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...

WATER & DAMS REVITALIZATION, TOPS AGENDA OF NEW NIGER.(PHOTO).


WATER & DAMS REVITALIZATION, TOPS AGENDA OF NEW NIGER.



Niger state government says Water and Dams revitalization programme will continue to remain top most priority of the present administration of New Niger Agenda.

State Governor Alh Mohammed Umar Bago stated this when he received the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Talolo Utsev, on a visit at the Government House Minna the state capital.

Represented by his Deputy, Comrade Yakubu Garba the Governor noted that the State Government has made Water and Dams revitalization a priority in driving the green economy to succeed.

He said irrigation and dams development will create great opportunity in green economy and other water body businesses, stressing that about thirty percent of the state Water Resources is under utilise and untapped, noting that the State Government water sector revitalization programme is ongoing is receiving Governor Muhammad Umar Bago's attention.

 According to him Upper Niger River Basin Authority interventions in Lapai and Agaie, would significantly impact positively on the people, urging the Federal Government to do more towards developing water bodies in the State, as part of dams utilization, as partnership and collaboration will revive the moribund water sector by kickstarting rural green economy in the State.

He however highlighted boreholes, irrigation and fishing, as things the Federal Government should harness and intervene, especially borehole, while requesting that the River Basin Authority interventions should be mindful of the state's needs in terms of rural economic revival.

Earlier the inister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Talolo Utsev, described his visit to Niger State, as part of effort towards taking stocks and inventory of Upper Niger River Basin Authority, as the agency is part of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, overseeing the water basins of Niger, Kaduna and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja.

The Minister, stated that Upper Niger River Basin interventions in the State is in Lapai, Agaie, Bida and Suleja water bodies, and asked the State Government to make more land available in the State, towards attaining the President's "Renewed Hope Agenda.

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