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...

PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS BOARD MEMBERS FOR NCC AND USPF. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE


PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS BOARD MEMBERS FOR NCC AND USPF

 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has constituted the boards of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), both agencies under the supervision of the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.

 

Idris Olorunnimbe was appointed Chairman of NCC, while Dr Aminu Maida remains its Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer.

 

President Tinubu appointed Maida to the position in October 2023, and the Senate confirmed the appointment in November 2023.

 

Mr. Olorunnimbe previously served on the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) Board, where he chaired the Stakeholder and Governance Committee and drove impactful youth employment and entrepreneurship programmes.

 

Other members of the board are:

 

1. Abraham Oshidami - Executive Commissioner, Technical Services

 

2. Rimini Makama - Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management

 

3. Hajia Maryam Bayi- Former Director, Human Capital & Administration

 

4. Col Abdulwahab Lawal (Rtd)

 

5. Senator Lekan Mustafa

 

6. Chris Okorie

 

7. Princess Oforitsenere Emiko

 

8. Secretary of the Board.

 

The President also approved the Board of the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), with Dr Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, as Chairman.

 

Other members are :

 

1.    Idris Olorunimbe - Vice Chairman

 

      2. Abraham Oshidami

 

      3. Rimini Makama

 

      4. Aliyu Edogi Aliyu - (Rep FMCIDE)

 

      5. Joseph B Faluyi - (Rep. of Federal Ministry of Finance)

 

      6. Auwal Mohammed - (Rep. of FMBNP)

 

      7. Uzoma Dozie

 

     8. Peter Bankole

 

     9. Abayomi Anthony Okanlawon

 

    10. Gafar Oluwasegun Quadri and the

 

    11. USPF Secretary

 

The Federal Government established the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) to facilitate the achievement of national policy goals for universal access and service to information and communication technologies (ICTs) in rural, unserved and underserved areas in Nigeria.

 

Bayo Onanuga

Special Adviser to the President

Information & Strategy)

August 12, 2025

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