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By Nkem Precious Esq The aphorism that there is no hiding place for the golden fish was practically manifested last week when the Executive Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Mamman Nami deservedly bagged double awards from reputable organisations. The nation’s number one tax collector at separate events...

One day the saintly Curé d’Ars was visited by a Protestant gentleman. The good priest, thinking he was a Catholic, began to speak to him about Our Lord and the Saints, as he was accustomed to do with all who came to see him. As the man rose to leave,...

By Rev Fr David Olusi “Satan and his cohort of fallen angels had no success in seducing Joseph. He checked his temper, he refrained from idle speech and he was righteous in his dealings with his neighbors. Because Joseph was close to the compassionate Almighty, he was enabled to overcome...

The Holy Father has appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Calabar, Nigeria, the Rev. Christopher Naseri Naseri, of the clergy of Calabar, currently assistant parish priest of St. Bernard in Marian Hill and professor at the University of Calabar, assigning him the see owner of Gurza. Curriculum vitae...

International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day, is celebrated on May 1 every year to honour the working class across the world. As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate the 2023 International Workers‘ Day, here are seven facts to know about the day set aside to...

By Sylvester Udemezue I start by admitting that Douglas Ogbankwa, Esq had displayed gross negligence or ignorance when upon his completion of the process of changing his name from “Douglas Onyebuchi Aguguom” to “Douglas Onyebuchi Ogbankwa”, he failed to send the necessary notification/documents to the Supreme Court of Nigeria. This...

(Lessons From Ray Charles). If you were blind from the age of 6 when you were still innocent and hadn’t understood what sex was, would you still be able to cheat and keep multiple sex partners as a man? I will answer that question in a jiffy. When we say...

Laity Council The Laity Council is the coming together of the leaders of the societies and organizations of the lay faithful. In order to fulfill her mission of the renewal of the temporal order, there is need to bring the various lay groups (CWO, CMO, CYON etc.) under the umbrella...

By Sani Usman Kukasheka In the next few days, the Nigerian Army Chief, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, will clock two years in office. Recall that he was appointed after the unfortunate plane crash that claimed the lives of erstwhile Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and some of...

By Becky Roach Though St. Benedict was born in 480 A.D., he is certainly a Saint for our times. He was a man of strength, conviction, and courage. Although he desired to live a life of solitude by choosing the life of a hermit and living in a cave, when...