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I first encountered TB Joshua as a teenager, when his preaching captivated my evangelical Christian community in Hampshire. Many of my friends became his ardent disciples and followed him to…
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Religious rehab centres fill gap as Nigeria grapples with soaring drug use
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From Lagos to Winchester: how a divisive Nigerian pastor built a global following
I first encountered TB Joshua as a teenager, when his preaching captivated my evangelical Christian community in Hampshire. Many of my friends became his ardent disciples and followed him to…
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The Guardian view on Nigeria’s violence: the state is part of the problem | Editorial
For too many, the government encroaches upon their lives but cannot protect them In his treatise Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes did not suggest that government was benevolent – only necessary. Without…