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Nothing in life is permanent – Anglican Priest tell Christians

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Rev. Oguaka buries mother in grand style Alphonsus Nweze A priest in the Diocese on the Niger has urged Christians to remember that nothing in this world including our life is permanentRev. Canon Henry Nwachukwu spoke on Easter Monday during the burial of Mrs Roseline Oguaka at Ojoto in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.Canon Nwachukwu who is the Vicar of St. Barnabas’ Anglican Church, Ojoto asked family members, relations, friends and sympathisers of Oguaka family that everybody has a date with death.He said: “Everyone of us has…

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Anglican Bishop’s Wife escapes Kidnap Attempt

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Alphonsus Nweze The wife of the Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, weekend, escaped being kidnapped by whiskers by some hoodlums in Achi, Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State. The Bishop, Rt. Rev. Aloysius Agbo, himself revealed the kidnap attempt on Saturday at Nsukka while addressing members of Nsukka Journalists Forum (NJF), during their summit held at Adada Hall in the university town. The Bishop who was the keynote speaker at the event said he was to travel with his wife for a burial of…

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Some Igbo traditions, not obnoxious – Obi of Onitsha

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Alphonsus Nweze The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, has stoutly stood in the defence of Igbo traditions, declaring that not all Igbo customs and traditions are obnoxious as most people perceive it.The Obi spoke in defence of Igbo tradition on Thursday when the Bishop on the Niger, Rt. Rev. Dr. Owen Nwokolo paid him a courtesy visit at his palace as part of the programme for this year’s Synod, holding at All Saints Church Cathedral, Onitsha.Obi while responding to Bishop Nwokolo’s address at the palace agreed that some of…

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Christmas, Not Only For Enjoyment – Bishop Nwokolo

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The Bishop on the Niger, Rt. Rev. Dr. Owen Nwokolo has urged Christians to celebrate the yuletide with the consciousness that the period is not only for unguarded enjoyment as it is being celebrated today.Speaking at Christmas Service held at All Saints Cathedral, the Bishop told christians that in celebrating Christmas, they should appreciate the facts that there were elements of hardship encountered by Jesus and his family during his birth.He said that from the birth of Jesus Christ till his death, he suffered but had the confident of the…

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