Checkpoints or Tollgates?
Yesterday, Sunday 22nd June 2025, I was on my usual pastoral run, this time to one of my Outstations. As I drove through the Ubiaja/Illushi road, something caught my attention; and no, it wasn’t the beautiful greenery or the cries of market women…
Seminary Formation in Nigeria: Rediscovering Gospel Freedom and Ecclesial Authenticity
Introduction With gratitude for the countless men and women who have laboured in the vineyard of priestly formation, we also carry in our hearts the painful awareness that not all experiences within the seminary system have truly reflected the spirit of…
Otiti
Chapter Four Otiti couldn’t remember when last she had such a nice time. She was still giggling when she came into the sitting room. “And where have you been madam?” Oboh asked. He sat on one of the sofas sipping red wine from a glass.…
On Kidnappings in Esan Land, Vigilante Politics, and the role of Traditional Rulers
It is clear from my topic that I’ll attempt to address a hydra headed issue here, not as an insider with exhaustive knowledge of the facts at play, but as a researcher interested in the common good and the peaceful resolution of the escalating…
REV. FR. DERMOT DORAN CSSp: THE MAN WHO BROKE THE FOOD BLOCKADE ORDER
Do you know that the N!gerian government imposed a land, sea, and air blockade in B!afran territories during the war in order to prevent food, meditation, and other supplies from reaching the Biafran enclave? But someone broke the blockade rule. His name…
WILL YOU SLEEP WITH A DOG FOR MONEY?
I’ve seen a video on social media with the tag “Disturbing Video”. Truth is, I never realised a time will come when we’ll be having conversations on beastiality. But hey! Here we are. In this video, a certain comedian goes to…
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…
AHIA AND UDAKPA
I was recently posted to a Church sitting on the boundary of two communities: Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Ahia and Udakpa, here in Uromi Diocese. Till date, some still make the mistake of thinking that Udakpa is a town in Ahia, and vice versa.…
WHY I STOPPED ATTENDING CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN NIGERIA — Chimamanda Adichie
See original article. Celebrated Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie, has revealed why she stopped attending Catholic churches in Nigeria. She spoke in a recent BounceRadio interview with media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. During the interview, the…
WHO DID OUR MOTHERS CURSE?
Recently, I stumbled on a video on social media. Apparently, many mothers in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State, had gone to the palace of the Onojie to lay curses on anyone who was against the progress of their sons and daughters.…