{
  "id": 9671301,
  "title": "RCCG begins repatriation of 500 Nigerians from S’Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/rccg-begins-repatriation-of-500-nigerians-from-safrica-9671301",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T01:50:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/rccg-begins-repatriation-of-500-nigerians-from-safrica/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five hundred Nigerians were repatriated from South Africa by the evangelical Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) on Thursday night. The air transportation for the first batch, costing the church, was made possible after the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, approved the funding for humanitarian reasons. The Nigerian High Commission in South Africa and South African authorities profiled the returnees. The RCCG's intervention, which covers the air travel, supports their reception and onward movement to their respective state capitals. The returnees represent various faiths and are encouraged to reintegrate into society with the help of government agencies and the RCCG.",
  "summary": "The Redeemed Christian Church of God has begun the repatriation of 500 Nigerians from South Africa, with the first batch of 100 arriving in Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/rccg-begins-repatriation-of-500-nigerians-from-safrica/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mail and Guardian",
        "title": "The killing of women is not a series of unconnected tragedies in South Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/the-killing-of-women-is-not-a-series-of-unconnected-tragedies-in",
        "published": "2026-09-24T22:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "RCCG flies home 107 Nigerians from South Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/rccg-flies-home-107-nigerians-from-south-africa",
        "published": "2026-09-24T22:54:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}