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Video footage shows the rocket attack on the Greek Orthodox Hagia Sophia Church in Al-Suqaylabiyah .  07/25/2022 Syria (International Christian Concern) —At the crowded inauguration ceremony of a church in Syria yesterday, a rocket attack killed two people and injured 12.  Video footage  of the rocket attack shows a large explosion directly in front of the Greek Orthodox Hagia Sophia Church in Al-Suqaylabiyah, near the city of Hama. In addition to the civilian victims of the bombing, the church sustained damage as a result of the attack. Syrian state media attributed the bombing to unspecified “terrorist organizations.”  Jeff King, President of ICC, said,  “We are saddened by the news of Sunday’s attack against Christians in Syria. Throughout the civil war, we have seen the Syrian government, Turkey, Russia, and others compete for influence across the country. Sunday’s attack is a painful reminder that this competition repeatedly places innocent Christians in the crossfire of regional

  The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said his solution to the security crisis in the country would be ‘’definite and immediate’’ if elected in the 2023 elections. According to him, the states would be in charge of their security under his administration. Speaking while featuring on the Channels TV programme, ‘Politics Today,’ on Monday, the LP flagbearer called on the Federal Government to do more in terms of security. Obi’s comments came a few hours after the terrorists who attacked the Kaduna-Abuja train on March 28, 2022, released three abductees out of the 43 persons in captivity. He stated, ‘’To improve the security situation in Nigeria, as President, I will ensure the economy works and more people are pulled out of poverty. “The more you remove people out of poverty, the more you reduce criminality. It is critical and important, as long as the economy continues to head south like we are seeing today, criminality will be rising.’’ To further improve the

By Isaac Eranga The Immaculate Conception College Old Boys Association, ICCOBA, Class of 1996 recently has successfully earned the Edo State Government certification to operate a multipurpose cooperative society. Speaking during the July edition of the set's monthly meeting which was hosted by Mr Egharevbe Erhabor, Miss Otote Adesuwa who is a Cooperative Registrar with the Ministry of Wealth Creation informed the members in attendance that the association have a lot to benefit from the cooperative society. In his speech, another Cooperative Registrar,  Mr. Michael Eboigbe said the Edo State Government is willing to alleviate poverty by all means and so, the cooperative societies are avenues to engage in such desire. Appreciating the guests from the Edo State Ministry of Trade and Wealth Creation, the ICCOBA 96 Set President, Mr Valentine Eromonsele Enaholo lauded the Edo State Government for finding the ICCOBA 96 worthy of being incorporated into the scheme. He used the privilege t