THE AREWA CONSULTATIVE FORUM HAS CONDEMNED THE RECENT ATTACKS ON DEFENCELESS COMMUNITIES IN PLATEAU STATE, RESULTING IN SCORES OF DEATHS, INCLUDING CHILDREN.(PHOTO)..

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  The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has voiced deep sorrow over the recent wave of terrifying attacks by terror groups on defenseless communities in Plateau State, which claimed numerous lives, including those of children, in a tragic escalation of violence. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Tukur Muhammad-Baba, the ACF called on the Federal Government to fulfill its constitutional duty to safeguard the lives and property of Nigerians. The forum stressed the urgent need to halt the recurring attacks and killings not only in Plateau State but also across the Northern region and other parts of the country. The ACF urged the government to declare a state of security emergency in vulnerable, banditry-plagued areas and to implement robust early-warning and early-response mechanisms, involving local community members to prevent further bloodshed. "The killing spree on the Plateau must be stopped immediately, and peace must return to the State," the stateme...

MODEL,JOAN SMALLS COVERS ELLE MAGAZINE,JANUARY 2014 ISSUE.

Despite Miss Smalls' own success, along with fellow models Chanel Iman and Jourdan Dunn, ranked 29th on Models.com, she admits that ethnic and racial diversity in the fashion industry is still 'challenging'           Joan Smalls is the first black model to be signed as the face of Estee Lauder,talks about racism in the fashion industry.the 25 year old Puerto Rico native,who is ranked as the number one model,speaks about the industry's lack of diversity,she said beauty is universal,these doors have to be opened.Chanel,Iman,a Victorian secret and Vogue regular revealed that she is often turned away by casting agents and designers who already have one black girl for the job.more photos below.                                                                     Joan Smalls, the first black model to be signed as the face of Estee Lauder, has spoken out about racism in the fashion industryPosing on the cover of Elle magazine's January issue, the 25-year-old Puerto Rico native, who is currently ranked the world's number one model by the industry's influential news site Models.com, speaks candidly about the industry's lack of diversity'There are people in the industry who are advocates, who support diversity. And there are people who do not. I donĀæt get it. Beauty is universal. These doors have to open,' she said

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