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A Nigerian Journalist ,Dominic Edet Edem, also known as Dee, has congratulated his wife Nnema Dominic Edet on her second birthday.   Dee expressed his joy on Facebook and Twitter, stated that marrying his wife was not a mistake, and if he hadn’t married her, he wouldn’t have married anyone else.   He emphasized the importance of having a good wife, mentioning that marrying a good wife can reduce about 95% of one’s problems. He expressed gratitude to God for choosing his wife for him, stating that she provided everything…

Corps Members have been advised to critically study their respective host communities after their Orientation Exercise and execute laudable projects that would improve the standard of living of the residents.   The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brig. General YD Ahmed stated this today while addressing the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream Two Corps Members at Jigawa, Yobe and Borno State Orientation Camps.   He said all Corps Members must ensure that by the end of their service year, they leave lasting legacies of good projects in their host…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has described as painful, the death of a member of the federal parliament in the Second Republic, Alhaji Sidi Ali.   Ali, a veteran journalist and ex-lawmaker, died on Thursday at the age of 86.   Speaker Abbas, in his condolence message issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi, said the late Ali was a good ambassador of the National Assembly until his death.   He also described the late Ali as one of…

A former Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ayogu Eze has died.   According a source, Senator Eze a former Senate spokesman, died in an Abuja Hospital after a protracted illness.   The source said the late Senator has been down, a situation that made him unable to attend his child’s wedding ceremony held earlier in the year in Lagos State.   He was a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), where he ran…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has advised the security and law enforcement agencies in Nigeria to desist from subjecting citizens or other foreigners living in the country to any form of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment in the course of their investigations.   The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Tony Ojukwu OFR, SAN who made this statement while reacting to a widely circulated video of a middle aged man who was commanded to strip himself naked in the full glare of some security operatives.   In…

The National Human Rights Commission has condemned in strong terms, the disturbing video of the brutal bullying of Namtira Bwala, a female student of Lead British International School, Gwarinpa Abuja who suffered repeated slaps by fellow students over the refusal to answer inappropriate questions from school relationship.   The alarming incident which has attracted widespread condemnation across the country is a matter of concern that borders on cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, respect for the dignity of the human person as well as learning in a safe and protected environment.…

By our correspondent   The Coordinator of youth for better Ikem,comrade Michael Agbaji has sent his heartfelt condolences to the family of Mr Alexander Ojonimi Agbo and entire Ikem community over his death.   Mr. Agbaji said late Ojonimi, who suddenly died on the 11th of April 2024 at the age of 44 in Lagos was is a great lost to the entire Ikem community.   The statement described late Ojonimi as “a perfect gentleman who a great lost to the entire Ikem community and will be sorely missed for…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday approved the commencement of the N100 billion Consumer Credit Scheme for Nigerians amid escalating economic hardship in the country.   This was confirmed in a statement issued by the President’s special adviser on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.     1. The scheme was conducted in partnership with financial institutions and cooperatives across the country to broaden consumer credit availability. Consumer credit serves as the lifeblood of modern economies, enabling citizens to enhance their quality of life by accessing goods and services upfront, and…