Sunday Synopsis: Embracing Jesus’ Servant Leadership
WEB23 hours ago · 25th Sunday of the Year, B – 22 September 2024. Readings: Wisdom 2:12.17-20; Ps 53:3-6,8; James 3:16-4:3; Gospel – Mark 9:30-37. The first reading recounts how the wicked prepare to ambush the just man. The second reading warns against jealousy and selfish ambition. In the Gospel, Jesus cautions his disciples about seeking places of honour. He reveals his passion by redirecting their ...
Sunday Reflections: Domesticating the Will to Power
WEB23 hours ago · 25th Sunday of Year B A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark 9:30-37 Jesus and his disciples left from there and began a journey through Galilee, but he did not wish anyone to know about it. He was teaching his disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they will kill him, and three days after his death the Son of Man will rise.”But they did not ...
Sunday – The News Chronicle
WEBYes, we are at war! This much we said last week. But the curious and sad thing is that Nigerians don’t seem to know or don’t want to know, and our leaders don’t seem to care. Our security agencies, whose activities are akin to the movement of wavelengths, continue with the aura of “everything is all right” when the trajectory is low, only to chase after those fighting Nigeria when ...
News – The News Chronicle
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, is currently facing unprecedented levels of flooding, which have caused widespread destruction and loss of life. Thousands of homes have been destroyed, and tragically, at least ten children have lost their lives due to the dangerous floodwaters that have overtaken large parts of the city. For many residents, this is the worst flooding they have ever ...
Politics, Governance and the Value of Time – The News Chronicle
WEB14 hours ago · Governance requires effective time management to thrive. Unfortunately, political systems often waste this precious resource, compromising citizens' well-being and national prosperity. As a universal currency, time is equally distributed but unequally valued, with marginalized communities frequently bearing the brunt of temporal inefficiencies. At the politics-time intersection, power dynamics ...
Tuesday – The News Chronicle
WEBSep 3, 2024 · The Benin people have long ago embraced the concept of ogieriakhi, which holds that an elder does not revenge an insult. This native wisdom is to ensure that the elders, who are the pillars holding the community, don’t engage in anything that would make anyone question their wisdom. The Oba of Benin is one of the most respected monarchs in the country. His subjects treat him like a deity. If ...
Columns – The News Chronicle
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Why Injury” and not Ajuri? The creme-de-la-creme of the country’s media had gathered in Ibadan, the Pace Setter state and capital of Oyo State, on Friday, 7 June, 2024 for a two-day facility tour of the signature projects of the governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, as part of the activities marking the first year of his second, and final, term of office. Veterans of the media, the young and the ...
“Na My Turn To Chop Nor Good For Politics” - The News Chronicle
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The phrase “Na my turn to chop” has become a common and tacit refrain in Nigeria’s political discourse, symbolizing the entitlement mentality that drives many politicians to seek office. For too many, political office is seen not as an opportunity to serve the people, but as a means to personal enrichment. This mentality is often ...
About Us – The News Chronicle
WEBGalileo Galilei, the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher once famously remarked: “All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” The mission of The News Chronicle, a subsidiary of Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd (www.adonis-abbey.com), a London-based publisher of non-fiction books and academic journals since March 2003, is ...
2024 Nurses Week: Registered Anambra Nurses Seek end to New …
WEBMay 7, 2024 · Registered nurses practicing in Anambra State on Tuesday, embarked on a rally across major streets in Awka, to raise awareness on the importance of the nursing profession in the nation’s healthcare system, as well as the teething challenges militating against smooth nursing practice in Nigeria. The nurses bore banners and placards with inscriptions such as ‘Say no to quackery,’ ‘Nurses ...