By Peter Nwasike In my last edition, I mentioned how Dr. Sunday Ajai contended that: “AFTER DR. NNAMDI AZIKIWE, THE IGBO DO NOT HAVE A LEADER THAT THE REST OF THE NATION CAN RESPECT AND TRUST”. (New Telegram Newspaper, Thursday, February 27, 2020, page 14) I asserted that former Governor of Anambra State, Sir Peter Obi enjoys respect and trust ...

By Amarachi Okpunobi One of the golden rules I have learnt in my little stay on earth is this, don’t wait for a special time, special day, or even special occasion to celebrate people, especially your loved ones. There is no perfect time to do this. Time is always ticking. Celebrate them anywhere, in what way you can, in the ...

By Linda Bordoni Pope Francis begins a new series of catechesis during the General Audience on the theme of prayer and invites the faithful never to suffocate that cry for hope and salvation. Taking inspiration from the Gospel episode of Bartimaeus, the blind beggar from Jericho who is able to see again after making a profession of faith in Jesus, ...

By Jude Atupulazi First of all, let me say how mightily pleased I am to be back to doing what gives me the greatest joy. It was killing to be out of action, doing nothing but eat when I saw food, and trying to sleep when sleep hardly came. Indeed, the period of the lockdown is one I never want to ...

By  Uche Amunike When the news of the coronavirus scourge filtered in, I never imagined it would end up being a global pandemic. I thought it was a virus that broke out in China and that having spread its tentacles to the United States, Italy, UK, Italy, Germany, France and Spain, would merely circulate in those countries and eventually be ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh The management board of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), Abia Warriors headed by Pastor Emeka Inyama has provided palliatives to the loyal supporters of the club, to cushion the hard effect of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Fides gathered that the distribution of the relief packages which were mainly food items, took place Monday May 4, 2020 at ...

Matteo Farina (1990-2009). Credit: Matteofarina.com By Hannah Brockhaus Pope Francis Wednesday advanced the sainthood causes of five men and women, including an Italian teenager who died of a brain tumor in 2009, declaring them “venerable.” After a May 5 meeting with Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the pope approved the heroic virtue ...

The leadership of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced that the 2019/2020 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season will be completed within six to eight weeks after the pandemic. This was made known to news men in a statement signed by Ayodele Olu Ibidapo, Assistant Media Officer, NFF. Fides gathered that the league was suspended indefinitely on March 18 after Match ...

Former Nigeria international, Daniel Amokachi, urge Wilfred Ndidi to quit Leicester City and move to a bigger club, nothing that Ndidi’s level as a footballer is above current club. Amokachi made this known to news men recently in Abuja while analyzing Nigeria players’ input to international football. Fides gathered through Amokachi that Ndidi has been one of the standout players ...

Archbishop Hartmayer installation Mass. Screenshot EWTN. Installation Masses typically see cathedrals filled to the brim with members of the Catholic faithful, with hundreds of priests attending. But the installation of Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer as head of the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Wednesday, took place in a nearly-empty church. Just a handful of priests and bishops concelebrated the Mass, their seats ...