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Funmi Iyanda’s inspiring speech at University of Cumbria. “Growing up, I was an impoverished skinny girl with fat dreams”

Funmi Iyanda was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the University of Cumbria in recognition of her significant global contribution to human rights and sustainability. Below is her Investiture Address: Vice-Chancellor, University Staff, Distinguished Guests, Graduates, Ladies and Gentlemen, family and friends, thank you so much for those kind words and indeed for this wonderful honour. I’m very grateful, not just for this invitation to be an Honorary Fellow, but to be invited to share it with so many gifted individuals that it’s been my pleasure to meet today. (more&hellip

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Chris Oyakhilome facing trouble in South Africa over money he makes there

Chris Oyakhilome is facing trouble in South Africa after refusing to comply with government orders to release his financial records. According to a report in News 24, several prominent church leaders have not adhered to the demands of the South African Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities. The Commission, led by Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva is investigating the commercialisation of religion and the abuse of people's beliefs within South Africa, where Christ Embassy has several branches. (more…)

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Tor Tiv dies at 71

The chairman of the Benue Traditional Council and the Paramount Ruler of the Tiv, the Tor Tiv, Alfred Torkula, has passed on. The Tor Tiv, who was installed as the fourth Tor Tiv in April 1991, died on Monday in a private hospital in Gboko, the traditional seat of his throne. The Tor Tiv was aged 71 years. Confirming the death on Tuesday in Makurdi, Governor Samuel Ortom, said he had already paid his condolences to the deceased family. (more…)

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