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Eritrea: Pastor Arrested for Faith Released After 11 Years.

Pastor Oqbamichel Haiminot, the senior pastor of Kale Hiwot (Word of Life) Church in Asmara, has finally been released, after being falsely imprisoned for 11 years in Eritrea. Haiminot, a married father of three, was arrested along with over 60 evangelical Christian in 2005 while participating in a wedding ceremony and taken to the Sawa military center for “military punishment.

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Gunmen Release Methodist Reverend After Plea and Prayers from Bishop.

Kidnappers have released a Methodist presbyter, Very Reverend Kayode Akande and two other church leaders in Osun State of Nigeria. The Punch Newspapers reported that the men were freed on Thursday, 14th June 15, 2018, quoting a cleric in the church. Others released were Mr. Bankole, who is an engineer and Mr. Omodunbi. The three church leaders were allegedly kidnapped

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Muslim Group, MURIC, Backs Out Of Threat To Sue Falz Over ‘This Is Nigeria’.

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has backed down on its earlier threat to institute a court case against popular musician  Folarin Falana, A.K.A Falz, over his musical video, ‘This is Nigeria’. This is coming less than two weeks after the Muslim group had given Falz a seven-day ultimatum to withdraw the video it regarded as being offensive to the Muslim

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Nigeria’s First Female Chartered Accountant Dies In Church.

Nigeria lost her first female chartered accountant, Chief (Mrs) Olutoyin Olusola Olakunrin, on Sunday 2nd June 2018. She amazingly passed on after slumping during church service at the St. Paul Anglican Church, Breadfruit, Lagos. She hailed from Gbagura, Abeokuta, Ogun State, and was married to Elder Simeon Olakunri, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The Late Mrs Olakunrin was 80

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