…Okala, Fr Dike, SWAN, Hail Development as Oli Reflects on Sports Revolution Awka Township Stadium may next weekend commence the hosting of the home matches of the famous Rangers International Football Club of Enugu to signal the confirmation of the stadium as among the country’s best, facility wise, reports Jude Atupulazi. Investigations by Fides revealed that the Management of the ...

It looked like it would never come but next Thursday, March 17, Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, will bow out of office after an eventful eight years. It has been eight years of keeping faith with his mandate by the people of the state and although more will always be expected, we are satisfied that Obiano did his best ...

By Jude Atupulazi The worsening security situation in Anambra State has become a source of bother to journalists in the state who have called on the state government and relevant security agencies to halt the trend. The journalists made their views known during March, 2022 Congress of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Anambra State Council, sponsored by the Vice ...

The Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, UNIZIK, Prof Charles Esimone, says barely three years after assuming office as the 6th substantive Vice- Chancellor of the institution, he is still focused on achieving his vision for the university. Speaking at the March 2022 State Congress of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council led by Comrade Dr Odogwu ...

Veteran Nigerian Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, last Monday got an unlikely Happy Birthday Wish from the country’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, who joined others in celebrating the icon who clocked 75 years. Edochie, a respected actor, script writer and movie producer, was congratulated by Buhari for his many pioneering and motivating roles in the entertainment industry which saw him hit the ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke Anambra State governor-elect, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has received a comprehensive report from the Dr Oby Ezekwesili-led transition committee, saying there is a lot of work to be done in the state Soludo who addressed the 80-member committee, said he had a strong conviction that Anambra wiould be great but said there was a lot of work to ...

Former Secretary General of Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has decried Nigeria’s declining reputation globally. Anyaoku who spoke on Tuesday at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, during the Maiden Symposium of Emeka Anyaoku Institute for International Studies and Diplomacy, said a lot of work needed to be done to raise Nigeria’s profile in the comity of nations and to win back the ...

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has stated that diplomacy remains a very vital tool of governance and leadership in any society, nation or organisation. Obi, who attended the inaugural lecture of the Anyaoku Institute for Diplomacy at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, congratulated the University authorities on establishing the Institute, which, he said, would go a long way in enabling ...

By Jude Atupulazi Contrary to the belief in some quarters that the Anambra State Government has been interfering with the leadership of Market Unions in the state, the Commissioner for Trade and Commerce, Mr Uchenna Okafor, says the government has instead brought stability to them. Speaking to Fides in an exclusive chat in Awka, Okafor who regretted that the sit-at-home ...

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos Archdiocese, Adewale Alfred, has recalled the parish priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church Ewu Owa, James Anelu, placed on indefinite suspension after he ordered the stoppage of Igbo songs in his parish, reports Jude Atupulazi. A video of him banning the singing of Igbo songs in his parish had gone viral in February. Many of ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke Youths of Umugama village in Ukwulu Community of Dunukofia Local Government Area, Anambra State, on Friday, March 4, protested at the Anambra State Police headquarters, blocking the gate to draw the attention of the commissioner to alleged land grabbing by their monarch. The youths who wore black clothes accused their monarch, Igwe Peter Uyanwa, of land grabbing, ...

After six long years of their marriage, the family of Mr and Mrs Chukwuanu Okagbue joyously welcomed a set of triplets which they have described as God’s greatest gift to them. The triplets were born on the day of the last gubernatorial election in Anambra State, November 6, last year. And last Sunday, March 6, the grateful family attended a ...

By CNA Staff The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church thanked Poland on Monday for welcoming more than a million people fleeing Ukraine. In a video message recorded on March 7 in the besieged Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk also praised Pope Francis for describing the conflict in Ukraine as a war. “I would like to thank ...

By Francesca Pollio Fenton On Feb. 23, hours before the world would hear that Russia had invaded Ukraine, a statue of St. Michael the Archangel, the patron saint of Kyiv, began to emit a dark liquid which appears to be blood. A video shared on Facebook of the occurrence quickly made headlines. Alicia Martinez, 57, of Broomfield, Colorado, a Denver ...

By Hannah Brockhaus Given the many challenges the world is facing, next year’s World Youth Day should be a gathering filled with life and strength, Pope Francis told the Portugal event’s organizers. “In the midst of all these crises, you have to prepare and help, so that the August 2023 Event is a young event, a fresh event, an event ...

The first 2022 plenary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, which began on Saturday 5 March, 2022, ends today, Thursday 10 March, 2022. Human Fraternity: Path to Building Sustainable Peace In Nigeria A Communiqué issued at the end of the First Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria Resource Centre, ...

By Andrea Gagliarducci Pope Francis’ Angelus address on Sunday marked a substantial change of pace in the diplomatic action of the Holy See concerning the Ukraine conflict. The pope stressed that in Ukraine, “there is no military operation, but a war which sows death, destruction, and misery.” He thanked journalists “who put their lives at risk to provide information,” saying ...

By Fr Pat Amobi Chukwuma At midday few days ago, I was relaxing at the balcony of my rectory with a bottle of chilled beer and some pieces of fried meat before me. As I was sipping from the second glass and grinding two pieces of the meat with my natural machine, I heard some gunshots not far away. I ...

Legends about Patrick abound; but truth is best served by our seeing two solid qualities in him: He was humble and he was courageous. The determination to accept suffering and success with equal indifference guided the life of God’s instrument for winning most of Ireland for Christ. Details of his life are uncertain. Current research places his dates of birth ...

By Katie Yoder The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit recently ruled in favor of a Christian couple in New Jersey seeking legal protection to welcome foster children into their home without hiding their religious beliefs on marriage and sexuality. Michael and Jennifer Lasche say that a state agency — New Jersey’s Division of Child Protection and Permanency ...