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Sokoto Governor, Aliyu’s Wife Holds Lavish Birthday As Guests Spray Dollar Notes On Her Amid Hunger, Hardship
The video seen online showed the guests flamboyantly spraying Dollars notes on the governor’s wife at a time when Nigerians generally grapple with hardship and hunger in the country.
The wife of Sokoto State Governor, Fatima Ahmad Aliyu, has been captured in a viral video where she held a lavish birthday party with some guests.
The video seen by online showed the guests flamboyantly spraying Dollars notes on the governor’s wife at a time when Nigerians generally grapple with hardship and hunger in the country.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics 2022 report, which is the latest official report on poverty index by Nigerian states, Sokoto State ranks first among the poorest states in the country with 90.5 percent of people living in the state poor.
The wife of Sokoto State Governor Fatima Ahmad Aliyu celebrates her birthday and delicately placing Dollars on her, Upon all the hardship and insecurity challenges bedeviling our dear state.#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria pic.twitter.com/mMy6D7Vuuk
— Deedaat Esq FICMC (@deedatAhmadd) July 25, 2024
The report noted, “Overall, 65 per cent of poor people – 86 million people live in the North, while 35 per cent – nearly 47 million – live in the South.
In general, a disparity between North and South is evident in both incidence and intensity of multidimensional poverty, with the North being poorer.
The state is also bedeviled with a high debt profile and among the most terrorised states in the North.
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NYSC announces date for ‘2024 Batch C’ registration
The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Wednesday, announced the date for the online registration of prospective 2024 batch C stream I corps members.
The management said the exercise will commence on Thursday, 14 November, 2024.
This was made known in a post on the official X handle of the NYSC on Wednesday.
“Online Registration for 2024 Batch ‘C’ SC Stream I commences 14th November 2024,” the statement read.
The orientation course will commence later on a date to be announced by the NYSC management.
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More Nigerians, Others Deported By Libya Govt
Few months after many Nigerian were deported, the Department for Combating Illegal Migration in Libya has deported seven Nigerians, three Bangladeshis, and three Ghanaians detained at the Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Centre.
The deportees were flown out of Libya via Benina International Airport in Benghazi.
in a statement on their X handle on Tuesday, confirmed that these individuals were deported for violating Libyan law.
The statement read, “DCIM deported 13 migrants (3 Bangladeshis, 3 Ghanaians, and 7 Nigerians) from the Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Centre via Benina International Airport in Benghazi. All individuals, ,,,were deported for violating laws in force in the Libyan state.”
At the time of filing this report, total number of deported Nigerians still sketchy.
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Abia Assembly orders Deputy Governor, Emetu to apologise over assault on House member
Abia House of Assembly directs Deputy Gov Engr Ikechukwu Emetu to issue an unreserved apology to the house over assault on the member representing Ohafia South, Hon Kalu Mba Nwoke.
The motion which was moved by the member representing Ukwa West , Godwin Adiele was supported by other members
Kalu Mba Nwoke was reportedly assaulted at the Ohafia Local government Secretariat on Saturday, 2nd of November 2024( date of the just concluded local government elections)
The lawmaker alledged that he was assaulted on the orders of the Deputy Gov Engr Ikechukwu Emetu because he demanded that election result sheets should be available before the elections.
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