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END OF SLĀVERY: HAS IT ENDED?

END OF SLĀVERY: HAS IT ENDED?

On this day, 18th December 1865, slāvery was abolished in the Unīted Stātes of Amèrica. 20 years later, the same Oyibo decided to enslāve an entire continent at the Bęrlin conference (1884/1885). When the people began to shout, they came…

WHO IS PROFESSOR ELISABETH ISICHEI?

WHO IS PROFESSOR ELISABETH ISICHEI?

Profesdor Elisabeth Isichei was born Elizabeth Mary Allo in Tauranga, New Zealand, on 22 March 1939. She is the daughter of Albert (an agricultural scientist) and Lorna Allo. Elisabeth attended Tauranga College. She is celebrated as having attained the highest…

MY JOURNEY TO EUROPE: 18 YEARS GONE

MY JOURNEY TO EUROPE: 18 YEARS GONE

Exactly 18 years ago, on 15th September 2006, I landed in Europe for my further studies. My sister Oby and her husband mazi Mike brought me to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja the evening before, 14th September. That was…

SEPTEMBER: FROM THE 7TH TO THE 9TH MONTH

SEPTEMBER: FROM THE 7TH TO THE 9TH MONTH

The word “September” comes from the old Italian/Latin word “Septem,” which means seven. September was also the 7th month in the first/oldest Roman calendar (750 BC), which had only 10 months that began with March and ended with December. Remember…

JUST TO SAY THANK YOU

When I go through the discussions and deliberations we had this year on my page, I have every reason to thank you, my dearest friends for making the year a lively one despite all odds. Together we celebrated, we cried,…

MY BIRTHDAY WISH

Fr Angelo Chidi Unegbu (17.12.2021) Once upon a time, there existed a soothsayer in a small village. He was known for ancestry search. This means he was able to tell those who consulted him about their ancestral lineage up to…

New Month of September: GOD be with you

Do you know that the phrase “Good bye” came from an old English expression: “Godbwye” which means in today’s English: ‘God be with you’. The same expression is found in French language: “Adeu” which is shortened from the phrase ‘a…