OBIANO’s SPECIAL EASTER MESSAGE …The Supremacy of Sacrifice to Human Progress and Nation-building

 

The Supremacy of Sacrifice to Human Progress and Nation-building

Ndi Anambra, all over Christendom, the period of Easter is a time for deep reflection on the supremacy of sacrifice in the affairs of man. In the Christian calendar, no other event draws attention to the awesome love of God for mankind as exemplified in the sacrificial death and resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ as the feast of Easter does.

AFTERMATH 28 MARCH POLL: HEADS MAY ROLL IN MINISTRIES



PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan may drop the hammer on a number of ministries and parastatal agencies, following the decision to clean them up during the transition period.
Sources close to the administration confirmed to Sunday Tribune that the shakeup would affect some ministries that hitherto failed the performance evaluation scorecard of the administration....
It was gathered that some parastatals agencies whose heads were adjudged to have fouled government’s procedures may also be affected by the clean out.
Sources close to the administration told Sunday Tribune that one of the quick decisions taken by the top echelon of the administration was to prevent any of its officials taking decisions that could give the government a bad name when it eventually hands over to the new government.
A source said that while the number of those to be affected is still being compiled, the decision has already been taken.

UNDER ME, YOUR MONEY WILL BE SAFE – BUHARI

 President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has given assurances to Nigerians that he would handle state resources with utmost responsibility and honesty and that he will not condone the looting of public resources.
Speaking while receiving a delegation of the people of his home state, Katsina, who came to congratulate him on his election as President of Nigeria, General Buhari regretted that the citizens had been made poorer by the... 16 years of PDP maladministration in spite of the fact that the country received more income in that period than at any other time.
Buhari said savings from his war against corruption will be ploughed into education with the objective of empowering the citizens.
“If you give education to a man or woman, you have empowered them to be productive. There is no better way to empowerment,” Buhari asserted.

JONATHAN’S LOSS: N’DELTA GROUPS MEET OVER OIL BLOCKS

 Some community and militant groups in Delta State have warned that they will not accept the exclusion of the Niger Delta people in the allocation of oil blocks in Nigeria.
A source close to one of the interest groups told SUNDAY PUNCH on Saturday that following the failure of President Goodluck Jonathan to secure the support of northerners and south-westerners in the March 28 presidential election, the people of the region ...now want to take a stand on how they want the oil blocks allocated.
The source said several meetings had been held and more meetings would still hold to arrive at a common position, as renewal of the oil block licences will become due soon.
He said, “You can see how they voted during the election. Every ethnic group voted for their own. But they want to come back to the Niger Delta to take away our resources without even recognising that we should be involved in the allocations.

Easter: Bishop Ezeokafor Celebrates With Less-Privileged

 BY ABUCHI IFESINACHI, AWKA The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor has urged Christians world over to always remember the poor, the physically challenged and the less privileged around them especially during this Easter period and always. He observed that it was a blessing to help the poor and underprivileged in our society. Bishop Ezeokafor who stated this



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Muslims to outnumber Christians worldwide by 2070

 There will be more Muslims than Christians in the world in less than sixty years, new research revealed. The religion’s share of the world’s population will equal the Christian share – at roughly 32 per cent each – in 2070, analysis by the Pew Research Center showed. The number of Muslims will increase at more than double the rate of the world’s population, which is expected to rise by 35



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ORITSEJAFOR PRAYS FOR BUHARI’S ADMINISTRATION

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Ayo Oritsejafor, has called on Nigerians to embrace peace, love and forgiveness for one another.
He also prayed for peace for the incoming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) “with optimism that Nigeria will witness peace and progress under his administration.”
The CAN President said, “Dear brothers and sisters, Christ died and rose once for all and for everyone; bu...t the power of the resurrection, this passover from slavery to evil, to the freedom of goodness, must be accomplished in every age and in our nation.
According to him, the need for peace that President Goodluck Jonathan demonstrated by conceding defeat to Buhari in the recently held presidential elections should be the point of reference for all our political leaders in the coming governorship and state assemblies elections.
“Peace for Nigeria is what I bring to you in this Easter celebration; may unity and stability be restored permanently in Nigeria. I also pray for peace for the incoming administration led by retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari with optimism that Nigeria will witness peace and progress under his administration,

APC MEMBERSHIP CAN'T BE ALL-COMER AFFAIR-NGIGE.

Senator Chris Ngige this evening said those planning to join  APC in the state would be screened before admission ,stressing that the party's membership would not be an all-comer affair.
He stated this during a heroic reception organised for him by members of his party at Finotel hotel to mark APC's presidential victory at the March 28 polls.
He maintained that  old members of the party would always enjoy priority far above new entrants.
He noted that the bane of the PDP was opening its gate too wide for new comers which he said  brought the confusion that eventually buried the party.

Easter: Bishop Ezeokafor Celebrates With Less-Privileged



BY ABUCHI IFESINACHI, AWKA
The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor has urged Christians world over to always remember the poor, the physically challenged and the less privileged around them especially during this Easter period and always.
He observed that it was a blessing to help the poor and underprivileged in our society.
Bishop Ezeokafor who stated this yesterday at St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral, Awka while presenting clothing materials, disinfectants, bags of stock fish, toiletries, bags of rice among other consumables and food stuff to the poor and less privileged in Awka and its environs.
His words: 'Most times, we are being distracted by the euphoria of Easter celebration, forgetting the poor and down trodden in our midst. What we are doing today is part of the cooperate social responsibility of the church and we do it on monthly basis but today being good Saturday is the climax because we reach out to more people and donate more items for your Easter celebration. We do this because God loves those who give back to the poor.

Muslims to outnumber Christians worldwide by 2070



There will be more Muslims than Christians in the world in less than sixty years, new research revealed.

The religion’s share of the world’s population will equal the Christian share – at roughly 32 per cent each – in 2070, analysis by the Pew Research Center showed. The number of Muslims will increase at more than double the rate of the world’s population, which is expected to rise by 35 per cent in the next four decades. By 2100 around one per cent more of the world’s population will be Muslim than Christian, with the largest proportion of followers in India. Several countries are also projected to have a different religious majority by 2050. The number of countries with a Christian majority is expected to decline from 159 to 151, the report claimed. Less than 50 per cent of the population will be Christian in the United Kingdom, Australia, Benin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the Republic of Macedonia. By 2050 Muslims will make up around ten per cent of Europe’s population. It is thought the religion will thrive due to its young population and high