Angelus Pulse Nigeria

​A mother’s love is often described as unconditional, but what happens when blind sacrifice meets bitter betrayal? ​Ten years ago, Agnes lost her husband. He left her with four children - a son, Philip, and three daughters: Vera, Omodiaye, and Sakpoba along with a generous inheritance: a 13-room house with a parlour in the heart of Benin City, Edo State. ​The Great Sacrifice ​When Philip turned 25, he approached his mother with a grand plan: he wanted to travel to the UK in search of greener pastures. The catch? He needed ₦15 million for his visa, processing, and flight tickets. ​Agnes didn’t have that kind of money. In desperation, she decided to sell the 13-room family house, her only safety net and inheritance - to finance her son's dream, hoping he would rebuild the family's fortunes once established abroad. ​Her three daughters strongly objected. Vera, Omodiaye, and Sakpoba warned their mother against the risk, expressing fears that Philip might turn his back on the family...

                             Group picture of CYON Ota after their                            Car Wash activity on December 3. The Catholic Youth Organization of Nigeria (CYON), St. Peter's Catholic Church along Iganmode Road, Ota, Abeokuta Diocese held its biennial Youth Week from Sunday 3 to 10 December, 2023. The program tagged 'God is Love' was attended not only by members of the CYON, but also by youths from the parish and other parishes within the diocese. The activities that took place during the weeklong programme include: Car Wash, Praying and Fasting, Cultural Display, Cooking Competition, Quiz Competition, Sporting Activities, Health Talk and Praise Night,  According to the CYON President Mr. Edward Romanus Ozoemena, the Youth Week was organized in order to engage not just the members of the organization but also the youths o...

The choice is before us: listen to young people and deal with the problems early, or wait until frustration becomes another crisis. Youth restiveness has become impossible to ignore in Nigeria. From street protests to arguments that explode on social media, from community clashes to cultism and cybercrime, the signs are everywhere. Many young Nigerians are frustrated and no longer willing to stay quiet. Walk through the streets of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Delta or Edo and you will see young people of different backgrounds - graduates and artisans alike, holding plastic bottles that look like soft drinks. What is inside is often hard drugs. They loiter around hotels, clubs, drinking spots and motor parks. Some sleep in awkward positions from the effects of what they have taken. Girls are not left out. After taking the same substances, some of them behave in ways they would never do when sober - promiscuity, prostitution, suggestive dancing and smoking. The real question is not only why young p...