NGO To Empower 70,000 Widows Across Nigeria

A nongovernmental organization, Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation (ABSF) has initiated a project aimed at empowering 70,000 widows across Nigeria. Musa Aliyu, the North-Central Coordinator of the foundation, while unveiling the project emphasized the critical role widows play in society, stressing the urgent need for support amid current economic challenges. Aliyu, revealed that studies indicate Nigeria is home to approximately 15 million widows, out of the global widowed population of 258 million. He explained that the...

Naval Outpost Onitsha Conducts Medical Rhapsody in Ogbaru

Naval Outpost Onitsha has conducted a Medical Rhapsody for Odekpe community in Ogbaru Council Area and its environs. The event was held at Odekpe Primary Health Care Centre. The Medical Rhapsody included the distribution of well-equipped postnatal bags for over 50 women, provision of a variety of drugs, blood pressure, and sugar equipment tests, eyesight evaluation, and provision of medicated glasses, mosquito nets, sanitary pads, and other health care equipment to the expectant mothers. According...

House of Reps Investigate as Bobrisky, VeryDarkMan Clash Over Alleged AI-Generated Audio

Social media personality and crossdresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has threatened a N1 billion defamation lawsuit against activist Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, over an AI-generated audio recording allegedly used to defame her. The crossdresser’s legal team issued a 24-hour ultimatum for VeryDarkMan to retract the claims and issue a public apology, or face legal action. The alleged defamatory recording surfaced on 27 September, where a voice, alleged to be Bobrisky’s, purportedly...

Borno Flooding:  Politicians Lead150 Youth Volunteers To Disinfect Community

Ahmed Satomi, a member of the House of Representatives and Hon. Abba Kyari, a member of the Borno State House of Assembly, representing Jere local government area on Monday, led 150 youth volunteers and stakeholders to fumigate and disinfect the communities against waterborne diseases. It will be recalled that flooding ravaged Maiduguri and Jere cities, destroying 70 percent of public and government critical infrastructures such as schools, hospitals, markets, roads, and bridges. They began the...

Burial Arrangement For Late Ohanaeze Ndigbo President General Have Been Release

The burial arrangement for late elder statesman and President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has been released. The Chairman of the national burial committee, Senator Ben Obi, while addressing a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, said hief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu will be buried on 1 November, 2024. Obi, who was flanked by the Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Amb. Okey Emuchay, and burial sub-committee chairmen, Senator Osita Izunaso, Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (retd) and others,...

Hajiya Dada Yar’Adua, Mother of Late President Umaru Yar’Adua, Dies at 102

Hajiya Dada Yar’Adua, the mother of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, has died at the age of 102. She passed away on Monday evening at her home, according to a family source. Her death followed a brief illness at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina. The funeral prayer has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Yar’Adua family house in the Yar’Adua area of the Katsina metropolis. Hajiya Dada was renowned for her remarkable...

First Nigerian-American Becomes US Navy Captain

A Nigerian-American, Kelechi Ndukwe, has achieved a significant milestone in his military career by being promoted to the rank of Navy Captain from Commander in the United States Navy. This promotion marks a historic achievement as Ndukwe becomes the first Nigerian to command a US Navy warship. Ndukwe’s naval career, which spans over 20 years, began in 2003 when he joined the US Navy as an auxiliaries officer. This was shortly after he obtained a...

Chidinma Adetshina Crowned Miss Universe Nigeria 2024

Former Miss South Africa contestant, Chidinma Adetshina, has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria 2024. Adetshina, a 23-year-old law student, emerged victorious at the grand finale held in Lagos on Saturday, 31 August, after defeating 24 other contestants. Adetshina, who represented Taraba State, rose to the top five finalists after the contestants showcased their elegance in evening gowns. The top five finalists included Miss Anambra, Paula Ezendu; Miss Edo, Edeifo Brittany; Miss Ondo, Ayegbidun Peace Olamide;...

Northeast and Northwest Have Over 4m Malnourished Children

No fewer than four million children in the Northeast and Northwest regions are malnourished, according to the Federal Government. Mrs. Ladidi Bako-Aiyebusi, the Director of the Nutrition Department in the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this in her opening remarks at a five-day meeting with nutrition experts and stakeholders in the Keffi local government area of Nasarawa State. The meeting was in partnership with Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) and...

Bobrisky Regains Freedom After 4 Months in Prison

Controversial social media personality, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, has been released from Kirikiri Correctional Centre after serving four months of a six-month sentence. The crossdresser was convicted on 12 April 2024, by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, for abusing the Nigerian naira. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had charged Bobrisky with four counts of money laundering and abuse of the naira. However, the court dropped the money...

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