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Armed conflicts and attacks. Tigray War. Former Tigray Region president and fugitive Debretsion Gebremichael speaks out for the first time since going into hiding following the fall of Mekelle to federal forces in November 2020, saying "They [the federal government] have temporary military dominance", and "we are engaged in extended resistance".
The Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) is a charismatic Christian megachurch located in Lagos, Nigeria. [1] The Church was founded in 1987 and has a presence across the globe with over 50,000 individuals attending service weekly. [2] The church is most associated with its founder T. B. Joshua, who died in 2021.
The Black-Market exchange rate of the naira to the U.S. dollar is approximately ₦752.50 per 1 US dollar. [when?] [68] According to a recent (June 2024) report by Naija News, the parallel market exchange rate of the naira to the U.S. dollar is around ₦1483 per 1 USD, significantly higher than the official Central Bank of Nigeria rate. This ...
A consortium of merchants in Lagos applied to Henry for a licence. Six caravels set out to the Bay of Arguin in modern-day Mauritania, commanded by Lançarote de Freitas and it was this mission that returned to Lagos in 1444 with 235 slaves, the first to be sold in Europe. As sponsor of the expeditions, Henry the Navigator was entitled to one ...
Slave Market, Badagry. The Vlekete Slave Market is a market located in Badagry, Lagos State. [1] Established in 1502 and named after the Vlekete deity, the goddess of the ocean and wind [2] the market was significant during the Atlantic slave trade in Badagry, as it served as a business point where African middlemen sold slaves to European slave merchants, thus making it one of the most ...
The Gospel Faith Mission International is present in numerous countries, such as Britain since 1983 [5] [4] and the United States since 1985. [5] GOFAMINT's International Office is situated at Gospel City; Kilometer 40, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, Aseese, Ogun State. The National Office is at International Gospel Centre, Ojoo, Oyo Road, Ibadan ...
Christian Oyakhilome (born 7 December 1963), known as Pastor Chris, is a Nigerian pastor, author, televangelist and president of LoveWorld Incorporated, a Christian ministry based in Lagos. He is the founder of Christ Embassy , a large congregation with branches in several countries, and the author of the daily devotional Rhapsody of Realities .
As of 2021, however, the euro has not displaced the U.S. dollar as primary reserve currency due to the European debt crisis. [citation needed] The euro's stability and future existence was doubted and its share of global reserves fell to 19% by year-end 2015 (compared to 66% for the U.S. dollar). As of year-end 2020, these figures stand at 21% ...