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Addressing the ongoing debate on Islamic banking, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria said its objection to the proposal is not against the system but against Islamization. The PFN, in a statement on Thursday by its National Secretary, Pastor Wale Adefarasin, advised that a debate on the issue should be encouraged. “Avoiding the discussion of the real issues this subject raises, ...

Nelson Mandela who spent 27 years in prison during apartheid in South Africa, will be honored with a new museum on the site of his arrest 49 years ago. Although, there is a Mandela Museum in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, close to Qunu where Mandela spent his childhood, South African officials say this new one will be dedicated as ...

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has again challenged Nigerian journalists to always verify their stories before rushing to press, arguing that balanced reporting was the hallmark of responsible journalism. He urged the Nigerian media to take advantage of recently passed Freedom of Information Act, to always verify the facts available to them ...

Researchers in Kenya are advocating use of mobile phones to enable people seek timely help against diseases like malaria and malnutrition. They said it would make it easier to approach health officials since mobile phones have penetrated most parts of Africa, including the remotest parts. According to Dejan Zurovac of the Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kemri, quoted by Xinhua, the ...