A PRIEST IN ANAMBRA STATE WEDDED A COUPLE YESTERDAY, DESPITE DISPUTES WITH THE BRIDE’S FATHER. (PHOTOS).

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 A priest in Anambra State wedded a couple yesterday, despite disputes with the bride’s father In a video circulating online, the Reverend Father narrated that The father of the bride who is from Nteje had insisted that the wedding should not take place unless his daughter swøre never to associate with his mother whom he has a quarrel with. The conflict arose from past marriage issues between the father and her mother. Before the wedding, the father repeatedly met with the priest, warning that he had already taken the bride's mother to a deity and that the girl must follow him to the shrine to appease that deity before the marriage can go on. For peace to prevail, the priest advised the couple to comply with all the father’s requests so the wedding could proceed, the priest even donated some of the items that the brides father told her to bring to use in appeasing the deity. However, when they reached the shr|ne, the father suddenly changed his demand, insisting the daughter take a...

RIVERS STATE ASSEMBLY LAWMAKERS EMBARK ON REFRESHER WORKSHOP IN ABUJA.(PHOTOS).




 RIVERS STATE ASSEMBLY LAWMAKERS EMBARK ON REFRESHER WORKSHOP IN ABUJA.



Rivers State House of Assembly Lawmakers in their determination to continue to effectively and efficiently perform the tripod function of law making, oversight and representation have embarked on a two- day refresher workshop on Legislative operations at the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Abuja.


The two-day refresher workshop which was declared open by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas on Wednesday, aimed at sharpening the legislative skills of the honourable Members and management staff of the Rivers State House of Assembly.


Delivering his Keynote address, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen who was represented by the Majority Leader of the House of  Representatives, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, urged participants to take their legislative business seriously, as their constituents and the State expect much from them. He reminded the Legislators that the Legislature being the nucleus of any democratic government can not afford to be docile; and commended the Leadership of Rivers State House of Assembly for embarking on the refresher workshop.


Making his special remarks, the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, thanked Rt. Hon. Abbas for his commitment to legislative excellence, and accepting to speak to the participants to motivate them in the performance of their work; stressing that, of the 31 Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, 27 Members were in attendance.


Welcoming participants to the workshop, the Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Prof. Abubaker Suleiman, commended the Rivers State House of Assembly for being the first State Assembly to hold a workshop at the Institute; and pledged the collaboration of the Institute for greater performance of the Rivers State House of Assembly.


Amongst other dignitaries that attended the opening ceremony was the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Kingsley Ogundu Chinda.

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