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Nigerian Church Collapses, 160 Dead, Says Hospital Director

By Jim
Dec 11 2016

Metal girders and the roof of a crowded church collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria, killing at least 160 people with the toll likely to rise, a hospital director said Sunday. Mortuaries in the city of Uyo are overflowing from Saturday's tragedy, medical director Etete Peters of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital told The Associated Press.

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Lion nearly killed prophet after botched miracle

By Jim
Mar 11 2016

The prophet went into a trance and started to speak in tongues as he demonstrated his "power over animals"

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News of the Weird
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"In the African Charismatic circles, the “man of God” has replaced the witchdoctor"

By sifilings
Jul 28 2013

Why Is the Charismatic Movement Thriving in Africa?

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