{
  "id": 9771494,
  "title": "Adeboye welcomes 105 Nigerians after RCCG-funded repatriation from South Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/adeboye-welcomes-105-nigerians-after-rccg-funded-repatriation-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T13:40:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/adeboye-welcomes-105-nigerians-after-rccg-funded-repatriation-from-south-africa/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has welcomed 105 Nigerians who were recently repatriated from South Africa under the RCCG's humanitarian intervention. The congregation expressed gratitude to God for the safe journey home, stating that this marks the first batch of at least 500 Nigerians to be returned. The repatriation initiative was funded by the RCCG, with the first 107 passengers arriving at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday night. The Nigerian diplomatic mission in South Africa had previously appealed for this intervention, and the RCCG approved the funding for air transportation on humanitarian grounds. The returnees include individuals of various religious backgrounds, not exclusively RCCG members, and will undergo a profiling process before being transported to their respective state capitals.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "‘Those who disrespect the law come to South Africa,’ says Ramathuba on viral Mudzinganyama controversy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/those-who-disrespect-the-law-come-to-south-africa-says-ramathuba-on",
        "published": "2026-09-25T07:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Ramakgopa backs ‘Eskom 2.0’ to reindustrialise South Africa and its municipalities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/ramakgopa-backs-eskom-2-0-to-reindustrialise-south-africa-and-its",
        "published": "2026-09-25T10:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "South Africa's most decorated Olympian is back in the pool",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/south-africas-most-decorated-olympian-is-back-in-the-pool",
        "published": "2026-09-25T10:56:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Adeboye welcomes 105 Nigerians after RCCG-funded repatriation from South Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/adeboye-welcomes-105-nigerians-after-rccg-funded-repatriation-from-9775858",
        "published": "2026-09-25T14:19:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}