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President has not come either physically to worship with them or participated in one of their projects. Do you know that some of the
Christian leaders that were killed, like some pastors in
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Oritsejafor has received several awards both internationally and locally in regards of his various peace and humanitarian initiatives. He has been honored with the Golden key to the City of
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On 26 December 2016, the Word of Life Bible Church in conjunction with the Eagle Flight Micro
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