IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN A VIOLENT WORLD?
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; and do not be afraid” (John 14:27). Sometime in March 2020, during one of my counseling sessions for a family that lost some…
DEPRESSED?
Suicide has become more rampant in Nigeria. But that’s not what scares me. I’m terrified that many still think that ‘suicide is not Nigerian’. I wasn’t even aware suicide had a nationality in the first place. It’s 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.…
FACEBOOK’S POTENTIAL FOR MINISTRY
Many ministers have found Facebook pages and groups useful tools in ministry. They use them in a manner that Egere (2015, p. 447).) refers to as ‘church marketing’. He says, “Marketing is not selling, advertising or promotion, though it may include…
THE IDEA OF A CYBER CHURCH!
Today, more than ever before, the world is seeing the need for some sort of cyberspirituality. It is always important to monitor and guide the spiritual growth of our youth in a fast-changing world. Lippman and McIntosh (2010, p. 1) says that,…
THE INSPIRATION BEHIND ABAN’ABA GOSPEL SINGLE
Many may not know, but the Gospel single “Aban’aba” came to me in 2014. I was the assistant Priest at St Joseph Catholic Church, Igueben, at the time. Having just left Ambrose Alli University, it was bliss to finally have so much time…
WE HAVE A WINNER!
Hello friends, you recall that we made a call for “The Esan Best Composer Challenge” many weeks ago. In that call, we said that the challenge is open to all Catholics currently residing in the Catholic Diocese of Uromi. We further stated that…
THE NDDC SAGA: A BETRAYAL OF TRUST
Do you agree that corruption in Nigeria is like a cancerous wound; the more one tries to treat it, the more it aggravates? Is there any government sector in Nigeria that is free from the corruption saga? I recently dropped my pen, after writing an…
BBNAIJA’S DORATHY BACHOR AND THE REST OF US!
If you’ve ever done any marketing, you know that marketers have the sole aim to land sales. How they go about this, and whether or not they observe basic ethical principles, is another matter entirely. Some years ago, as an intern with NTA News 24,…
IS THERE MORE TO AROTILE’S DEATH?
In the wake of the demise of Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, there have been speculations regarding the somewhat mysterious circumstances leading to her death. Before now, many Nigerians had engaged…