In a display of compassion and commitment towards the surviving families of Fallen Heroes of the Nigeria Police Force, a United States-based Charity organization, Kedrick Scribner Foundation has flagged-off the long awaited edition of its Widow’s Mite 3.0 in Lagos, Nigeria. The grand event, which took place Sunday, January 7, 2024, at the United Church of Christ in Nigeria, A.K.A. HEKAN, Mounted Troops Police Barracks, Ikeja, had widows of the fallen heroes gracing the occasion alongside their children.
These families were carefully selected from different barracks within the Lagos State metropolis, which includes the following: Mounted Troops Police Barracks, Ikeja, Police Barracks, Obalende, Mopol 20 Police Barracks, Ikeja, Mopol 22, Police Barracks, Alapere, Police Barracks, Idimu and Highway Police Barracks, Ikeja.
Building on the successes of the previous edition of the Widow’s Mite 1.0 and 2.0, this third edition solidifies the foundation’s commitment to supporting the underprivileged.
Past successes of the foundation also include Widow’s Mite 1.0, which provided essential items to over 80 widows. These items include, 25kg of rice, 1 gallon of cooking oil, sauces, spices, dried milk, flour, and canned goods. Additionally, about 1000 people were fed, after the Sunday church service.
Similarly, the Widow’s Mite 2.0, offered a three days of events, featuring medical testing, free medical insurance for 180 Widows of the Fallen Heroes, with 25 fully paid scholarships granted to the children of the widows to study at federal universities in Nigeria, for a period of four-years. During the event, about 2000 people were fed after the Sunday church service.
The third edition of the Widow’s Mite 3.0 witnessed the inauguration of the Kedrick Scribner Vocational Center, a testament to the Foundation’s dedication to widows’ empowerment in Nigeria. The center, promises to offer sewing vocational training and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for the widows and their children.
A 6-month certificate course in sewing, covering pattern cutting, dressmaking, and traditional wears making will be featured in the Vocational Training centre. Trained widows will have access to sewing machines to support their families by crafting clothing for sale. Additionally, a 3-month computer application course will be offered, covering beginner basic computer training to advanced-level skills.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kedrick Scribner Foundation, Dr. Kedrick Scribner, who is a Minister of the gospel and in Law Enforcement in the United States, while expressing delight over the success of the event shared his motivation for supporting families of the falling heroes in Nigeria:
“I grew up in a home, with 4 siblings. My mother was a single parent, we lived in the projects in Baltimore city, which is one of the most dangerous projects in Baltimore city called ‘Murphy Home ‘. My mother worked for Social Security Administration for 50 years, and that is where I got my work ethic from. So growing up, we were poor, but my mother maintained a good home as where there is food on the table, clothes on our backs and made sure that we went to school. This is what has engrained in me to help those that are not as fortunate as myself, because I understand the plight of being poor and I understand what it is like to not be able to have very much and to have your mother go out and slave, just so she could provide something on the table for her children.”
Kedrick Scribner Foundation also provided the sum of two million naira (2,000,000) to HEKAN church, Mounted Troops Police Barracks, to support the education of children of the fallen heroes, and orphans in the HEKAN community. Monies provided were solely for the children’s school uniforms, books and tuition fees at the HEKAN school.
Dr. Scribner, while speaking with newsmen in Lagos, called on spirited individuals, organizations and government institutions to contribute towards supporting the Widows of the Fallen Heroes, Orphans and the people living in the Valley.
For more inquiries on this event, contact Kedrick Scribner on: kedrickscribnerfoundation@gmail.com
Supporters of Harry Ishaya on Tuesday morning staged a protest at Angwan Rukuba Junction in Jos, blocking the road to demand the restoration of what they described as their mandate.
The protesters, comprising mainly youths and women, expressed dissatisfaction with the alleged exclusion of indigenous candidates from the Bassa/Jos North House of Representatives and Jos North North House of Assembly seats.
They called for the removal of the APC candidate for the Bassa/Jos North House of Representatives seat and the reinstatement of Harry Ishaya as the party’s candidate for the Jos North North State House of Assembly.
The protest, which began around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, caused traffic disruption along the Angwan Rukuba axis as demonstrators occupied the roadway.
The Plateau State Internal Revenue Service (PSIRS) has announced the receipt of a backlog of more than 5,000 unclaimed and outstanding driver’s licences from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
In a statement, the Service called on all Plateau State residents who have been awaiting their driver’s licences to visit the Plateau State Internal Revenue Service Headquarters, No. 6 Bank Road, Jos, for immediate collection.
The collection exercise will take place during official working hours, Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Applicants are advised to come along with a valid means of identification and any other relevant documents required to facilitate a smooth verification and collection process.
The PSIRS urged all affected residents to take advantage of the exercise and collect their driver’s licences without delay.
The statement was signed by Wulashik Lucius Dafaan, Head, Corporate Communications Department, Plateau State Internal Revenue Service.
