial prophet has given Pastor David Ibiyeomie 14 days to apologize for his comment about celestial churches. The prophet, who identified himself as a “Bonafide celestial prophet,” stated that Pastor Ibiyeomie made a terrible mistake and that he needs to apologize to the celestial community. This is coming after pastor Ibiyeomie confessed during a sermon that he does not like white garment churches. During the service, the televangelist stated that he despises that particular denomination because of their worship style. Ibiyeomie warned his congregation that if people knew what they do in their churches, they would despise the Celestial Church of Christ. Reacting to this, a celestial prophet reiterated that if Pastor Ibiyeomie did not apologize within 14 days, he would “visit our God.” He said; “I am saying that I want to speak to Mr or Pastor David Ibiyeomie, I am a Bonafide celestial prophet. But what he said to we the celestials, he really made a terrible mistake and as a man of God, we are expecting him within that 14 days that supreme evangelist speak against him to apologize. If he did not, this is not a word of threat, he will visit our God.”
Bundesliga referee Sascha Stegemann has admitted to making an error while officiating a match between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Bochum. Though Borussia Dortmund came into the game seeking to extend its lead on the Bundesliga table, the match ended in a draw as Stegemann refused to award a clear penalty to Dortmund in the 65th minute. Video Assistant Referee, Robert Hartmann also agreed with the on-field decision. 
Acknowledging the error during an interview with WDR 2 on Saturday, April 29, Stegemann said; “I’m extremely annoyed, I feel like sh*t. It was a very, very short night [of sleep], I’m not fine with it. You get up with a bad feeling because you’re angry that you didn’t make the right decision in a scene. 
“Looking at it, it’s a penalty in the situation with Adeyemi for BVB,” he conceded. “I didn’t see it that way on the pitch. As a referee, I have the right to solve the scene on the pitch without using the video assistant unnecessarily.” Should Bayern Munich win its match against Hertha BSC on Sunday, April 30, it would move two points above current first-place Dortmund. 
