ATIKU PLEDGES SCHOLARSHIP TO VIRAL NIGER TEEN MINER. (PHOTO).

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 Atiku pledges scholarship to viral Niger teen miner Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday said his “heart breaks” each time he watches a viral video of a teenage artisanal miner, Yusuf Aliyu, speaking at a mining site in Niger State after the deaths of 37 miners in the state. Atiku, in a statement posted on his X handle, said he was prepared to support the boy’s education, describing him as a child whose intelligence and confidence should be nurtured in a classroom rather than by working at a mining site. “I have watched Yusuf Aliyu’s video repeatedly, and each time, my heart breaks. A child with such intelligence, clarity and confidence should be in a classroom building his future—not struggling for survival in a community surrounded by gold but buried in poverty. “I cannot look at him and see an ‘illegal miner.’ I see a Nigerian child failed by the country that should have protected him. I see brilliance trapped by poverty and enormous promise abandoned by leadership,” ...

ANAMBRA STATE ASSEMBLY PASSES STATE ELECTORAL AMENDMENT BILL 2024.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.


 Anambra State Assembly Passes State Electoral Amendment Bill 2024 


By Chizoba Okeke, Anastasia Agunwa and Gloria Abugu 


To align with the need for Anambra State to conduct local government elections, a bill to amend the Anambra State Electoral Law 2024 has been passed by the Anambra State House of Assembly.


The Anambra State Electoral Amendment Bill, 2024, has passed its first, second, and third readings and takes effect immediately. 


During the debate on the bill, the Majority Leader and member representing Ekwusigo Constituency, Sir Ikenna Ofodeme, emphasized that the amendment demonstrates the state’s and Assembly’s readiness to expedite the local government elections as demanded.


He highlighted that the amendment aims to address specific areas and ensure transparency and accountability for the people of Anambra during the elections.


Supporting the move, the members representing Ogbaru Constituency One, Mr Noble Igwe, and his Anambra West Counterpart, Mr Patrick Udoba, stated that the amendment is timely, given the need for the conduct of Local Government election.


The Speaker, Mr Somtochukwu Udeze read out the bill, and it was supported by the lawmakers through voice votes.


* Okeke, Agunwa and Abugu are of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State *

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