…As St. Mary’s High School Host Parishes at Christ the King By Chioma Ndife The Catholic Community of Ifitedunu, Dunukofia LGA, alongside other people from other Christian denominations, has offered special prayers for the state of the Nigerian Nation, as well as the upcoming 2019 general elections, to the Eucharistic Jesus. Ifitetudu Catholic Community offered the special prayers through an ...

…Bishop Ezeokafor Urges Christians to be Christ-Like By Mercy Hill Testimonies have it that saints are ordinary people and normal humans who have lived holy lives in obedience to God’s will and command and are now in the abode of God, making intercessions for the Living. Fr. Aaron Ejikemeuwa Ekwu is not an exemption of who a saint is. He ...

Argentinean website Doble Amarilla reports that Lionel Messi has splashed out $15 million on a luxury jet to whizz him and his family between Europe and South America. The jet, which was purchased in the United States but will be registered in Argentina, is a 2004 Gulfstream V and comes with 16 executive seats, two bathrooms (one with a shower) ...

In a show of solidarity, governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have moved against attempt by the national leadership of the party to sanction some aggrieved governors who are embittered over the outcome of the party primaries. We had exclusively reported last week that some governors who may come under the party’s big stick ...

To rely on extant law, regulations to back card reader The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said despite the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018, which makes the use of card reader mandatory, the 2019 elections will not be conducted with incident form. INEC’s assurance is coming as the Peoples Democratic ...

Arinze Marycynthia and Ubaka Maryjane both from St John of God Secondary School Awka were the first and second runners-up in the just concluded Fides Young Writers Contest, poetry category. Below are their very wonderful entries. IF I WERE A BOY By Arinze Chinecherem Marycynthia  St John of God Secondary School, Awka A loud jungle drum would be telegraphing, At ...

By Uche Amunike This state woke up to the hullabaloo of the fiery Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka of Amen Adoration Ministry, Enugu and his uncouth actions towards former governor Peter Obi on the altar of his Adoration ground. I was very curious when the news made the rounds and had to search for the offending video clip which had already ...

By Uche Enem continued from the last edition Most sports people in Nigeria prefer studying Physical Health related courses, why did you decide to study Accounting? I did a part of accounting in my school and I love it too. I didn’t make football to be the last part of me rather I took it just as a hobby. It ...

By Jude Atupulazi Among the Igbos, pride is something that is not toyed with. It is held in the highest esteem. Anyone without it is deemed finished. Thus, even among the very poor, you see them carry themselves with dignity. Even when they are starving, they hardly beg for food as it would be considered infra dig. However, these days, ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilmba An Awka Diocesan Catholic priest and the parish priest of Madonna Assumpta Catholic Parish, Agulu, Anaocha L.G.A, Anambra State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Joel Okechukwu, has identified his trust in God as what has been making his priestly apostolate easier and sustaining him in his vocation. Rev. Fr. Okechukwu, who stated this in an interview he granted to ...

A Talk Delivered By Most Rev. Ignatius A. Kaigama, Archbishop Of Jos, 24th November, 2018, At The Presidential Palace, Malta. Your Excellency, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, the President of Malta, Your Excellency Most Rev. Charles J. Scicluna, the Archbishop of Malta Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, PREAMBLE May I begin by thanking you very heartily for your gracious welcome to Malta (especially ...

By Chioma Nnagbo It’s Christmas season again, and I’m so excited because its that time of the year where you get to see all your loved ones again. It’s that season where you want to forget about getting fat and just celebrate the birth of Christ. Because here in Fides, we have the interest of everyone at heart, I am ...

Former WWE legend Dynamite Kid who shot to wrestling fame alongside his cousin the British Bulldog but was left wheelchair-bound by injuries dies on his 60th birthday Wrester was one half of the British Bulldogs along with cousin Davey Boy Smith But star had battled health problems and spent last few decades in a wheelchair   Billington started out at 13 ...

….Inaugurates 5-Man Implementation Committee By Abuchi Onwumelu The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, reconciliation committee has concluded its report and presented same to Governor Willie Obiano who is the BoT Chairman and leader of the party. The event took place at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia. The 10-man committee set up by the Governor and chaired by Dr Uju Okeke, was ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba An Anaocha L.G.A, Anambra State- born concerned individual, Hon. Michael-Joe Onwudinjo, has described the PDP candidate for the 2019 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Sir Peter Obi, CON, KSS, as the best and only solution that will save Nigeria out of its current distressed position. Hon. Onwudinjo, who spoke at Madonna Assumpta Catholic ...

. . . “We only want to Sanitize the House’’ On Tuesday, November 13, crisis erupted in the Anambra State House of Assembly when a group of legislators moved against the leadership of the house led by Hon Rita Maduagwu and elected Hon Ikem Uzoezie, in her stead. Fides finally caught up with the man in the thick of it ...

On Friday, November 23, in Nnewi, Anambra State, some young men operating under the aegis of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, joined their members in other parts of the Southeast in protesting against the conduct of the 2019 general elections in the country. According to them, there must not be any elections unless the Federal Government granted them their demand ...

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has rejected an appeal to him by the party to lead the national campaign of  President Muhammadu Buhari for the 2019 presidential elections across the states of the federation, our reporters have learnt. According to a credible source in the party, Tinubu, who has declared total support ...

Despite his dominance of the award alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, the Argentine has dropped down the list and finished outside the top three. Lionel Messi has failed to make the top three of the Ballon d’Or for the first time since 2007, finishing fifth in this year’s final vote. Luka Modric is being tipped to become the first player not named ...

Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric won the 2018 Ballon d’Or, becoming the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the award in more than a decade. Modric, 33, won his third successive Champions League in May before helping Croatia to a first World Cup final. Former Brazil and AC Milan forward Kaka, in 2007, ...