Alphonsus Nweze The Archbishop of Onitsha Metropolitan Archdiocese, Most Rev. Dr. Valerian Okeke, has appealed for thecommitment of Federal Government of Nigeria in the Skill Acquisition Centre he is building for the inmates of Onitsha Correctional Centre by fencing the Centre. Archbishop Okeke who spoke on Sunday when he celebrated the Christmas with the inmates of the Correctional Centre said the project is almost completed with only the landscaping and fencing remaining. The Archbishop said the landscaping would cost about N8m but that would not pose any problem because he…
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Use Christmas Season To Take Stock of Your Life, Rev. Dr Nwachukwu Advises Christians
By Alphonsus Nweze The General Overseer of Bible Base Miracle Assembly, Rev. Dr. Jerry Nwachukwu, has urged Christians to use the occasion of Christmas festivity to take stock of their relationship with God. Dr. Nwachukwu in his Christmas message said the season is not just an ocassion to drink, womanise, engage in lesbianism, homosexualism, stealing, kidnapping, hard drug and all other sorts of societal vices. “What actually do you want to celebrate? Christmas is not just a time for sober reflection. It is a time to take stock of your…
Read MoreAnglican Church Splashes ₦.5m Food Items on Indigent Members
Cleric Advises Christians To Give To The Poor Alphonsus Nweze Rev. Ossy Oguaka of Fountain of Life Anglican Church, New Haven Estate, Nkwelle Ezunaka in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, has expressed the need for Christians to give to the poor. He said that when people give to the poor they are lending to God. Speaking on Sunday when the church splashed over N500, 000.00 worth of food items to indigent members of the church, the cleric said giving to the poor has scriptural backing. Citing the book…
Read MoreLawmaker felicitates with Christian faithful, Nigerians on Christmas celebration
Member representing Gombi/Hong Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon (Dr.) Yusuf Buba, has felicitated with the Christian faithful and Nigerians on the celebration of this year’s Christmas. Buba, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, expressed optimism that the new year will usher in a lot of good for Nigerians. The lawmaker stated this on Saturday in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Nkem Anyata-Lafia, in Abuja. The lawmaker said Nigerians have continued to enjoy the mercies of God in…
Read MoreChristmas, Not Only For Enjoyment – Bishop Nwokolo
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…
Read MoreFederal High Court to begin Christmas vacation on Dec. 20
The Federal High Court (FHC) will, on Dec. 20, begin its Christmas vacation.The Chief Judge of FHC, Justice John Tsoho, stated this, on Thursday, in a statement signed by the Chief Information Officer of the court, Dr Catherine Oby-Christopher, in Abuja.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vacation, which will begin on Dec. 20, would end on Jan. 7, 2022.The statement, titled: “Slight Change in the New Legal Year Activities/Christmas Vacation,” hinted that the vacation judges during the holiday remained unchanged.“The Federal High Court of Nigeria Abuja, announces…
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