NIGERIA’S NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM
I must appreciate the National Assembly for approving the Bill seeking to bring back our old Anthem. And I must also thank Mr President for passing this Bill into Law. If not for this act, I would not now be compelled to write this. For as I looked at…
JUST KEEP GOING!
If milk gets bad, it becomes yoghurt. Yoghurt is more valuable than milk. If it gets even worse, it turns to cheese. Cheese is more valuable than both yoghurt and milk. And if grape juice turns sour, it transforms into wine, which is even more expensive…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
ẸGUARE – ORIA
Today I visited one of our outstations at St Gregory the Great, Eguare-Oria. As a kid I recall that I always heard about ‘Oria’ and ‘farming’ in the same sentence. It was said that those who were truly serious about farming had…
WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO BE A SIDE CHIC?
The other day I wrote something about our ‘culture’ that somehow tolerates unfaithfulness on the part of men, and the weird belief that men are created unfaithful. Oh boy! It was an instant hit, especially amongst the ladies. The post was…
RELATIONSHIP ‘FAILS’?
Hi there! Recently, I’ve been thinking about relationships and commitments, and all the ‘flips and flops’ in between. How many of us can truly ‘boast’ of being in COMMITTED relationships, whether with God, or with fellow…