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Zoning: IBB, Abdulsalami Urge All Tiers Of Govt To Emulate Niger

The Niger State Council of Imams has given the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy- Ohannaya, a one-week ultimatum to withdraw her comments condemning the plan by the Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji.

He explained that the girls had attained the marriage age but they could not marry because they were either orphans or their parents were too poor to sponsor the weddings.

Spread the love (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of the Niger House of Assembly, Bawa Wuse and the Clerk, Mohammed Kagara, have gone into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the state Commissioner of Information and Strategy, confirmed the development to newsmen on Sunday in Minna. Idris who did not give more details on the issue, simply said that ‘it was true’. Also, the member representing Bida 11, at the State Assembly, Alhaji Haruna Baba, also confirm...

Speaker, Niger State House of Assembly, Bawa Wuse Niger State House of Assembly Speaker Abdullahi Bawa Wuse and some other members in the assembly have tested positive of COVID-19. It was also learnt that a former Head of Service in Niger State has died of complications from COVID-19. But, anxiety has gripped the Assembly workers as they are scared whether they had contracted the virus or not since it was about a week ago that ministries presented budget screening in the Assembly. A source at...