Those claiming that they are not Igbo, why do you not begin by challenging hundreds of Igbo history books and thousands of articles in various academic journals that grouped you under the Igbo people? For instance, Elizabeth Isichei, writing about…
(First published on 06.02.2022) In Port-Harcourt, I met a young lady who visited the family that was hosting me at the time. I started speaking in the Igbo language to her. “I don’t speak Igbo,” she said. “What is your…
How many books on the Nìgerian-Bīafran wăr have you read as a forner Easterner or as a Nīgerian? What facts do you have about that event? Do you know the main cause of the wăr? Do you know the events…
As Ottoman decided to conquer Europe in the 16th century, on 7 October 1571, the Holy League, a coalition of southern European Catholics, waged a wăr against the powerful Ottoman ărmy in the Battle of Lepanto. Knowing that the Ottoman…
God does not need your money. When you pay tithe or give an offering, you are supporting the livelihood of the religious personnel, the maintenance of the church, and the church’s charity services, if any. To do this as a…
The truth of the matter is that things that have to do with the 3 basic needs of nature—food, housing, and clothing are not determined by religious principles or ordinances but by socio-economic realities on the ground. Tithe or offering…
Written: 25th January, 2020 By Fr. Angelo Chidi Unegbu It was harmattan, the volcanic wind from the Sahara was on its annual mission carrying more wind than usual, yet the trees and their leaves remained motionless. Despite the sun, the…
October, the 10th month in today’s Gregorian calendar, was originally the 8th month in the old Roman calendar (pre-46 B.C.). In that Roman calendar, March used to be the 1st month of the year. The word October comes from the…
A German woman worked all her life. She did not marry and had no child. To save a lot of money, she denied herself so many luxuries. She was very religious and hardly missed mass any Sunday. Even till the…
I once read about a story in a book (mythology), the title of which I can no longer remember. The story goes thus: A certain village was visited by a great famine that led to unimaginable hunger. One day, someone…
