Christ is Risen!! He is Risen indeed!!! Happy Easter to Everybody. As you celebrate Easter Sunday we pray that the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit will be with you and your family.
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Asisat Oshoala was left out of Nigeria’s squad for next month’s friendly against France because of an issue with her Chinese club where she returned late for pre-season training. Officials of Dalian Quanjian FC are said to be unhappy with the three-time African footballer of the year winner. “Asisat Oshoala was in [Nigeria] coach Thomas […]
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The Trump administration has said it wants to start collecting the social media history of nearly everyone seeking a visa to enter the US, according to a BBC report. The proposal, which comes from the state department, would require most visa applicants to give details of their Facebook and Twitter accounts. They would have to […]
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Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has said that the Super Eagles were “lucky” to edge Poland 1-0 in a World Cup friendly last night at Municipal Stadium, Wroclaw. He added that the Polish were “very solid” and created big opportunities to score and were dangerous from set pieces. Chelsea winger Victor Moses netted the lone goal […]
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Spanish police have rescued 39 women and girls smuggled in from Nigeria and trafficked into sex work by a notorious Nigerian gang, according to a BBC report. Europol says the victims were kept in “squalid conditions in caves” and intimidated with voodoo threats. Gang members forced the women into sex work in order to pay […]
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A French police officer who swapped himself for a hostage in a supermarket siege on Friday has died, officials say. Lt-Col Arnaud Beltrame, 45, “fell as a hero” and showed “exceptional courage”, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The gendarme helped bring an end to a gunman’s shooting spree that killed three in southern France. The […]
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Mohamed Salah continues to prove his form when he put four goals past Watford goalie – and apologised to him after the match – as Liverpool moved up to third in the Premier League table by thrashing Watford at Anfield. Salah danced through Watford’s defence to score early in the game before poking home Andy […]
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The outgoing president of Botswana has done what most Africans leaders are too scared to do in public, attack US president, Donald Trump, for “encouraging poaching”. Trump overturned a ban on the import of hunting trophies. Speaking at an anti-poaching summit in Botswana, two weeks before he steps down, President Ian Khama told the BBC […]
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South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption relating to a multi-billion-dollar arms deal. The case centres on a 30bn rand ($2.5bn; £1.7bn) deal to modernise the country’s defence in the late 1990s. The charges – which Mr Zuma denies – include counts of fraud, racketeering and money […]
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A Nigerian politician has revealed that senators receive 13.5m naira every month to use on expenses of their own choice. Shehu Sani, a senator for the governing All Progressives Congress [APC] party, said there is little accountability about how the money is spent. He has called for the payments to be scrapped, saying they are […]
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