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The best candidate in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Kamsiyochukwu Umeh, has again shown her academic prowess, clearing her papers in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination with 8 A1 and a B2. The 16-year-old student of Deeper Life High School, Mowe, Ogun State, scored A1 in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Further Mathematics, Economics, Civic Education, Computer Studies and Dyeing and Bleaching, and a B2 in Physics. Umeh was earlier celebrated for being the top scorer in the just 2023 UTME with a cumulative mark of 360. She scored 99 in Chemistry, 98 in Mathematics, 97 in Physics,…

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Six days after he went missing after leaving home for his secular job at Kinder Morgan on Aug. 2, Phillip Loveday, senior pastor at Faith Christian Center in Freer, Texas, was found dead inside a company vehicle. In a statement the shared on their Facebook page, the Corpus Christi Police Department said Loveday’s company vehicle was found by officers from the Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office at approximately 2:55 p.m. Tuesday off county road 2444 in Nueces County. According to the police, a body was located inside of the vehicle. At this time, we are waiting on the findings from the…

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Eight leaders of the Economic Community of West African States have arrived in Abuja ahead of the summit which is centered on the coup in Niger republic. As of the time of filing this report, the eight leaders that have arrived are President Julius Maada Bio (Sierra Leone), President.Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco (Guinea Bissau), President Everiste Ndayishimiye (Burundi), President Alassane Ouattara (Cote d’Ivoire), President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (Mauritinia), President Nana Akofo-Ado (Ghana), President Macky Sall (Senegal) and President Patrice Talon (Benin). The leaders currently being expected are, the President of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé Eyadéma and President Adama Barrow of The…

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A popular Ecuadoran presidential candidate was shot dead while leaving a rally in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, prompting President Guillermo Lasso to declare a state of emergency and blame the assassination on organized crime. Fernando Villavicencio, a 59-year-old anti-corruption crusader who had complained of receiving threats, was murdered as he was leaving a stadium in Quito after holding a campaign rally, officials said. Lasso declared a two-month state of emergency early Thursday following the assassination but said general elections slated for August 20 would be held as scheduled.” Outraged and shocked by the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio,”…

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Thirteen Eritrean Christians have been released from prison after being falsely imprisoned for 10 years, according to The Voice of the Martyrs Christian ministry, which said the prisoners included seven women and six men who were released as part of a campaign it initiated. The Christians were released about two weeks ago after VOM called on Christians to pray for the release of two Eritrean church leaders and provided information to help Christians contact the Eritrean Embassy on behalf of imprisoned Christians, the ministry said in a statement shared with The Christian Post. After the ministry launched the campaign on…

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In recent times, phone firms have been urged to help in the reduction of thefts after police data revealed that every six minutes, a mobile phone was stolen in London last year. The Met Police revealed that in 2022, 90,864 phones were stolen with an estimate of almost 250 a day. BBC reports that the London mayor and Met commissioner have urged mobile industry bosses to “design out” incentives to steal them. Mobile UK, representing UK networks, said measures were in place to “combat” theft. Leading phone makers Apple and Samsung have been asked to comment. In an open letter,…

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Alix Dorsainvil, a New Hampshire nurse and her daughter, who were kidnapped from the campus of Christian education ministry, El Roi Haiti, on July 27 near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, have been released, officials from the organization announced Wednesday. The American nurse married El Roi Haiti founder and Liberty University graduate, Sandro Dorsainvil, in 2021 after she began her role as a school nurse with the organization in 2020. She is also a committed Christian who began traveling to Haiti in 2010. During her captivity, the ministry described her as someone who “lives a life following in the footsteps of Jesus.” On…

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The Christian Association of Nigeria on Thursday called on President Bola Tinubu to avoid any form of military intervention or measures in the Republic of Niger that would create enmity between them and Nigeria but should remain on the path of dialogue. The organization believed that the path to lasting peace lay in upholding democratic processes, respecting the sovereignty of nations, and engaging in peaceful dialogue to address grievances and resolve conflicts. The President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, gave the advice in a statement he issued in Abuja. CAN also commend Tinubu and the Authority of the ECOWAS Heads…

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Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, on Thursday, condemned the World Bank’s decision to suspend loans to the country over its law that opposes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer practices. Museveni added that Uganda will not bow to pressure into abandoning its culture and principles. He said, “It is, therefore, unfortunate that the World Bank and other actors dare to want to coerce us into abandoning our faith, culture, principles and sovereignty, using money,” Reuters reports. “They really underestimate all Africans,” he added. The World Bank on Tuesday said it will suspend funding to Uganda over the country’s law against LGBTQ…

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Facts have emerged on the circumstances surrounding the death of the founder of Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju Lagos Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, The Nation has reported. Odukoya, according to the church, died in the United States of America (USA) on Monday at 67. Though the church didn’t disclose how he died, The Nation gathered the respected preacher had health issues mainly triggered by personal tragedies. A source close to the family said: “He really didn’t get over the losses he suffered. He tried to be strong but there is a limit to what a man can take.” Pastor Taiwo, as…

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