Nigeria records 35m Catholics, as faith shifts to global south by Tony Onyima - ITREALMS

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According to the 2025 Pontifical Yearbook released by the Vatican's Central Office of Church Statistics, Nigeria has emerged as Africa’s second-largest Catholic nation with 35 million adherents. 

This milestone signals a profound demographic and spiritual shift in global Catholicism.

Still on the 1966 coup by Tony Onyima - ITREALMS

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It’s rather unfortunate and frustrating that more than 60 years after the January 15, 1966, military coup, some people are still ignorantly insisting that it was an Igbo coup. 

The narrative has been told several times that many lazy people who care less about history believe such propaganda. 

EFCC’s Urban Radio arrest raises press freedom, procedural integrity concerns by Tony Onyima - ITREALMS

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The press statement issued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today regarding the arrest of Favour Ekoh at Urban Radio, 94.5 FM, Enugu, raises concerns about procedural propriety, press freedom, and the balance between law enforcement and media independence.

At the core of this issue is the controversial method employed by the EFCC in pursuing Ekoh, a radio presenter accused of involvement in a Ponzi scheme. The EFCC asserts it had to conduct a “sting operation” at the station, implying urgency to prevent Ekoh from escaping. However, entering a media house to arrest a presenter during a live broadcast can be seen as an infringement on press freedom. Even if legal, such an approach may set a dangerous precedent by subjecting journalists and broadcasters to fear of interruption or abduction in their duties, undermining the Fourth Estate’s vital role in society. The agency could have waited for Ekoh to finish her presentation and arrested her as she exited the station.