… Umeoji, Others May Join Faction By Ikeugonna Eleke Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Wednesday won in all the 21 local government areas of Anambra State to emerge the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, for the November 6 governorship election. The election was held in Awka by the Chief Victor ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba Five members of Fides staff under the umbrella of their Fides Trends in Anambra (FITIA) team, last Monday, June 21, donated a set of new customised jackets to Fides Media Ltd as part of their contributions to the growth of the establishment. The FITIA team which was led by the leader, Miss Mercy Hill, donated the seven ...

…Preaches Post-Primary Unity By Jude Atupulazi Valentine Ozigbo, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) frontrunner ahead of the 2021 Anambra governorship election, has called for the party to ensure aspirants, interest groups, and stakeholders, stay united after the party’s primary scheduled for Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Mr Ozigbo made the call on Wednesday, June 23, when he hosted all the ad-hoc ...

The United States Consulate in Nigeria has commissioned a resource centre, Awka Window On America, in Anambra State. The centre which is located within Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka’s premises, it was gathered, is equipped with resources that can aid people within Awka and environs to access knowledge about the United States of America. The Public Affairs Officer of the US ...

The countdown to this year’s governorship election in Anambra State has fully started, with the commencement of the primary elections of political parties. While some have already done theirs, others are about to follow suit. However, it is at this time that various parties are thrown into crises occasioned by greedy or inordinately ambitious politicians who want to grab power ...

…Inaugurates Fides Chapel New Exco By Cynthia Igbokwe The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Anambra State Chapter, has described Fides Media as one of the media houses the Union holds in high esteem. The NUJ chairman of the chapter, Comrade Sir Emmanuel Ifesinachi, made this known during the inauguration of the new executive members of the Fides Chapel at Archbishop ...

…As NOCEN Holds 23/24, 39th/ 40th  MatriculationCeremonies for First Degree, NCE Students By Chioma Ndife The provost of Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe, Dr. Ifenyinwa Osegbo, has harped on the need for students of the college to develop a minimum of two entrepreneurial skills outside their normal course of study and to adopt conducts that were beneficial, describing such ...

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has commemorated the World Sickle Cell Day with the Association of People Living with Sickle Cell Disorder, wherein he encouraged them not to despair in life due to their health condition, but keep pushing through life with joy and enthusiasm. Obi who joined the ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba The Fides quintet of Miss Mercy Hill, Mr Alexader Johnson Adejoh, Mr Precious Ukeje, Miss Adejumoke Alebiosu and Miss Elizabeth Bassey Awu, have emerged winners of the Fides Best Reporter of the Month (FiBROM) Award for May, 2021. Each of the reporters received a cash award from the Fides Management. Announcing their selection at the Fides’ News ...

… Begins New Tenure By Chioma Ndife The Provost of Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe, Dr. Ifeyinwa Osegbo, who begins her second tenure after the conclusion of the first tenure of three years, has expressed plans of attaining greater heights. Speaking on the achievement of her administration between 2018 and 2021, Dr. Osegbo explained how Afri-Hub was brought to ...

By Jude Atupulazi The Women and Family Advancement Initiative (WAFAI), a non-governmental organisation, has identified lack of good governance in the grassroots as a major contributor to Nigeria’s socio-political and economic challenges. Dr Francisca Obi, Founder of the NGO, stated this at the South East Inauguration and Induction of Ambassadors into the WAFAI Grassroots Foundation, last Monday in Awka. The ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba Four months after the burial of her deceased second and third priests, the Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia (CADEK), at the Priests’ Cemetery, St Joseph’s Cathedral, Ekwulobia, Aguata LGA, Anambra State, last Monday, June 21, interred the remains of her fourth priest, Rev Fr Paul Chinwike Ezejemegwa. The late Fr Ezejemegwa, fondly known as Fr Zion, died at ...

By Cynthia Igbokwe A socio-political group Anambra Redemption Forum (ARF) has charged all stakeholders in Anambra State to step up their games to ensure good governance in the state. The group disclosed this during the inauguration and presentation of the group executive members at the auditorium of Christ Holy Church Awka, 22 June 2021. The group, Fides gathered, came into ...

…Chart Course for Accountable Governance By Precious Ukeje In a well-attended event, featuring erudite scholars and captains of industries, Kwechiri N’Oganiru Anambra, a political pressure group in Anambra State, has held its first conference with focus on excellent governance. The conference at which a number of agenda was laid out in pursuit of a viable Anambra State, held Saturday, June ...

By Hannah Brockhaus There is no “retirement” from spreading the faith, Pope Francis said in a message to grandparents on Tuesday, adding that the prayers of the elderly are needed by the Church and the world. “Think about it: what is our vocation today, at our age? To preserve our roots, to pass on the faith to the young and ...

…Faith is trust and trust is a process— Rev Fr Anusi …I will miss Deo Gratias Chapel, Fr Chetanna – Final year student By Mercy Hill On Sunday June 20, 2021, the final year Catholic students at the College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Okofia Campus, Nnewi, celebrated their thanksgiving Mass for a successful academic pursuit in the university. ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba The Auxiliary Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev Jonas Benson Okoye, has described priesthood as a priceless gift which cannot be equated with any amount of money. Bishop Okoye stated this in his homily of a concelebrated Diaconal and Priestly Ordination Mass for Rev Joshua Sixtus Sesugh Pilaku, SDB; and Rev Fr Justin Chukwuebuka Oguocha, SDB; at ...

By Alexander Johnson, Precious Ukeje and Adejumoke Alebiosu The President and Chairman of the Council of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, Alhaji Mukhtar Sirajo, has charged governors, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other relevant stakeholders in the South East Region to work together and remain consistent in their efforts and decisions to tackle insecurity and build a formidable economy for ...

…Demands Discharge from Hospital Less than 24-Hours By Precious Ukeje The President of Chie’mma Empowerment Foundation, a non-governmental organization working for the cause of people living with sickle cell disorder, Mrs Chinwe Nnagbo, has been delivered of a baby girl on Friday, June 18, 2021, on the eve of World Sickle Cell Day Celebration. Nnagbo, however, demanded to be discharged ...

By Pat. Amobi Chukwuma At creation God endowed man with five essential senses. They are the senses of smell, touch, sight, hearing and taste. Each of them is very vital. None of them can stand for the other. If someone loses any of them, then he or she becomes disabled. If you lose the sense of smell, then you can ...