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From Calamity to Ecumenism

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

Act 1, Scene 1: October 16, 2019 – tanker fire incident at Ochanja market! Act 2, Scene 1, 2, & 3: Few days after the fire incident, precisely on November 3, 2019, the maverick controversial General Overseer of Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention, Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, popularly known as ‘Odumeje’ donated 4 million to the victims in a dramatic form, very characteristic of him. The Anglicans also donated a sum of 10million Naira. But before them, on November 19, 2019, the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha donated 27million Naira to the victims. The official Facebook page of the archdiocese states that the amount … Continue reading From Calamity to Ecumenism

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Born into Diversity

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

My dad was fairer than my mum. I mean in complexion. I and my siblings have no uniform complexions too, and each of us has a mind of his/her own. Yet, we have a common ground. We are family! That’s not all. In my extended family, we had three kitchens. Whenever we visit home during the festive periods, our little compound turned into a beautiful pond of kids of all sorts. By the way we paired ourselves, it was hard to distinguish our mothers sometimes. And you know what – we all had 3 by 3 round of meals. That’s … Continue reading Born into Diversity