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NGO empowers 100 vulnerable women with grinding machines in FCT, Nasarawa

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NGO empowers 100 vulnerable women with grinding machines in FCT, Nasarawa

NGO empowers 100 vulnerable women with grinding machines in FCT, Nasarawa

Citizens Health Education and Development Initiative (CHEDI), an NGO, on Thursday, empowered 100 vulnerable women and girls with grinding machines, as part of its strategy to end poverty in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Nasarawa.

The Executive Director of the NGO, Mrs Selina Enyiola, while presenting the machines to the beneficiaries at the Government Secondary School, Wuse, Zone III, Abuja, said the empowerment would reduce the negative impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable women.

“I welcome you all to this important event for the economic empowerment of 100 special women and girls from the FCT and Nasarawa State.

“I call them special because it is not easy to fish out these 100 people from among millions of women and girls that required assistance in Nigeria today.

“About this time last year, we also empowered 60 vulnerable women from the six FCT Area Councils from funds provided by some World Bank staff.

“We all know that with the economic situation we face in the country now, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and worsened by insecurity, banditry, kidnapping, rape and other vices, everyone is now in need and qualifies for some form of empowerment,” she said.

Enyiola said that based on the community needs assessment conducted by the NGO in some of the communities in the area councils, most of the women interviewed requested to be empowered with grinding machines which they could operate at home or close to their homes.

“They said many of them were scared of venturing to their farms for fear of being kidnapped, raped or at times, killed.

“Some of them, who are the breadwinners of their families, could no longer afford to feed their children, send them to school or pay hospital bills, hence they needed an alternative means of livelihood.

“Similarly, in the course of monitoring our previous projects in the communities, more women requested to be empowered with petrol-operated grinding machines mainly for the same reasons.

“Consequently, we put their requests to our sponsors and pleaded if they could have their kindness extended to Nasarawa State, which they graciously approved and today we are empowering 49 vulnerable women from Nasarawa State and 51 from the FCT,” she said.

The executive director expressed gratitude to the NGO, the World Bank staff, for accepting the idea of empowering vulnerable women with petrol-operated grinding machines.

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“To the women beneficiaries, we have spoken to you about collective savings  (Esusu), which will help you to make some savings to ensure that you maintain the grinding machines and have some leftovers for other needs,” she said.

Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Ms Comfort Egemonu, thanked the organisation for empowering them with a means of livelihood.

“We are extremely happy with the gesture extended to us by the Citizens Health Education and Development Initiative  (CHEDI). It will go a long way to provide us with sustainable means of livelihood,“  she said. (NAN)

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Police arrest two suspected informants to bandits in Kwara

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By: Zagazola Makama

Two suspected informants to bandits have been arrested by the police in Kwara State.

According to a police sources, the suspects, Abdullah Yakubu, 27, and Jamilu Hamidu, 25, both from Kaima, were arrested on April 26, 2025, in Chikanda via Yashikira.

They were brought to the station by a retired DSP and vigilante members.The suspects, who had escaped from Kainji National Park, confessed to providing information to bandits operating within the park. They reportedly received ₦20,000 for each tip-off given to the criminals.

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Army troops rescue Deputy Commander of NDLEA officer, five others from kidnappers in Taraba

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Army troops rescue Deputy Commander of NDLEA officer, five others from kidnappers in Taraba

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of the Nigerian Army in collaboration with other security agencies rescued six persons, including a senior officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), from suspected kidnappers in Taraba State.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the rescue followed a distress call received at about 11:40 p.m. on April 27 from a youth leader, Abe Samuel, who reported that a Toyota Hilux vehicle had come under attack along the Wukari–Kente Road.

Responding swiftly, the troops deployed to the area and found the abandoned vehicle with registration number FG 117-B03 and a punctured tire, but the occupants were missing.

A joint search and rescue operation was immediately launched, and by 6:00 a.m. on April 28, troops successfully rescued the Deputy Commander of NDLEA Zone 1, Ibadan, Musa Hudu, and five other victims from a nearby bush.

The victims were unharmed, and preliminary investigation revealed that they had fled into the bush after three armed men attacked their vehicle and shot at them with a dane gun.

The victims were safely escorted out of the area and allowed to proceed with their journey after their vehicle was repaired.

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Rival gangs clash at wedding, one dead in Kontagora, Niger State

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Rival gangs clash at wedding, one dead in Kontagora, Niger State

By Zagazola Makama

A deadly clash between rival gangs erupted at a wedding ceremony in Bayan-Waya area of Kontagora, Niger State, on April 27, 2025, resulting in the death of one man.

According the a police source, the fight involved members of rival groups known locally as “Sarasuka.” During the altercation, Aliyu Abubakar, 25, from Gangare Sagi Area, was seriously injured.

A team of police officers quickly responded to the scene and rushed the victim to Kontagora General Hospital, where he was confirmed dead on arrival.

The sources said efforts are ongoing to arrest the culprits involved in the fatal incident.

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