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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...

By Sylvester Udemezue* (a) An election result shall only be collated if the Collation Officer ascertains that the number of accredited voters agrees with the number recorded in the BVAS and votes scored by Political Parties on the result sheet is correct and agrees with the result electronically transmitted or...

By Sylvester Udemezue The origin of the doctrine of “inherent jurisdiction/powers” dates back to 1840, when Baron Alderson declared in the English case of Cocker v. Tempest (1841) 7 M & W 502, 503-504 that, “the power of each court over its own processes is unlimited; it is a power...