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...

ANAMBRA SEEKS INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTIONS AGAINST IMPENDING FLOOD DISASTER.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE


 Anambra seeks international interventions against impending flood disaster


By Chisom Okpala


The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has continued to call on international bodies to assist the state in combating the ravaging flood menace and in bringing permanent solution to the disaster.


Governor Soludo made the call while receiving a team from United Nations Office for Project Services in partnership with the Japanese government on a charity mission to the state.


Speaking at the State Government House Awka, Governor Soludo represented by his Deputy, Dr. OnyekaChukwu Ibezim highlighted on the various preventive and responsive measures that have been established in order to mitigate the impact of flooding in the state.


The governor also said that his administration with the support of the federal government is making effort toward construction of dams, dredging of major rivers and drainages across the state.


Earlier, the leader of the team, Megumi Otsu noted that the organization in support to Anambra State Government will install a free detective device in major rivers in the state, such as River Niger to help monitor the water level to ensure timely detection of flood outbreak.


She said that part of their mission is to provide the state with vehicle, computer sets and other gadgets which will be linked to the state Ministry of Environment, flood prone communities and local government areas for easy tracking of the water levels.


*Chisom is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State

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