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A hundred Christians could be canonised as saints by Pope Francis for refusing to convert to Hinduism at the point of death.

Nearly a hundred Christians could be canonised as saints by Pope Francis for refusing to convert to Hinduism at the point of death. More than 90 Catholics were slaughtered in mob violence in Kandhamal, the eastern Odisha province. The believers were gang-raped, tortured, burned with acid and fire, disemboweled and murdered by Hindu ultranationalists for refusing to renounce their faith during a seven-week pogrom in 2008. (more…)

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After my fight with Bradley in April I will retire -Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao has confirmed his fight with Timothy Bradley in the spring will be his last fight before he hangs up his gloves to focus on his political career. Pacquiao will fight Bradley for a third time on April 9 after losing to his biggest rival Floyd Mayweather in boxing’s richest fight in history last May. Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum said last week he did not believe his fighter would retire after fighting Bradley, but the 37-year-old set the record straight on Monday night. (more…)

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Gay Nigerian Hiding In UK Fears Death After Deportation

After being lynched by six anti-gay vigilantes in 2007, Nigerian asylum seeker Abraham says that he will be killed if he is s made to return to his home country. Currently living in Sunderland in the north of England, Abraham is trying to claim asylum in Britain, and is still waiting to hear from the Home Office about his living status. He said that he had been attacked on social media by people in Nigeria since his sexuality became known. (more…)

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Ohimai Amaize Listed Amongst 500 World’s Most Influential CEOs on Social Media

Ohimai Amaize, Publisher of Signal online newspaper and CEO of Olivier Pope Inc – an image crisis management communications firm has been listed amongst the world’s top 500 most influential CEOs in the social media alongside media mogul Rupert Murdoch, Virgin boss, Richard Branson and Apple CEO, Tim Cook. In a compilation released on Wednesday by UK-based Richtopia.com, the young Nigerian businessman was listed at number 270 in the global list of 500. According to Richtopia, “We’ve compiled a list from top CEOs. It’s a list of influential executives at being pro-act