By Fr Theodore Chukwuedozie Ekwem. I always dream and sometimes too, I daydream. Who doesn’t dream? Ejioho Enyanwuja Asadu on his facebook page recently told a story of how he had planned a visit to Owerri from his base at Nsukka, and how in the early hours of same day a priest called him and asked if he intends to ...

By Rev Fr Pat Amobi Chukwuma A certain opulent man has a dozen of children from one wife. The wife is a typical housewife. She is jobless and helpless. Her duties are merely to produce children, to cook and to do the house chores. She appears unkempt always. Her wardrobe is nothing to write home about. She has only three ...

By Chioma Ndife The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Dr. Laz Okafor, has been conferred with the highest chieftaincy title of Dike Ejiamatu I of Eziowelle Community by the traditional ruler, HRM Igwe Michael Ugobelunorji Okonkwo Etusi, Owelle of Eziowelle. Dr. Okafor, an indigene of Eziowelle Community in Idemili North LGA, Anambra State, became a high Chief ...

By C . J. Okoli-Akirika Esq A fundamental axiom encapsulated in the highest law of Nigeria is that power belongs to the people through and by whom government derives its powers and legitimacy. Consequently, there is an ingrained umbilical nexus between the people and the manner of emergence of holders of governmental powers in a democratic milieu. A notable philosopher ...

The Transition Committee Chairman Anambra East  L.G.A, Dr. Anselm Onuorah has made a solemn resolution to improve the  welfare of Anambra East Workers and to leave indelible marks before the expiration of his tenure. Speaking during an interactive session with the entire body of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Anambra East Chapter, the Chairman offered the staff free  ...

By Amaka Ezeno, MCIArb The term ‘Merchantablilty’ could be said to be a portmanteau of merchantable and quality. Merchantable simply means saleable and fit for the market. Quality, on the other hand, is an inherent feature of a thing, say a commodity like rice. According to the Black’s Law Dictionary,   merchantability means that the article sold shall be of the ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh The week that ended a few hours ago was indeed a bitter-sweet one for lovers of sports in Nigeria because two contrasting events inevitably produced a scenario which can best be described as pleasure tingled with pain and sadness. The two events in focus happened almost simultaneously on Thursday, September 15 in Abuja. Inside Aso Rock, ...

By Hannah Brockhaus Prayer is the first element of discernment, Pope Francis said in his general audience message on Wednesday. “To discern we need to be in an environment, in a state of prayer,” he said Sept. 28 in St. Peter’s Square. “We resume our catecheses on the theme of discernment,” the pope said, “because the theme of discernment is ...

By Zelda Caldwell On Tuesday night Benafsha and her husband, Mustafa, anxiously waited at Dulles International Airport for their son, 22-month-old Jasoor, to arrive from Afghanistan. Benafsha tugged at her long brown hair nervously, and Mustafa held his wife close to him as they watched for their son to walk through the airport security exit and into their arms. The ...

By Nze Nwabueze Akabogu (JP) The global community received with utter shock and sadness the sudden demise of the longest reigning British Monarch in history Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday 8th September 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland precisely at 6pm local time at the glorious age of 96years. The late Queen who was coronated in 1952 after the death ...

  …Moots Idea for Evaluation of Returned Schools By Chioma Ndife A Non-governmental organization, Martina Chinyere Enidom Foundation has organized a roundtable discussion for Catholic/government schools management geared at evaluating the effects and impact of government handover of schools to the mission 11 years after. The roundtable discussion which was organized in partnership with the Catholic Dioceses of Awka and ...

By Jude Atupulazi If there is one major commendable thing about the Holy Catholic Church, it is the freedom of its faithful to ventilate their feelings, albeit constructively, on issues that concern their faith. It is in this light that I have decided to once more revisit a sore issue in not only the Catholic Church but in every church ...