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- The federal government on Thursday, January 31, began the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in Edo - According to the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, the programme has fed not less than 9.3 million children in 49,937 public primary schools in 27 states - He further revealed that the gesture requires 594 cows are killed, 138,000 chickens killed, and 83 million tonnes of fish Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president of Nigeria, began the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in Edo, to provide free meals for children in public schools. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The vice president said that the NHGSFP caters for not less than 9.3 million children in 49,937 public primary schools in 27 states, adding that this requires 594 cows are killed, 138,000 chickens killed, and 83 million tonnes of fish, Vanguard reports. Osinbajo said: “N-Power employs over 500,000 graduates and 200,000 non-gradua

- An NGO, Clever Clogs Books, donated books to the Dominican Nursery and Primary School Library in Mafoluku, Lagos - The book presentation was done in partnership with PEA foundation, on Wednesday, January 30 - Olubunmi Aboderin-Talabi, the founding publisher of Clever Clogs Books, urged the beneficiaries to spend more time on books to enhance their critical reasoning In a bid to promote reading culture, a non-governmental organisation, Clever Clogs Books, in partnership with PEA foundation, on Wednesday, January 30, donated books to the Dominican Nursery and Primary School Library in Mafoluku, Lagos. The NGO presented the books to aid the pet project of the school’s nine-year-old library prefect, Oluebubuechukwu Nwokeoma. Tagged “The Life Long Benefit of Reading’’ Legit.ng gathers the pet project is aimed at improving the collection of books in the school’s library. Olubunmi Aboderin-Talabi, the founding publisher, Clever Clogs Books, in her keynote address, urged the pupils to

- The Commonwealth has deployed a 20-member observer group to Nigeria for the forthcoming presidential election - The group led by Tanzania’s ex-president Jakaya Kikwete will monitor the election from different parts of the country - The observer group would, after the election, submit its final report to the Commonwealth secretary-general who will, in turn, share it with the Nigerian government, INEC and political parties The Commonwealth has deployed a 20-member observer group, led by former President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, for the February 16 Nigerian presidential election. The Commonwealth secretary-general, Patricia Scotland, constituted the observer group following an invitation from Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), according to Commonwealth Secretariat, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Ms Josephine Latu-Sanft, Commonwealth Secretariat’s senior communications officer, said members of the group included politicians, diplomats and exper

- 1,863 Nigerian fans have refused to come back home after last summer's World Cup - The Interior Ministry announced that 5,500 citizens are still illegally living in Russia - Senegalese, Vietnamese and Bangladeshi citizens also have supporters in Russia 1,863 Nigerian fans are still left in Russia after the conclusion the World Cup last summer. In total, 5,500 supporters across different countries have remained illegally despite being given until December 31 to leave the Eastern European nation. However a large chunk of football followers numbering up to 12,000 who had their FAN ID document obeyed by leaving but reports say up to 5,500 people are now illegally staying in Russia. READ ALSO: Barcelona vs Sevilla: Coutinho, Rakitic score in Barca's 6-1 thrashing of Sevilla A reported by the Russian Interior Ministry claimed that the FAN ID scheme was a complete success but after the deadline day, a few thousands were still in the country. The breakdown of supporters an

Only God can help keep celebrity marriages together. Nollywood actor Baba Tee’s second wife has taken to social media to reveal her marriage to the movie star has crashed. The couple got married two years ago after the actor’s first marriage to Yetunde Oduwole crashed in 2013. It could be recalled that the actor proposed to his second wife and London-based socialite, Dupe Odulate, in 2015. The young lady turned a year older recently and took to her Instagram handle to break the news of her crashed marriage with friends, family and loved ones. On Thursday, January 31, Odulate broke the news of her marriage saying: “ Dear Lord, condemn those that condemns me secretly and openly....Walk in my shoes, know what I go through before you judge me...Apologies to those that I have offended because of this guy...Now I understand better…Life goes on , I cannot come and die. Be a man and say the truth. ” Actor Baba Tee’s 2nd marriage allegedly crashes as wife open can of worms Source: UGC RE