Matters of the Moment

For the first time in Cuba, in almost 70 years, Castro is not the name of the Head of State and Government. The majority of Cubans who are alive today...

One thing stood out from the information provided by the Nigerian Air Force on the plane crash that threw Nigeria into mourning, Sunday 21st February, 2021 – that the Beechcraft...

The season of Lent is here again! It is the Church’s penitential season within the liturgical year. a time of almsgiving, fasting and praying. During this season, we contemplate Jesus’...

It is now almost a cliché. The trouble with Nigeria is leadership. When the celebrated novelist Chinua Achebe expressed those thoughts many years ago, Nigeria seemed much better lead then...

I read an opinion piece entitled, “Fair play or foul?” published in the January 19, 2021 edition of THISDAY by a fellow who was upbraiding Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah for...

In spite of calls and appeals from several individuals and groups, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has continued to maintain that its January 19th and February 9th, 2021 deadlines for...

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday impeached President Donald Trump, making him the first president in American history to be impeached twice. Trump was charged with “incitement of insurrection”...

Many of us seem surprised or shocked at the invasion of the US Capitol Building in Washington DC last night by supporters of President Donald Trump. Even the security agencies...

It was Saturday morning (12th December 2020), I just finished morning mass and confession, in my room preparing for breakfast when I began to hear the cries of commotion. I...

Advent is a very special season which marks the beginning of a new Liturgical season of the Church’s calendar. Similarly, it heralds the beginning of a four-week period of preparation...