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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has been urged to use his vantage position to foster national unity and lead the crusade against corrupt leaders. This forms the thrust of comments of Nigerians from all walks of life on Adeboye’s life as he turns 70 this weekend. While felicitating with him on the ...

Afghanistan’s top religious council Friday demanded that those responsible for the burning of Korans at a US military base should be put on public trial. The call from the Ulema Council came just hours before a report in The Washington Post claimed that five US soldiers took part in the burnings last week, which sparked deadly protests across Afghanistan. Citing ...

How do I sum up 23 years in one page? I don’t know. How do I describe you? I cannot. Not in any depth. Not for anybody else – you were my husband, my brother, my friend, my child. I was your queen, and it was an honour to have served you. You were the lion of my history books, ...

2013 Africa Cup of Nations – Home-based members of Nigeria’s national team, the Super Eagles, have been sent on a month-long break, following the team’s goalless draw against Rwanda in their opening qualifier for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Wednesday. The local media reported Friday that head coach Stephen Keshi directed that the players, who had been camping in ...

A 28-year old woman, Janet Uduak was dragged to a customary court in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria by her husband, Kolawole Richard, for using a kitchen knife to slice his penis when he attempted to have sex with her. Janet, mother of a kid, allegedly carried out the act because her husband demanded for sex from her against her wish. ...