The word “December” comes from the Latin word “decem,” meaning ten (just like September comes from “Septem,” meaning seven; October from “Octo,” meaning eight; and November from “Novem,” meaning nine). In the first known ancient Roman calendar (developed by Romulus…
Life seems not to care. It seems not to be bothered about our feelings. It provides us with what we need but does not care about how we use it. It does not stop us when we use them wrongly,…
November is the eleventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. (The Gregorian calendar is the one we are using today.) “November is the last of four months to have a length of 30 days. It is…
Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of all saints. This means all those who have found their way to heaven, irrespective of their beliefs, nationality, colour, or language, whether known or unknown, are celebrated today. The origin of All…
On 31 October 1517, the then Catholic [Augustinian] monk Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the door of All Saints’ Church and other churches in Wittenberg, Germany. He detailed the areas he thought needed change in the church. This…
Exactly 22 years ago, on the evening of October 31, 2002, Bishop Mark Unegbu, who was the Catholic bishop of Owerri from 1970 to 1993, departed from us. I still vividly remember that evening when the news was broken to…
It is very strange to see many Nīgěriāns appearing to be surprised at what our Oyibo House of Representatives member said and did to a bolt driver. What do you really find surprising? Is it what he said or did?…
If Igboland were colonised by China, I would probably be writing today in Chinese and bearing a Chinese name.I would have possibly been a Buddhist and maybe a Buddhist monk. If no one had colonised us, I would possibly have…
His name is Elon Musk. He is not the only or the greatest living inventor but has contributed a lot to making human life easier. But do you know that many reading this, including maybe you, are more gifted or…
Who taught you that your children should answer your own first name as their surname rather than the one you bear? This is very dangerous and misleading because your surname, also known as your last name, is a “hereditary name…
