REVERSAL OF ROE VS WADE: IMPLICATIONS
In the year 1969, Norma McCorvey (Jane Roe) became pregnant with her third child. She wanted an abortion as she didn’t WANT this baby. But she lived in Texas, where abortion was illegal, except when it’s NECESSARY to save the mother’s…
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…
BEYOND HEAVY HEARTS: ONE OBITUARY TOO MANY
Death must come to us all. No doubt. But I would rather die purposefully, in front of a crowd peacefully protesting the abysmal security situation of our country, than meet my maker in the den of kidnappers. My appeal to Church authorities is simple.…
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,…
Is DIVORCE the ANSWER?
A friend of mine on Facebook, after reading what my colleague Ojeifo Emmanuel had written on the Sis Osinachi Nwachukwu Saga, asked me a direct question, “Fr please, is divorce a sin? In the situation of the woman, what could she have done when her…
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…
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…
Joy in UNEXPECTED places!
Today, I visited St Thomas’ zone. These zones are basic Christian communities, with the aim of bringing Church closer to the people. The zones help our parishioners connect more with one another, since smaller groups mean closer interaction. At…
Let’s talk IYOKHO (Taro Plants)
Last Sunday, on my way back from one of my outstations, I saw loads of cocoyams being loaded into bags for their onward transmission to Lagos and environs. This was happening directly opposite our Church. Not even in Ugbi’yokho did I see that many…
ỌSẸN
If you had seen me yesterday on stealth mode, as I carefully moved in for the kill, you would have reached the conclusion that I was trained by the best hunters around. No. I didn’t commit murder. I heard that shrill call of an Ọsẹn and immediately…