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Rivers law maker reveals that Niger Delta Governors Squandered N10 Trillion Derivation Fund

  He said over N10 trillion accrued to the Niger Delta region through 13% derivation in 18 years, but that regrettably, infrastructure was still waiting for attention in the region.   Hon. Farah Dagogo, a member representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has lamented that Niger Delta governors see the 13 percent derivation oil money as free cash, Daily Post reports. In an interview with journalists in Abuja, he said the story of oil producing communities in Niger Delta region is a sad one, given that the 13 percent derivation which is the fund set aside to assist oil-producing communities tackle infrastructural decay and degradation, is diverted. He said over N10 trillion accrued to the Niger Delta region through 13% derivation in 18 years, but that regrettably, infrastructure was still waiting for attention in the region. “What it means basically is that in sharing the federation account revenue, 13 percent should be set aside to assist th...

"I was deceived by her" Nigerian Man Tells How His Wife Who Had 3 Kids Before He Married Her Lied She Had One

  Kazeem Owolabi, a Nigerian welder, on Friday petitioned an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his 13-month-old union to wife, Tunrayo for grossly deceiving him into marriage. According to Vanguard, Kazeem, a resident of Olonsogo-Molete area in Ibadan testified before Chief Henry Agbaje that his wife was only concern about what she could get from him and not bearing any child for him. He also alleged that his wife may have contracted some sexual infections through her adulterous attitude, which has prevented her from getting pregnant. “My lord, Tunrayo lied to me that she had only one child with her previous husband before I made up my mind to marry her. “However, I soon discovered that she, in fact, had three kids and so was not bordered whether I had a child or not. “I enrolled her for medical treatment, but she never went to the hospital. “Then, I told her that if she doesn’t get pregnant for me, she should leave my house because I will no longer waste my money. “...