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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Monday, December 25, in Port Harcourt presented the 2019 Appropriation Bill of N480.42 billion to the State House of Assembly for consideration and subsequent approval. Wike said that the estimate, tagged “Budget for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development,” was made up of N323.29 billion (65 per cent) capital expenditure and N157.12 billion (35 per cent) recurrent expenditure. The governor said that the budget was N57.70 billion less than the 2018 figure, adding that N33 billion had been proposed for pensions and gratuities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), report that the 2018 budget for the state is about N510 billion. He said that the challenge about the plight of pensioners had lingered for too long and promised to tackle it in the coming year. “Certainly, our senior citizens deserve better treatment than what they are presently getting,” he said. READ ALSO: Foreign reserves gain $801m, hit $43.13bn in 12 days He said that the budget...

When it is Christmas time, people hope for various wonderful things as gifts, but nothing can be compared to the birth of a new child on the festive day. Childbirth has proven to be a harrowing experience for many mothers and the ones lucky enough to survive the ordeal usually cherish the moment. A very lucky Nigerian man, Adegbenro D. Adedayo, took to his Facebook page to rejoice after his wife gave birth to a child on Christmas. The excited new father thanked God for giving him such a wonderful Christmas gift as he posted a photo of his new born. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the best news about Nigeria He wrote: “Please join me in thanking God for this wonderful Christmas gift as the Lord just blessed our family with a bouncing baby boy. Thank you Lord for the miracle.” Congrats to the new dad and his wife. Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian family recently went viral on social media after they shared a beautiful photo of fiv...

Infertility can be a heartbreaking experience for women and couples who are trying hard to conceive. Some people try to get pregnant for years with no results. Every month that a negative pregnancy test appears can be frustrating. It can make a woman feel hopeless and depressed. A woman identified as Wanjiru Kihasu has revealed how her road to getting pregnant was a tough one for her and her husband. READ ALSO: Lady blessed with set of twins after 3 miscarriages and 2 years of waiting Sharing a photo of her adorable son, Wanjiru Kihusa detailed her journey of how it all started in year 2013 till she welcomed her son in 2017 on Twitter. She wrote: "2013 - lost my daughter at 20 weeks. 2014 - had a miscarriage. Started @StillAMumAfrica 2015 - diagnosed with bilateral blocked tubes. Told I can never have kids naturally. 2016 - IVF cycle that failed Late 2016 - conceived naturally 2017 - my son was born Dec 2018" A while back, Legit.ng reported the news of how a 6...

Atiku Abubakar has spoken about the controversy regarding his inability to visit the United States rhetorically asking what he wants to go and do there. In an interview with Voice of America Hausa, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) asked why he has not gone to the US and he responded: “What will i even go to do in America?” READ ALSO: N10m donation: No victim has received any money - Rights Group to Atiku The interview further pressed the former vice president saying there is a rumour that he would be arrested if he travels to the US for allegedly committing a crime. In response, Atiku said if he was truly guilty of committing a crime, he would be arrested anywhere. He said: “If i had committed crime, where couldn’t i be arrested” Recall that Gbenga Daniel who is the director-general of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Orgsanisation has said that Atiku Abubakar h as received signal from the US to apply for visa. Speaking on Channels Television on W...

- The Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State said it will reopen 5 months after closure by National Broadcasting Commission - Recall that NBC shut down radio and television stations in Ekiti on July 15, 2018, over various infractions, including unauthorised airing of different results - The move to reopen the broadcasting houses was followed NBC directive of its reopening after Governor Fayemi’s intervention The Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State (BSES) will reopen transmission on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, five months after its indefinite closure by National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Governor Kayode Fayemi broke the cheering news on Monday, December 25, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Yinka Oyebode. Legit.ng gathers that this followed NBC directive of its reopening after Governor Fayemi’s intervention. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda Recall that NBC shut BSES ra...