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The Nativity: Why Mary belongs to us all

The Nativity: Why Mary belongs to us all

By Valentine Obienyem As our chaplain, Fr. Chigozie Jidere, proclaimed today’s Gospel on the genealogy of Jesus, my mind went to the story of Hecataeus of Miletus. Within the colossal inner halls of the temple of Amun at Egyptian Thebes, Hecataeus boasted to the priests that he could trace his lineage back sixteen generations to […]
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The deciet, lies, unwarranted attacks against Osinbajo

The deciet, lies, unwarranted attacks against Osinbajo

In the age of “alternative facts”, the media has been awash and desecrated with fake news, “post-truths” and outright untruths; where people who claim to be authors or journalists, in their write-ups, gleefully revel in these three 21st century media-related

Okezie Ikpeazu: Is Abia on the march again or…? (1)

Okezie Ikpeazu: Is Abia on the march again or…? (1)

Since the creation of Abia State in 1991, development has no doubt been slower than Abians expect, and this can be attributed to a lot of factors which range from politics to near-absent or constantly dwindling internally generated revenue and federal allocations.

Anambra poll and Obiano’s re-election bid

Anambra poll and Obiano’s re-election bid

On October 2, 2017, Awka, the Anambra State capital stood still for the incumbent Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), when he officially flagged off his re-election campaign for the November 18 gubernatorial poll in grand style, at the Alex Ekwueme Square.

How Rochas is making Owerri a tourist destination

How Rochas is making Owerri a tourist destination

One of the most ambitious projects of the administration of the Owelle Rochas Okorocha is the Heroes Square located at the heart of Owerri, the capital of Imo state. Ironically, the centre has become a subject of controversy which political activists have latched on, in desperate attempts to pour tar on what would later become Imo State’s Unique Selling Point and therefore Okorocha’s most significant legacy. Historically, most “Future’s Projects” all over the world do attract harsh criticisms, at inception. The Owerri Heroes Square would in the future become Nigeria’s most unique tourism site.

Nigeria’s debt profile not politically motivated

Nigeria’s debt profile not politically motivated

In an interview published in a national daily (not Vanguard) on Monday, November  6, 2017, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof Kingsley Moghalu, exercised his inalienable freedom of expression on some national issues, especially in the areas of youth empowerment, citizens’ obligation to pay taxes, unemployment, leadership and public policies. As a former public official and academic, Prof Moghalu, more than qualifies to voice his enlightened opinion on these and many more socio-economic subjects of concern.