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New Shopping Center in Ferry Point to open this summer

Throgs Neck residents are buzzing about a new shopping center that is slated to open this summer. The 285,000 square-foot center set to open in Ferry Point at the end

Politics

Malawi Presidential Vote, ‘Too Close to Call’

Peter Clottey, VOA News – A newly released Afrobarometer poll in Malawi shows President Joyce Banda and her ruling People’s Party (PP) placed third behind two opposition presidential candidates in

Politics

Nigeria Official Denies President Jonathan Chibok Visit

Peter Clottey VOA News – A senior official has sharply denied reports that President Goodluck Jonathan plans on Friday to visit Chibok, the place where over 200 school girls were

Headlines U.S.

President Obama Calls 9/11 Museum ‘Sacred Place of Healing and Hope’ at Dedication Ceremony

Christian Post, New York — President Barack Obama joined dignitaries and families of the fallen in New York City Thursday to mark the dedication of the National September 11 Memorial

Africa

Nigeria: Catholic Bishop to Govt – Don’t Succumb to Boko Haram Demand

Vanguard, Awka — THE Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, has urged the Federal Government not to succumb to the demand of the dreaded Boko Haram for

World

Woman, Gang-Raped By 8, Now to Receive Caning Under Indonesia Sharia Law

A Sharia court in Indonesia has ordered that a woman, accused of having an affair with a married man who was gang-raped by vigilantes last week, should be be caned.

Church & Ministries

Kenya: Mombasa Church Stands Firm Despite Sectarian Unrest

A government crackdown on Muslim militants may be having unintended consequences for some Christian churches in Kenya. For the past two years a Salvation Army Church has been the target

Africa

Nigeria: Archbishop Queries Buhari’s Outburst On Boko Haram

Vanguard, Owerri — The Catholic Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace, Dr. Anthony J. V. Obinna, has described the recent outburst of General Muhammadu Buhari on the abduction of

Africa

Sudanese Woman Facing Death Sentence On Grounds of Her Religion Must Be Released

Amnesty International (London) – A heavily pregnant Christian Sudanese woman who could be sentenced to death by hanging for ‘apostasy’, and to flogging for ‘adultery’ should be immediately and unconditionally

Africa

Ghana: Church and tradition should join hands- Dr. Richard Roberts

Ghana News Agency – Dr. Richard Roberts, President of Oral Roberts Ministries, says the church and tradition can work together to develop the nation by joining hands and putting aside