Sokoto state plans mass wedding for 250 widows, widowers

The Sokoto State Government said on Sunday that it would give out in a mass wedding, 250 widows and widowers across the state to give them a new lease of life.

Alhaji Zubairu Goronyo, the state Commissioner for Social Development, who announced this at the screening of the beneficiaries in Sokoto, said that the venture would gulp N30 million.

According to him, a date will soon be fixed for the exercise.

A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, who witnessed the screening that was done to establish the health status of the beneficiaries, reported that it was handled by various committees.

Alhaji Zubairu said that beds, mattresses, sets of chairs, curtains and two sets of female wrappers would be given to each of the 125 brides.

He said that similarly, the grooms would be given two sets of guinea brocade, N20,000 each as dowry to formalise the marriage agreement, and another N20,000 each to boost their businesses.

The commissioner said that the state governor, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, would serve as guardians to the brides and grooms at the ceremony.

Source: News Agency of Nigeria

Concerns over President Jonathan’s failing health

Shortly after the presidential spokesperson Reuben Abati announced that the president was currently undergoing medical checkup in the UK, concerned Nigerians took to social media to air their views. While some prayed and wished him quick recovering, others ironically lambasted and described him as inept leader, who cannot even boast of a world class medical centre in his country, a reason he flew abroad for a mere checkup.  

The statement from Abati on November 21 reads thus: “In the course of his on-going visit to London for a meeting of Nigeria’s Honorary International Investors’ Council, President Goodluck Jonathan became indisposed and could not be present at the opening of the meeting. He has since been examined by competent medical practitioners. He has been advised to rest for a few days.”

How Governor Theodore Orji sacked over 50 advisers

Theodore Orji

Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State has dissolved his body of Special Advisers, saying he wants to re-engineer his administration.

  ”I will like to retain all of you and appoint more if we had all the money,” Orji said during a banquet he organized for the sacked advisers at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Umuahia.
  Those affected were Senior Special Assistants, Special Advisers and Special Assistants. There were over 50 of them, some of who were recently appointed.