A renowned economist and former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has given out N1.92m to the management of Holy Child Secondary School, Isuofia, for the payment of the WAEC fees of 128 students of the school. The largesse was part of his pledge to the school during his historic visit to the institution barely one year ...

These days, it is easy to hate Nigeria, to hate her leaders and to hate everything therein. This is no thanks to happenings in the country, a country where things have been done the same way for years without positive results; yet, we persist in continuing that way and failing. I have often mulled over what transpires in Nigeria while ...

The San Luis Gonzaga shelter in Guayaquil, Ecuador, provides free lodging and care for people with HIV, including children who lost their parents due to the illness. An outreach of the Archdiocese of Guayaquil, the shelter has a capacity of 40 people, mostly low-income patients who are provided housing until they can receive medical care in hospitals. Food, transportation, lodging ...

On Saturday, the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ decision that the Church celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as “Mother of the Church” every year on the Monday after Pentecost, as a way to foster Marian piety and the maternal sense of the Church. The decree establishing the memorial was published March 3 in a letter from Cardinal Robert ...

In the aftermath of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stone man Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. that killed 17 people, two US bishops have issued a joint statement calling for “common-sense gun measures” and dialogue about specific proposals that will reduce gun violence and ensure school safety. “Once again, we are confronted with grave evil, the murder of ...

The Catholic bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, has condemned the assault on the Archbishop of Owerri, His Grace Most Rev. Anthony Obinna, warning those behind the act to refrain from such or attract God’s wrath. Bishop Obinna narrowly escaped a mob action at the altar during a commendation Mass at St. Michael’s Catholic Church organized in honour ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, says its aversion to the policies of the late pioneer president of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and the attempt to honour him at a function by Igbo leaders in Enugu was why its members attacked the Igbo elders. IPOB which rendered apologies over the incident, had 20 of its members arrested by the police in ...

The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor, has  on Sunday, March 4th, 2018, declared the laity week open, it  was tagged’ Nigeria Laity, Deepening the Priestly, Kingly and Prophetic Roles’ and  was held at St Joseph Pro Cathedral, Ekwulobia, Aguata L.G.A of Anambra State. The laity week, which is the annual Lenten event, coincided with the Inauguration ...

Holy Ghost Academy Amaokpala, Orumba North L.G.A. Anambra State on Saturday, 3rd March, 2018 had different calibers of personalities converge in the school as they celebrated their 15th year of existence, feast day and also had their inter-house sports competition. The event which also had the launching of their school magazine, ‘The counsellor’ Vol.2, No.3 began with a holy Eucharistic ...

Contrary to widespread media reports that the Anambra State Government had sacked her executive council, the entire government machinery remains intact. The State Commissioner for Information and Communication Strategy, Ogbuefi Tony Nnacheta, stated this on behalf of Gov Willie Obiano at a media briefing in his office in Awka last Thursday. Jude Atupulazi reports. Few days ago, the news media ...