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His Lent – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido Last Wednesday was Ash Wednesday. Peter (Surname withheld) was in church in the morning for Mass and participated in the symbolic tracing of the sign of the cross on the forehead with ash as a reminder that we should “repent, and believe in the gospel” or “remember that you are dust, and…
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The generational blame game – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido I entered the university in November 1984. That was the 1984-1985 session when the military government of then Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd.) removed meal subsidy for university students. The government said the economy was in bad shape due to the mismanagement of the civilian government it overthrew and subsidising meals for…
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Interrogating education – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido For almost two weeks now, Professor Hope Eghagha of the Department of English, University of Lagos, has been talking to, and encouraging, youths on the importance of education, self-development and honing of innate skills… on our URS social platform. The responses of the youths have been divergent. Some of the responses are…
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Advent is here – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido The 2019 advent season started this week, last Sunday, to be specific. The word Advent in its simple form means the arrival of a notable person or event. Even at that, it captures the essence of the season. Advent is derived from the Latin word, adventus, which means, coming. It means we…
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Third letter to Sen. Akpor Pius Ewherido – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido I did not plan to write this year, but I was moved by my spirit to do so. We are very fine. It is just this pain that refuses to go, and even gets heightened during your anniversary. Six years after, time has not healed anything. Anyway, I want to stay away…
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Mudipapa: Tejiri weds Tosan -Francis Ewherido
BY Francis Ewherido …Mudipapa’s elder brother, Chief Joseph Orien, wanted the traditional marriage of Tejiri and Tosan to take place in Effurun-Otor, Delta State, Mudipapa’s hometown, but Mudipapa went to see him with a bottle of brandy, a goat, a set of kola nuts and N20,000 ‘to support the kola nut.’ Mudipapa wanted a venue…
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Life can be so tasteless – Francis Ewherido
Francis Ewherido You have to excuse me, but I scarcely listen to flight attendants these days when they put passengers through safety procedures. May be it is because it has become routine for me, but even more because these safety tips do not seem to work when push comes to shove. I am very sure…
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Family from hell – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido I have written more articles on paedophilia, rape and incest than any other topic since I started this column about five years ago. So when the story of the 13-year-old Ochanya Elizabeth Ogbanje broke, my mindset was “the same old story” and decided not write on it. I rationalized my decision that…
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Family political meetings – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido The party primaries are over and we now have a clear idea of politicians who want to rule and represent us from 2019 to 2023. Some are incumbents; others are aspiring to replace the incumbents. Government is arguably the biggest external factor shaping family life in Nigeria. Government plays a major role…
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‘Sin against the holy spirit’ – Francis Ewherido
BY Francis Ewherido Let me make myself clear from the beginning, I only borrowed the title of today’s article from Mark 3: 28-29. The context here has nothing to do with that portion of the scriptures. I am only using it here to describe “sins” in marriage that are very difficult to forgive. This is…