For Christmas 2025, the Vatican's Christmas Vigil Mass led by Pope Leo XIV featured significant Igbo participation, including a prayer read in Igbo and an Igbo couple presenting offertory gifts, celebrating the global diversity of the Catholic Church and Nigerian Catholics. This event at St. Peter's Basilica showcased Igbo language and culture, with streams on YouTube and … [Read more...] about Igbo @ Pope’s Vatican Christmas Mass: Igbo becoming a global language of worship (video)
Strategic Research & Analysis
Gov Otti AT Okonjo-Iweala’s Son’s Traditional Marriage
On "December 23rd, Governor Alex Otti, OFR, honoured the invitation of the family of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Nigeria's economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and her husband, Dr. Ikemba Iweala, for the welcoming of Lotte Elsa Goos (Igba Nne) & Kamsochi Iweala, wife and son of Dr. … [Read more...] about Gov Otti AT Okonjo-Iweala’s Son’s Traditional Marriage
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala made the list of Forbes most powerful women
"Nice to make (for the eighth time) the @Forbes List of the 100 most powerful women of the world 2025 and to be on the cover of the magazine. With power comes responsibility! We are doing our best to fight for and reform the rules-based multilateral trading system which the world needs to avoid a chaotic approach to world trade that would hurt the smallest and the least … [Read more...] about Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala made the list of Forbes most powerful women
‘I’m very proud of what we export to Nigeria’ – Boris Johnson, former UK prime minister
“I’m very proud of what we export to Nigeria. We send you pharmaceuticals, bankers, services of all kinds and huge quantities of whiskey. And in return, you send us oil, gas, Nollywood movies, brilliant doctors, nurses, tech geniuses. We are very, very grateful.” — Boris Johnson, former UK prime minister, at the Imo economic summit Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is … [Read more...] about ‘I’m very proud of what we export to Nigeria’ – Boris Johnson, former UK prime minister
Poem: ‘Obinna’ by Emeka Chiakwelu
Poem: Obinna The heart of the father Legacy of progenitor thought From generation to generation Delves the inspiration of thought A conversation satiating the soul Let dawn set off As the morning sun rises The cock in the barn speaks ‘ the morning has come Let strong and weak gather’ There are enemies in the gate Let the warriors … [Read more...] about Poem: ‘Obinna’ by Emeka Chiakwelu