Rev. Fr. Arch. Martin Chinedu Okonkwo and Rev. Fr. Prof Marcel Echezonachukwu Okonkwo was born on the 7th day of April, 1978 in the family of late Mr. Patrick Okonkwo and Mrs. Philomena Okonkwo in Adimoha, Arondizuogu, Ideato North Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria. They were 4th and 5th children of their parents respectively. They started their primary school together at St. James /Community primary school in the year 1984 where they obtained their first school certificate, First School leaving certificate (FSLC) in the year 1989 and after their primary school they proceeded to Bonus Pastors Seminary, Osina where they had their junior secondary school studies from 1989 to 1991 and later moved to St. Mary’s seminary, Umuowa the same year where they obtained their West African Examination Council (WAEC) AND certificate. After their secondary school they went to St. Joseph’s seminary Ikot-Ekpene and obtained their Bachelor of Philosophy and Bachelor of Divinity at Sea...
Schools and running costs Schools in Nigeria are owned either by government (public) or individuals (private), the public was known to be less costly because of the government involvement in the management and running of the school both the primary and secondary schools. When I was very tender around 3-5 years we were told that in the olden days that before you start primary school that you must be at least six years of age and as well your fingers have to be touching your ear ( that's if it's your right hand, it must touch your left ear when you place it over your head) it was practically conducted then to know people who are 6 years and above then, gradually the process started vanishing like a smoke, I started my primary school then in the year 1999 and I was one of the smallest among my classmates, after our primary school we graduated to secondary school but before we graduated, during our primary school days there was what we used to call craftsmanship, e...
A CHILD IS BORN According to the tradition of every family from ages, When a child is born the next thing that happens in his or her Life is a celebration that a new creature has entered the earth and at this point a name will be given to the child. But the name which is given to this child may be determined by the society at large or by direct members of the family of the new born baby or even by the Parents alone. According to the understanding we have about every name. It is widely accepted that one’s name is predicated upon his/her future. These may be true because the meaning and origin of a name has to connect us with the life experiences that our people, parents or society had suffered or benefitted from before our emergence on earth. In Africa, the case is not different that the dominated part of family settling in Africa are domiciled by polygamous family so, name became a means of direct or indirect way of expression especially in the side of women mar...
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