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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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ANAMBRA: Before the PDP primaries

ANAMBRA: Before the PDP primaries

The month will decide the fate of Anambra State, politically as the parties elect the candidates that will fly their flags in the forthcoming governorship election.

Curbing robbers menace on Benin – Lagos expressway

Curbing robbers menace on Benin – Lagos expressway

MOST road travellers will remember with nostalgia the food delicacies they used to enjoy around the Ogbemudia Farm axis on Benin-Lagos expressway while on such long journeys. This nostalgic feeling has today melted into oblivion, sadness and melancholy as the area has been turned into a nightmare for road travellers on account of armed robbery attacks.

Buhari: ResumeOrResign protests and the necessity of truth – Ndukwe

Buhari: ResumeOrResign protests and the necessity of truth – Ndukwe

It is 96 days today since the president, General Muhammadu Buhari, rtd, left the shores of our country for medical vacation in the UK. Adding the about 50 days he had earlier spent on the same vacation, General Buhari has spent a cumulative of about 150 days and still counting outside the shores of the country. 

NFIA Bill: Antidote to Collapse of Anti-Graft War

NFIA Bill: Antidote to Collapse of Anti-Graft War

The suspension of Nigeria and a further threat to expel it from Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) in July placed the nation in a fix on the survival or otherwise of the war against corruption which is a cardinal programme of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. 

ENUGU IGR: Ugwuanyi sets record, moves against tax evaders

ENUGU IGR: Ugwuanyi sets record, moves against tax evaders

Recently, the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State announced an impressive increase in the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) receipts through the sterling performance of the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service, under the chairmanship of Mr. Emeka Odo.

Atiku’s restructuring call: In the right direction?

Atiku’s restructuring call: In the right direction?

ASA’s version of ‘There is fire on the mountain’ seems to capture the Nigerian situation perfectly, for the second line says ‘And nobody is on the run’. Our nation sits on a keg of gunpowder and everyone seems to carry on with their chores with a scary silence.

Black survival: New paradigms  for an old problem

Black survival: New paradigms for an old problem

The Black race is mired in a state of war. But only one side is fighting. That, unfortunately, is our adversaries—our myriad competitors in the ceaseless struggle for survival.