By Jude Atupulazi Last Tuesday, March 17, Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, marked his six years in office. The highlight of this was the commissioning of some roads in parts of the state; a good development, no doubt, as it was a sharp departure from the way he once marked it with aplomb by way of lavish celebrations some ...

By Uche Amunike If there is one thing every married woman dreads, it’s losing their husbands to death. No woman, no matter how unhappily married she is, prays for her spouse to die. The grief and emotional trauma widows go through are indescribable and most widows live their lives realizing that the vacuums left by their spouses are unfillable. Some ...

. . . You’re Blackmailing Us, Govt Fires Back By Jude Atupulazi The factionalisation of the Anambra State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, has been blamed on the meddlesomeness of the Anambra State Government which recognizes one faction over another despite a court judgement and an election that produced a bona fide union executive in ...

By Precious Ukeje The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria says it has recorded a great level of achievement over the past 37 years of its existence. This was asserted by the Chairman, Awka Chapter of the association, Engineer Oluchi MaryJane Okoli. The chairman made this remark Monday, March 9, at the Mechanical Engineering, Chisco Institute PTE Auditorium, Nnamdi ...

By Abuchi Onwumelu The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to regulate the Public Financial Management of Anambra State to ensure that all revenue, expenditure, assets and liabilities of Government are managed efficiently and effectively to meet current and future challenges of the state and to provide for related matters. The House passed the ...

By Chioma Ndife A leading gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Godwin Maduka, last Sunday attended the official flag-off of the Awka Catholic Diocesan Laity Week which was performed by the Bishop of Awka Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Dr Paulinus Ezeokafor, at St Anthony’s Catholic Church, Enugwu Ukwu. He was represented by the State ...

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) has confirmed 10 (ten) new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. The ministry made the announcement via a release signed by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire. According to the ministry, there are three new cases in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and seven new cases in Lagos State. This brings ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba Nodu, Village, Okpuno, Awka South LGA, last Wednesday reverberated with the rousing burial given to 83 year-old Pa Gabriel Okechukwu Akpaenyi, who in his lifetime set an exemplary record by donating his entire property to the Catholic Diocese of Awka. In recognition of the deceased’s wonderful gesture, the Catholic Diocese of Awka turned out in their numbers ...

. . . Frowns at celebration of the dead By Abuchi Onwumelu The Catholic bishop of Awka Diocese His Lordship Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, has frowned at the celebration of the dead, describing it as a waste of financial and material resources Bishop Ezeokafor who stated this in a homily to mark the beginning of the 2020 Awka Diocesan Laity ...

By Mercy Hill & Precious Ukeje The remains of late Mrs. Francisca Nwazuluahu Obianisi, mother of Reverend Father Livinus Obianisi, were interred at her country home in Adazi Nnukwu, March 19, 2020, after a burial mass at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Adazi-Nnukwu, Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State. She was also eulogized by the Auxiliary Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Awka, ...

. . . Urges CMO to be Good Fathers on Earth By Uchechukwu Enem The Retreat Director for the 2020 Awka Diocesan Catholic Men Organization (ADCMO) & Rector of St. JohnBosco Seminary, Rev. Fr. Paul Mary Chukwukebe, has called on Christian fathers not to justify themselves for committing adultery. He made this call recently during the 2020 annual retreat of ...

By Mercy Hill The remains of late Mrs Pauline Anusi, aged 73, was laid to mother earth last Friday, 6 March 2020 at her country home in Okpu Village, Agulu, Anaocha L.G.A, Anambra State. The funeral Mass marking the glorious exit was officiated by the Director of Fides Media Limited, Rev. Fr. Dr. Martin Anusi alongside other concelebrants. In his ...

. . . Says borrowing without business case is mortgaging the future By Michael-Jude Nwolisa The Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Peter Obi has lamented the rising debt profile of the nation owing to what he described as excessive and reckless borrowing. Obi who spoke at The Morning Show on Arise Television on Wednesday, March ...

By Mercy Hill Following the success of the Awka Diocesan Liturgy Inculturation (ADLIC) Seminar for priests, held on 2nd March 2020 at the Archbishop A. K Obiefuna Retreat, Pastoral and Conference Centre, Okpuno, the one for the lay faithful of Awka Diocese was organized for all regions in the diocese, on Saturday, 7 March 2020. It would be recalled that ...

Nigerian business mogul and philanthropist, Valentine Ozigbo, has announced a N100 million personal guarantee to small businesses who wish to access the Central Bank of Nigeria’s COVID-19 N50 billion intervention loan. In a video statement shared on his Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts on Friday, April 17, 2020, Mr. Ozigbo noted the devasting effect of the coronavirus pandemic and the ...

By Nwabueze Akabogu The 9th Senate of the National Assembly recently constituted fifty-six members Senate Committee to carry out further review or amendments of the military imposed 1999 constitution. The members of the Senate Committee drawn from the six geo-political zones and headed by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo Agege as its chairman was inaugurated by the Senate ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba Fides trio of Mercy Hill, Precious Ukeje and Alexander Adejoh, have been rewarded by the Management of Fides Media Ltd as best reporters for the month of February 2020. Making the fact known at the Fides’ News and Editorial Meeting held at Fidesplex on Monday, March 9, the Editor-in-Chief of Fides Newspaper, Mr Jude Atupulazi, said their ...

By Michael-Jude Nwolisa The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has said that the sight of the burnt hostel and the look of hopelessness on the faces of the students and staff of Patterson Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha, was the reason he resolved to visit again to see how the students were fairing. Obi was speaking last weekend ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba Fides trio of Mercy Hill, Precious Ukeje and Alexander Adejoh, have been rewarded by the Management of Fides Media Ltd as best reporters for the month of February 2020. Making the fact known at the Fides’ News and Editorial Meeting held at Fidesplex on Monday, March 9, the Editor-in-Chief of Fides Newspaper, Mr Jude Atupulazi, said their ...

By Pat Amobi Chukwuma Somewhere and some time ago, a Man of God was leading his congregation in prayer. During the reading of the Word of God by a lector, the Man of God dosed off in his exalted seat. He was snoring while his head was unconsciously falling left and right. In addition saliva was dropping from his opened ...