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Amaka Felly Obioji makes her poetic manifesto in these sublime lines in the 20th poem: ‘I think my heart is breaking,/ and poetry is the only stitch/ that can hold it together’, and amplifies her ‘dedication’ of the collection
17 Dec
A UK court on Tuesday handed life sentences to the father and stepmother of a murdered 10-year-old British-Pakistani girl who died after being subjected to a prolonged "campaign of torture" and "despicable abuse". Urfan Sharif, 43, and Beinash Batool, 30, will serve at least 40 and 33 years respectively for the killing of Sara Sharif,…
25 Oct
Nigeria's Peace Effiong has said that she wants to make her late mother proud by helping the Flamingos win the ongoing 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic. Effiong speaking on Thursday in an interview with the official website of FIFA said her mother supported her all the way to becoming a…
11 Sep
A man suspected to be mentally unstable reportedly killed his mother with an axe, set her body on fire and made away with her car. This was disclosed by the spokesperson for the Delta State Police Command, Bright Odafe, in a post on his X handle on Wednesday. Edafe, who did not give the name…
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Apostle Peter closes his second epistle with the admonition to grow in grace and in the knowledge of Christ. What does it mean to "grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ?" We find the answer in 2 Peter 1:5-11.
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The journey of life is, indeed, a herculean task and no one embarks on it successfully without God. The lifetime journey is without doubt a task that must be accomplished and everyone needs the presence of God in the course of that onerous project.
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Sister Carol Jeremiah joined the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries in 2008 in a programme titled: “That Pharaoh Must Die,” held on November 15 of that year. While thanking God for making her a member of this great movement, and also the grace to live again
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Economic expert, Ismaila Yusuf Atus, has raised concerns about the slow progress of gender equality across the world, stressing the urgent need for systemic change to close the global gender gap. In a statement to mark this year's International Women's Day, on Saturday, Atus, who is the Managing Director of Atus West African Investment, noted…
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A former militant leader in the Niger Delta and prominent member of the third phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Osaanya Ossanya has accused some failed politicians of working hard to discredit the good works of the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. He stated that these politicians and their collaborators are not happy…
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Syrian security forces deployed heavily in the Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean coast on Saturday, after a war monitor reported that government and allied forces killed more than 500 civilians from the religious minority in recent days. Residents of the region continued to report killings of civilians after deadly clashes broke out on Thursday between…
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France on Saturday condemned violence in Syria targeting "civilians because of their faith, and prisoners", as a war monitor said more than 500 Alawites have been killed in recent days. A French foreign ministry statement called on Syria's new authorities "to ensure that independent investigations can shed light on these crimes, and that the perpetrators…
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Afrobeat artist Sizzy Benjamin, born Praise Okocha Benjamin, is set to release his highly anticipated single “I Go Win” on March 20, 2025. Signed to Red Nation Records, Sizzy shared his excitement with fans, revealing that the song is deeply personal and inspired by his journey of overcoming challenges and striving for success. “I Go…
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Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz said on Saturday he had agreed on tough restrictions on irregular immigration in talks with his likely future governing partners. Europe's biggest economy would reject undocumented migrants at its borders, including asylum seekers, said Merz of the CDU/CSU bloc after concluding exploratory talks with the centre-left SPD. After days…
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A former militant leader in the Niger Delta and prominent member of the third phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Osaanya Ossanya has accused some failed politicians of working hard to discredit the good works of the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. He stated that these politicians and their collaborators are not happy…