…Kidnapped Priest Recounts Ordeal with Fulani Abductors Barely one month after a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Awka suffered a near death experience in the hands of kidnappers suspected to be Fulani men at Amansea, Awka South LGA, Anambra State, another priest of the same Catholic Diocese of Awka, Rev Fr Peter Andrew Chukwuebuka Ibeazor, has faced the same ...

There is a growing addiction to hard drugs, especially methamphetamine (mkpurummiri) by rural youths in Anambra State, but communities and youth leaders in the state have risen to fight the hydra headed monster which is known to be the root cause of armed robbery, rape and other crimes, reports Ikeugonna Eleke. In a drinking joint (pub) in Awka, two young ...

The Monday Sit-at-Home order given by the secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), may have been called off but the people of the state have chosen to remain indoors despite pleas by the IPOB group and the Anambra State Government for them to come out. A few months ago, the Anambra State Governor went out to the streets and ...

…. Call on New Governor to Salvage Situation Motorists and commuters plying the Old INEC Road, have expressed concern over the deplorable state of the road report Alexander Johnson Adejoh and AdejumokeAlebiosu. The road,said to be constructed 8 years ago, went bad due to alleged shoddiness of job done by the contractor and careless management by road users and Anambra ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke A group, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has warned that the high cost of cooking gas is pushing most Nigerian families back to the use of firewood and charcoal. The group said the return to use of firewood for cooking would affect the ecosystem as indiscriminate felling of trees for firewood had begun in most ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba The Catholic Diocese of Awka last Sunday, November 21, joined her counterparts throughout Nigeria in the celebration of the 2021 Solemnity of Christ the King, otherwise known as Ofala Kristi. Fides reports that the diocese directed that the 2021 event be celebrated at parish levels as against the Catholic Community level which the celebration was previously held. ...

By Daruwana Daku The Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial Zone, Senator Uche Ekwunife, November 20, charged Ndi Anambra to look beyond party lines and think more of Anambra as a state. The Senator made this statement while addressing guests and students of St. John of God Secondary School,Awka, during the pastoral visit of the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most. ...

By Ifeoma Ezenyilimba The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia (CADEK), Most Rev Peter Ebere Okpaleke, last Sunday, November 21, feasted with his diocesan faithful of Akpo Catholic Community. It was on the occasion of the 2021 Annual Solemnity of Christ the King Celebration, also known as Ofala Kristi. Fides gathered that Most Rev Peter Ebere Okpaleke led the ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke and Chioma Ndife Despite the counter directive issued out by the Anambra State Governor, Sir Willie Obiano, for the state’s workers to resume their official duties on Mondays following an earlier directive given by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for observance of Mondays as work free days, the workers in the state have however remained adamant ...

By Courteny Mares Pope Francis has said that technological innovations have created the need for a renewed reflection on essential questions about what it means to be human, based on Scripture, the classical tradition, and wisdom from non-European cultures. In a video message sent on Nov. 23 to the Pontifical Council for Culture, the pope said that “the new changes ...