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The Ozubulu bloodbath
Nigeria descended a few further steps down the ladder of infamy last Sunday as early morning worshippers at a mass holding at the St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Anambra State, became victims of...
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View ArticleInsecurity and Ozubulu church tragedy
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View ArticleOzubulu, failure of society and diminishing humanity
Two main issues are weighing heavily on my mind this week, the first is the deliberate, inhuman and ungodly killing of early morning worshippers at St Philips Catholic Church in Ozubulu, Anambra state....
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