By Uchechukwu Enem Last year, 2018, brought more successes than the year 2017; but 2019 recorded outstanding achievements. Any company that doesn’t progress regresses, with many chances of folding up. Personally, I am proud to work in Fides basically because of the serene and peaceful working environment. Some of the achievements during the 2019 journey in Fides are as follows: ...

. . . Isaiah 7: 10-14; Psalm 24: 1-2, 3-4a, 5-6; Rom 1:1-7; Matt 1:18-24 By Cosmas Ebebe 1. Invitation In the next few days, it will be Christmas. And Christmas is a season of loving others and being loved. Today we hear the Apostle Paul calling us ‘beloved’ while announcing God’s shower of special blessings on us his letter ...

y Chioma Nnagbo YAMBEEFDODO is simply a twist of PLANBEEF recipe (hope you tried out the Planbeef recipe and enjoyed it). It is fusion of beef, fried plantain, fried yam and spicy tomato/pepper stew. Unlike PLANBEEF, YAMBEEFDODO isn’t as sweet as PLANBEEF because the addition of yam knocks off some of the sweetness of the ripe plantain thereby making it ...

. . Obi Calls for Christmas Reflection The globally-acclaimed Foundation created and promoted by Pope Francis, the Scholas Ocurrentes Foundation, is working to come to Nigeria. The Foundation which focuses on transforming the youth through education and sports, and which was initiated by Pope Francis as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Bueno Aires, Argentina, is today working all over ...

. . . APGA, PDP, Differ on Zoning As the countdown to the 2021 governorship election in Anambra State gathers momentum, the two major political parties in the state, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, are singing different tunes regarding the issue of zoning. This is even as the guns have begun to boom ...

. . . As Awka Diocese Plans Big for Physically Challenged By Uche Enem Ahead of the Christmas celebration, the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor, has urged the faithful not to see it as just an occasion to wine and dine, while neglecting its real essence, reports Uche Enem. Bishop Ezeokafor who gave this advice while ...

The Senate on Thursday adjourned plenary to Wednesday, January 16, 2019. This is sequel to a motion moved to that effect by the Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, and seconded by Senate Minority Whip, Senator Philip Aduda. Details later…

Cars hit during an attack at DC’s National Shrine Dec. 10. Credit: Matt Hadro/CNA By Matt Hadro A violent attack at “Mary’s Shrine” in Washington D.C. on Tuesday shook the community and prompted prayer and solidarity among staff and regular attendees. “It was evil, it was tragic—it could have been worse,” Monsignor Vito Buonanno, associate rector and director of pilgrimages ...

. . As Chaplaincy Records 2019 successful Bazaar Sales By Chioma Ndife The Administrator of St. Joseph’s Hospital, Adazi-Nnukwu, Anaocha LGA, Anambra State, Rev. Fr. Jerome Okafor has said there was need for a Church structure to be erected for the chaplaincy at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He disclosed this while speaking with Fides during 2019 Harvest Thanksgiving and Bazaar of ...

. . As 150 become Bon-fide Students at 5th Investiture By Chioma Ndife Sequel to the resolution to provide students with educational facilities to promote holistic academic training comparable to world-class standard, the Management and staff of St. Mary’s College, Awka, Anambra State, has embarked on fund raising to set up Science Laboratories. The plans and subsequent activities to facilitate ...

President Trump has become the third president in history to be impeached. The House on December 18, 2019, passed both articles of impeachment: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Here’s what you need to know about the vote: The House voted almost entirely along party lines: The House voted 230-197 to charge Trump with abuse of power and 229-198 ...

By Sunny A. Ijomah Anambra State Government, through the State Physical Planning Board has destroyed shanties erected under power lines in Kara, Atani Road and Ogbunike Toll-Gate in Oyi Council Area. Officials of the Board led by the Acting General Manager, Mr. Nwabufo Anene disclosed that the move was in line with its mandate of controlled development. Among structures destroyed ...

By Sunny A. Ijomah Anambra State Commissioner for Transport, Dr. Christian Madubuko has asked officers of the Anambra Traffic Control Agency(ATMA) and other stakeholders in the sector to intensify operations aimed at ensuring safety on the roads. According to him, there is need for all traffic control agencies in the state to work together this festive period to facilitate free ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba In her continued demonstration of her mission statement of touching lives, the Excellent Ladies of Valour and Steel (ELOVAS) Foundation International of Awka Zone 2, and that of Nnewi Zone, both in Anambra State, recently made charity visits to some rehabilitation homes in celebration of the 2019 World Food Day and Christmas Celebrations. While the ELOVAS Foundation ...

By Matthew Hassan Kukah I have consistently tried to create levels of differentiation between democracy and dictatorship, especially dictatorships of the military variant as we have had in Nigeria. I have argued that Nigeria is still very far away from the goal posts of what could be called a democratic society. In my view, the environment does not as yet ...

By Chukwuchebem Samuel O The Lord has spiritually inspired me to write and voice out my negative perceptions about Christmas. The headline as it is being captioned, remains an assertion which in my education of higher learning and understanding, could also be called “Thesis”. I have chosen to refer to it as an assertion, simply because it is debatable and ...

By Hannah Brockhaus Priests should strive after a strong relationship with Christ, beginning in seminary, in order to be the guides in faith the de-Christianized society needs, Pope Francis said Monday. To seminarians and priests from northern Italy Dec. 9, he said: “You are called to be evangelizers in your region, also marked by de-Christianization.” “Those who are more exposed ...

By Amarachi Okpunobi The polytene bag containing the food stuffs I had bought for dinner fell from my hands. The oil spilled on the ground as it was tied in a cellophane, and it was immediately mixed with the palm kernel shaft that was used to tar the ground in front of the traders shop. The pumpkin leaves were crushed ...

Pope Francis laughing outside of St. Peter’s Basilica during the general audience on April 1, 2015. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. By Elise Harris For Pope Francis, one of most needed virtues of modern time is hope, which is something he said must never be abandoned no matter how hard life gets, and which is often expressed in the simple act of ...

Cardinal Luis Tagle visits a refugee camp in Bangladesh, December 2018. Credit: Caritas Bangladesh. Listening is the first step in evangelization, the newly-appointed prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples said Tuesday in Quezon City. “Evangelization is communication. God is a God who communicates, who dialogues. But He is also a God who listens,” Cardinal Luis Tagle said ...