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Niger Speaker defends planned sponsorship of weddings for 100 constituents
The Speaker, Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, has said he decided to sponsor the wedding of about 100 girls from his constituency in Mariga Local Government Area over genuine concerns for the parents.
Sarkindaji, on Friday, pledged to pay the dowries for the bridegrooms, adding that he had procured all necessary materials for the mass wedding.
However, he received a barrage of backlash following the decision as some claimed that the girls would be given out in marriage against their wishes.
The Speaker, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and communications, Shamsudeen Binaira, in Minna, the state capital, on Sunday, dismissed the insinuation of forced marriage.
He explained that over 50 per cent of the girls, though they have suitors, their parents have no resources to meet their marriage expenses as required by their customs and traditions.
“The other categories are those that have lost their parents to insecurity in the area and have nobody to finance their wedding even though they have their suitors.
“Majority of these girls are orphans who have lost their parents, including children of our gallant vigilantes who lost their lives to bandits and there is nobody to finance their wedding despite attaining marriage age with someone ready to marry them.
“These girls are not being married out against their will or that their husbands are being forced on them. They have suitors of their choice but only that the parents and relatives do not have the means to marry them out,” he said.
Binaira explained further that “according to the Hausa tradition, you cannot marry out a girl without accompanying her with some essential items to make her comfortable in her husband’s house such as room furniture, kitchen utensils, among others.
“That is what these girls are lacking, and that is the responsibility the Speaker has agreed to shoulder and relieve the parents of such burden. Their parents have been postponing the marriage for lack of resources, and the Speaker decided to take it over,”.
Binaira pointed out that this is one of many gestures that the Speaker has extended to the people of his constituency who, he said, are in dire need, insisting that there is no other motive behind the gesture than to relieve the parents of the burden.
He affirmed that before the Speaker arrived at the decision, he had consulted widely with his constituency, including the immediate parents, relations of the orphans, religious leaders, and other critical stakeholders in the area.
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EMPOWERMENT! Senator Manu doles out N2.5m to support constituent’s fashion design business(Photos)
Senator Manu Haruna of Taraba Central Senatorial District has made a significant impact on the life of a constituent by empowering him with over 2.5 million Naira to enhance his fashion design business.
This initiative aims to support local entrepreneurship and encourage vocational skills development within the community.
The delegation representing Senator Manu included Hon. Aruwa, the Taraba State Commissioner for Science and Technology, alongside Hon. Abubakar Baffa Nanu, Chairman of Gassol Local Government Council, and Alhaji Raubilu Umar, Hon. Ubale Gambo. They presented the cash to Falalu, who is commonly referred to as Sarkin Yakin Manu in a gathering held at the residence of Alhaji Raubilu Umar in Jalingo.
Falalu Sarkin Yakin Manu expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Senator Manu for this generous support, highlighting how the funds will significantly boost his tailoring business and provide better services to the community.
This empowerment initiative reflects Senator Manu’s commitment to fostering skills development and economic growth in the Taraba Central Senatorial District.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
President Donald Trump has announced a new immigration “Gold Card” that will be sold to immigrants for $5 million.
The Gold Card is a premium version of a Green Card, according to Trump, and will provide immigrants with a pathway to citizenship.
“We’re gonna be selling a gold card. You have a green card, this is a gold card. We’re gonna be putting a price on that card of about $5 million and that’s gonna give you green card privileges plus…”
“It’s gonna be a route to citizenship. And wealthy people will be coming into our country by buying this card.”
“They’ll be wealthy and they’ll be successful and they’ll be spending a lot of money and paying a lot of taxes and employing a lot of people.”
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to share the heart rending story of how she lost her three-year-old son hours after allowing his father to take him for the weekend.
The sad mother, who had single-handedly raised her son after being abandoned during pregnancy, expressed deep sorrow and regret over her decision to let his father back into their lives.
According to her, the child’s father had denied responsibility when she was pregnant and made no effort to be part of their son’s life until he returned from abroad, got married, and sought forgiveness. In an attempt to foster a relationship between father and son, she allowed him to take the boy for a weekend visit—an act she now deeply regrets.
Tragically, less than nine hours after leaving with his father, the little boy drowned in a deep well. The devastated mother, who had just returned from work, was met with the shocking news that her only child was gone forever.
In a post, she poured out her grief, questioning why such a tragedy had befallen her innocent child.
“Junior was only 3; he didn’t deserve to leave this world so soon. God, why?” she lamented.
May the soul of the little boy rest in peace.
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