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Spiritual cleansing: Parents defending Rivers pastor who flogged children need counselling – NAPTIP

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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has said some parents defending a Rivers State pastor arrested for flogging children during a “spiritual cleansing” need counselling.

NAPTIP’s Rivers State official, Nwamaka Ikediashi, made the remark on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, while giving an update on the incident.

Ikediashi described the flogging as “a total case of child abuse,” stressing that the parents were also victims.

Ikediashi said, “The parents are victims and they are supposed to be made to understand the implications of this whole thing, and that can only be made possible via counselling.”

The pastor, identified as Ifediorah Joseph, was arrested by the police for flogging over 20 children during a three-day programme in Port Harcourt under the guise of “spiritual cleansing.”

Following his arrest, some of the children and their parents stormed the police station, singing and dancing to show solidarity with him.

Channels TV reports that one parent told journalists she consented to the act, claiming the ritual was meant to save the children from a looming threat.

“My daughter was among the children that was purified. The message was that death was in the air, and they should purify the children. They did the purification with pigeon blood, water and palm fruit,” the parent said.

The NAPTIP official added, “The parents are victims as well because they do not understand the implications, but if they did understand, they would not let their children be subjected to such inhuman treatment and torture.”

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The Rivers State Police Command said investigations into the matter were still ongoing.

Authorities said the pastor organised a three-day programme involving minors, which he claimed was inspired by the Holy Spirit.

The footage, shared on social media, triggered a swift police response.

Officers stormed the church, apprehended the pastor and several church members, and rescued the children, who have since been placed under protective care.

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Lucky soul. He d!ed in Jihad – Sheikh Gumi reacts to Iran’s Supreme leader Khamenei’s d3ath

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Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gumi has reacted to the k!lling of Iran’s Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khanenei, describing him as a “lucky soul who d!ed in Jihad.”

Khanenei was k!lled by US and Israeli missiles in Tehran on Saturday, February 28, 2026.

In a post shared on his verified Facebook page, Gumi said Khamenei’s blood “will fuel the change in the ummah.”

“A lucky soul, he d!ed in Jihad against k!llers of innocent children and women in Gaza and elsewhere,” Gumi wrote.

He added that the late Iranian leader’s blood “will fuel the change in the ummah,” noting that Khamenei “stood firmly for justice and didn’t hide in bunkers.

“For those who k!lled him or assisted in killing him, let us see what they will live to do in this world.”

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Gospel singer Taiwo Adegbodu d!es

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One half of the Yoruba gospel duo Adegbodu Twins, Taiwo Adegbodu, has d!ed.

The news of his de@th was announced on Sunday, March 1, via a post on the group’s official Facebook page, which is managed by their team.

In the emotional message, the family lamented his sudden passing, describing the loss as deeply painful and difficult to bear.

Fellow gospel musician Esther Igbekele also confirmed the de@th on her Instagram page, where she shared a photo of Adegbodu and paid tribute to him in Yoruba.

Taiwo performed alongside his twin brother, Kehinde Adegbodu, and both rose to prominence in the Yoruba gospel music scene after the release of their debut album, Faratimi (Lean on Me), in 1999.

Over the years, the duo became known for their spiritually uplifting and culturally rooted sound, earning a strong following within the Christian music community.

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Iran: Protest erupts in Nigeria over killing of Ali Khamenei (PHOTOS)

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Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, better known as Shiites, have taken to the streets of Niger State on Sunday to protest the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Shiites in Nigeria are led by Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.

It was reported that Khamenei was killed in coordinated airstrikes on Iran by the United States and Israel military.

Dozens of IMN members mobilised shortly after the news of Khamenei’s alleged death filtered through social media channels.

In a video sighted  on Sunday, the followers of the Shi’a cleric, were seen chanting ‘freedom to Iran, death to America ‘.

The protesters also marched through parts of the state chanting solidarity slogans and waving Iranian flags and placards bearing inscriptions such as “We Stand With Iran.”

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