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Today, a day we will always remember in sadness. It’s been years Dad, but we don’t think we have accepted that we won’t see you again. This is not how we imagined you leaving us at all and it pains us to realize that you won’t be there for us...

By Sylvester Udemezue “His death brings new experience to my life – that of a wound that will not heal” – Ernst Jünger True friendship is one of the most important things we have in life. True friends are the siblings God forgot to give us; they are like diamonds,...

By Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON Being a speech by His Excellency, Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, at the funeral ceremonies of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, CON, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Imola Street, Owo, Ondo State, on Friday, February 23, 2024. Protocols… As...

By Sylvester Udemezue Although the higher courts in Nigeria have settled the issue of NBA membership vis-a-vis the freedom of association provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, some lawyers argue that we should have more than one umbrella association of lawyers’ in Nigeria, “as we...

CBCN COMMUNIQUE: FIRST 2024 PLENARY A Communiqué issued at the end of the First Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria Resource Centre, Durumi, Abuja, 16 to 22 February, 2024 PREAMBLEWe, the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria, held our First Plenary Meeting...

The city of Abuja mourns today as news of Pharmacist Agogo Yakubu’s passing reaches us. He was a beacon of light in our community, remembered for his unwavering humility, boundless generosity, and unwavering dedication to serving those in need. Pharmacist Yakubu’s story is one of remarkable resilience and selflessness. A...

Since the 21st of August 2023, when Chief Nyesom Wike resumed office as the Hon Minister of the FCT, Abuja has not been the same. The FCT has become once more a big construction site with road works causing diversions and attendant traffic jam. The citizens of Abuja definitely see...

(Thursday, 8 February 2024. Read 1 Kings 11:4-13, Ps. 106:3-4,35-37,40, Mark 7:24-30) “When Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.” (1 Kings 11:4) Our first reading...

Yesterday evening, I was just scrolling through my news feeds on here and I came across a post that was posted in one of the popular Facebook group like that. The post says, “As a lady, mention 3 free things a guy can benefit from dating you.” The post interested...