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THERE ARE VIRTUES AFRICAN CHRISTIANS CAN LEARN FROM AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION, CULTURE AND SPIRITUALITIES THERE ARE VIRTUES AFRICAN CHRISTIANS CAN LEARN FROM AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION, CULTURE AND SPIRITUALITIES Many of the virtues we celebrate in Christianity today were not invented with Christianity. Long before Christianity was born, African societies already had moral values, communal responsibilities,Continue reading “THERE ARE VIRTUES AFRICAN CHRISTIANS CAN LEARN FROM AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION, CULTURE AND SPIRITUALITIES”

AFRICAN (IGBO) TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS: AFRICAN CHRISTIANS CAN LEARN MEDITATION AND SILENCE FROM IT AFRICAN (IGBO) TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS: AFRICAN CHRISTIANS CAN LEARN MEDITATION AND SILENCE FROM IT Narrating how Igbo traditional priests and worshippers comport themselves at the shrine, Mazi Mbonu Ojike wrote: “A priest at the altar is dressed neatly and conducts himself with reverenceContinue reading “AFRICAN (IGBO) TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS: AFRICAN CHRISTIANS CAN LEARN MEDITATION AND SILENCE FROM IT”

RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE: AFRICANS RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE: AFRICANS “You can stay with us if you like our ways,” said Ajofia to the European clergyman. “You can worship your own god. It is good that a man should worship the gods and the spirits of his fathers.”— Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart The truth is that the interreligiousContinue reading “RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE: AFRICANS”

THE CHURCH CAN ALSO LEARN FROM AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION, THE VATICAN SAYS THE CHURCH CAN ALSO LEARN FROM AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION, THE VATICAN SAYS Five days ago, on 16 September 2026, the Vatican released a new Note marking the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate. It confirms something I have been saying for years, and forContinue reading “THE CHURCH CAN ALSO LEARN FROM AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION, THE VATICAN SAYS”

Before Ghana had its first president… Before Ghana had its first president… And before Nigeria had its first president… Two men were already crossing paths. One would go on to lead Ghana. The other would eventually become Nigeria’s first President. But here’s the part that makes their story unusual… The man who helped inspire oneContinue reading “Before Ghana had its first president…”

EKE MONDAY MORNING DECLARATIONS EKE MONDAY MORNING DECLARATIONS OFOR OF TRUTH, DESTINY AND THE OPENING OF RIGHTFUL PATHS As Eke rises with the first light of this morning, may your Chi, your destiny and the ancestral wisdom behind your lineage guide you into what is rightfully yours. I speak these words with Ofor: May truthContinue reading “EKE MONDAY MORNING DECLARATIONS”

TODAY IN HISTORY: ON THIS DAY,SEPTEMBER 19, 1967-THE DAY A NEW REPUBLIC WAS DECLARED INSIDE NIGERIA TODAY IN HISTORY: ON THIS DAY,SEPTEMBER 19, 1967-THE DAY A NEW REPUBLIC WAS DECLARED INSIDE NIGERIA In the middle of the Nigerian Civil W@r, something extraordinary happened in the Mid-Western Region. On September 19, 1967, while Biafran forces wereContinue reading “TODAY IN HISTORY: ON THIS DAY,SEPTEMBER 19, 1967-THE DAY A NEW REPUBLIC WAS DECLARED INSIDE NIGERIA”

TIMBUKTU AND SANKORE: THE OXFORD OF AFRICA TIMBUKTU AND SANKORE: THE OXFORD OF AFRICA INTRODUCTION: TIMBUKTU, A CITY OF KNOWLEDGE Timbuktu was more than a city. It became a symbol of knowledge, faith, scholarship, and intellectual exchange in West Africa. At the heart of this tradition stood Sankore’ University and the Jingerber Mosque. Scholars fromContinue reading “TIMBUKTU AND SANKORE: THE OXFORD OF AFRICA”

EKE HAS RETURNED UMUIGBO, DO WE STILL REMEMBER WHERE WE COME FROM? 🌿🔥 EKE HAS RETURNED UMUIGBO, DO WE STILL REMEMBER WHERE WE COME FROM? 🔥🌿 Eke has come again, UmuIgbo. Before the noise of the marketplace, before the rush for money and daily survival, let us remember those whose footsteps came before ours. NdichieContinue reading “EKE HAS RETURNED UMUIGBO, DO WE STILL REMEMBER WHERE WE COME FROM?”

ENOUGH OF THIS IGBO UNITY BEGGING. ENOUGH OF THIS IGBO UNITY BEGGING.Let me tell you small history. Before Nigeria, we were Ndigbo. One people. One language with dialects. One market spirit. From Aro to Nnewi, from Onitsha to Agbor, from Afikpo to Bonny, from Okija to Opobo — our ancestors traded, married, fought wars together,Continue reading “ENOUGH OF THIS IGBO UNITY BEGGING.”