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55 YEARS AGO BISHOP MARK UNEGBU BECAME THE BISHOP OF OWERRI: BUT HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
1) Whether in politics, economics, or even religion, our human dispositions have at all times almost remained the same. In the 5th decade of their…
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LOVE IN THE PRECOLONIAL AND COLONIAL AFRICA: MAZI MBONU OJIKE TALKS FROM THE IGBO PERSPECTIVE
“Some Western investigators are curious to probe into the sanctorum of African love life. They look to observe us kiss in the market-places and in…
MARK UNEGBU: FATHER’S “HOUSE BOY” CONSECRATED HIS MASTER A BISHOP 55 YEARS AGO
In 1945, a year after his priestly ordination, Fr. Mark Unegbu was posted as parish priest to Dunukofia to replace Fr. Iwene Tansi, who later…
NAMES AND ECONOMIC SUCCESS
Erwin Teufel, a successful political leader, was once Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg Germany. His surname “Teufel” means “děvil.” Despite this meaning, many people use it as…
HOW IS THIS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND?
In a family of four, John believes that God is the creator and controller of everything. Amaka believes that there is no God. Ada believes…
TRAGEDY
A tragedy occurred here in our area last Thursday. Four young people, ages 18, 16, 13, and 12, got into a heated argument in front…
MY JOURNEY TO EUROPE: 19 YEARS GONE
Exactly 19 years ago, on 15th September 2006, I landed in Europe for my further studies. My sister Oby and her husband, Mazi Mike, brought…
PRECOLONIAL TIMES AND TODAY
In the precolonial times, no one had an accommodation problem. No one was jobless. Hardly were there unmarried men and women. No child was homeless.…
THE RETURN TO FACTORY SETTINGS PROJECT
“When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.” Nehemiah…
SEPTEMBER 11: SAY NO TO TÉRR0RIŞM
On this day in 2001, September 11, almost 3000 people lost their lives in the terr0r attack in the USA. Many of the families are…
“WHERE DO YOU STAND?” THEY ASK ME ALWAYS
When Mathias Ezeaku burnt the Bible, I condemned the act, but when he was arrested and detained, I condemned the act too. When Okeite started…
MUMMY, I WANT TO BE WHITE
“Mummy, I want to be white”. This was the plea of a 4-year old child of Igbo parents living in Europe to the mother some…