EDO HAS 24 FORESTS HARBOURING TERRORISTS?
The Vanguard article on the location of terrorists all across our beloved country Nigeria should ordinarily bring us a ray of hope. But it doesn’t, because we know what Vanguard knows. We wear the shoes, we know where they pinch. Will our Military,…
BANDITS, FOOTBALLERS AND POLITICIANS
On March 24, 2022, nine villages in Giwa local government area of Kaduna State were invaded by bandits. At the end of their sacrilegious expedition, 50 persons were killed, 100 were abducted. One of those abducted was Fr Felix Zakari of St Ann’s Catholic…
ANOTHER KIDNAPPED PRIEST IN UROMI DIOCESE: TIME FOR PEACEFUL PROTESTS?
Two days ago, February 14, 2022, news broke that yet another Catholic Priest of Uromi Diocese, Very Rev Fr Dr Augustine Akhogba, has been Kidnapped, while on leave in the Catholic Diocese of Auchi. The Chancellor of the Catholic Diocese of Uromi, Very…
CALL FOR PRAYERS FOR ANOTHER MURDERED NIGERIAN PRIEST
As a writer, I’m getting tired of having to report yet another murder. As a cleric, the matter is even more worrisome. Just months ago, I wrote about a Catholic Priest murdered in Nigeria by unknown gunmen (cf. ANOTHER CATHOLIC PRIEST MURDERED IN…
EKO-ORIA AND COWPHOBIA
I went to one of our outstations today – St Raymond Catholic Church, Eko-Oria. The road was so bad, we had to leave the car at some point and use bikes. As we went deeper into the terrain, I noticed cow hoof prints on some portions of the sandy…
SEMINARIANS KIDNAPPED AGAIN IN KADUNA: CALL FOR PRAYERS
In an official letter dated today, 12 October 2021, the Chancellor of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Rev Fr Emmanuel Uche Okolo, has asked for prayers for the safe release of the three Theology Four Seminarians from Christ the King Major Seminary,…
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A KIDNAPPING?
In most cases, NOTHING. It’s as sad as it’s true. Here in Nigeria, when a dear one is kidnapped, we raise our voices in prayer, we organise Vigils and Novenas, we begin a scurry of activities, which unfortunately mostly end nowhere.…
ANOTHER CATHOLIC PRIEST MURDERED IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING
Last year, precisely on the 23rd day of November 2020, I wrote an article titled: INSECURITY AND KIDNAPPING IN NIGERIA: WE’RE SITTING DUCKS! My major point in that article was to decry the rising spate of insecurity in our beloved nation Nigeria.…
BREAKING: KIDNAPPERS OF CATHOLIC BISHOP ARREIGNED (SEE VIDEO)
Kidnappers of the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri, Bishop Moses Chikwe, who were earlier arrested by the Imo State Police Command, have been arraigned. SEE ALSO: AUXILIARY BISHOP OF THE CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF OWERRI KIDNAPPED…
IN BED WITH THE DEVIL!
“We must be aware of the presence of this astute enemy, who seeks our eternal condemnation, our failure, and prepare to defend ourselves against him and to combat him” (Pope Francis). On February 21st, 2021, the Holy Father, Pope Francis while explaining…