The powerful pastors of newfangled Christianity are all over the place in good old Nigeria today. Anywhere you care to look, you are sure to see one pastor or his comrade-in-miracles claiming all sorts of impossible deeds. There’s the fine…
Stop expatriate from claiming Topo Island, monarch begs Sanwo-Olu
The traditional ruler of Topo, a suburb of Badagry, Lagos State, Chief Oluwadami Avoseh has appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to intervene and stop an expatriate from claiming Topo Island, their ancestral land. Avoseh, who made the…
Germany’s Scholz to visit Pope Francis in first private meeting
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to travel to Rome at the beginning of March to meet Pope Francis. The head of the Catholic Church would receive the chancellor in the Vatican on March 2, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit announced in…
Pope didn’t approve blessing for same-sex couples – Kaigama
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama, has said media reports claiming that the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, had approved blessings for same-sex couples, was untrue. Kaigama made the clarification in his homily during the Christmas Mass he conducted at…
Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals to help carry out Catholic Church reforms
Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals at a ritual-filled ceremony Saturday, including key figures at the Vatican and in the field who will help enact his reforms and cement his legacy as he enters a crucial new phase in running the…
White Scholar interviews The Poet — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
First question: Could you tell me a little about where you grew up and how you came to poetry? I grew up at Onitsha, the famous town of Onitsha Market Literature that sits on the bank of the River Niger. I…
Pope officially appoints bishop of Shanghai chosen by China
Pope Francis has officially recognised the bishop of Shanghai, Joseph Shen Bin, who was already appointed by the People’s Republic of China in April. At that time, the government in Beijing had removed the churchman Shen Bin from the diocese…
Pope’s pick to handle sex abuse cases doubted some victims, US Group says
A U.S.-based group that tracks how the Catholic hierarchy deals with allegations of sexual abuse by clergy says Pope Francis made a “troubling” choice in appointing an Argentine prelate to a powerful Vatican office that handles such cases. On Saturday,…
Ex-Pope’s Cross stolen in German church
A cross bequeathed by the late Pope Benedict XVI to a parish in his German home region of Bavaria has been stolen from the church where it was exhibited, police said Tuesday. A display case on the wall of the…
Choices and Dynamics of Power: A review of I.O. Echeruo’s “Expert in All Styles and Other Stories” — Olukorede S Yishau
One of the first things that may occur to you as you read I.O. Echeruo’s collection of short stories, Expert in All Styles, is that the characters are well-drawn. As you read further, it is unlikely it will be lost…
