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AU URGES DE-ESCALATION AS FIGHTING DISPLACES OVER 180,000 IN SOUTH SUDAN’S JONGLEI STATE. (PHOTO).

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 AU urges de-escalation as fighting displaces over 180,000 in South Sudan’s Jonglei state The Chairperson of the African Union Commission called for immediate de-escalation and strict adherence to South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement, as renewed fighting in Jonglei State displaced more than 180,000 people and raised fears of further civilian harm. In a statement, African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said he was deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in parts of the country, particularly Jonglei, where escalating violence and inflammatory rhetoric have put civilians—including women and children—at heightened risk. South Sudanese authorities estimate the number of displaced in Jonglei at more than 180,000, the United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA said last week. He urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint, de-escalate tensions immediately, and comply fully with the permanent ceasefire and power-sharing arrangements under the agreement, T...

TODAY THURSDAY,GUNMEN ATTACKED APC OFFICE IN RIVER STATE.

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          According to sources,the attack took place in the early hours of today thursday as the Dakuku Peterside APC Rivers state governorship candidate's campaign train,hit Omoku.APC {Headquarters} office is located in Omoku of Ogba/Egbema Andoni Local Government in River state.The campaign manager of Dakuku Peterside organization in Ogba/Egbema/Andoni LG,Austin Ahiamadu said ''The attack on the party's office was intended to disrupt the APC campaign rally.''Throughout the night there were sporadic shooting with gunmen attacking key loyalists of our party.Other parties have organised campaigns in Omoku and APC members have never attacked them.The action is cowardly and meant to intimidate APC''.

READ ASARI DOKUBO'S SIDE OF THE STORY BELOW,TO KNOW IF HE TRUELY DECLARED WAR OR NOT.

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                                    After it was said that Asari Dokubo would declare war on Nigerians if President Goodluck Jonathan,did not win the 2015 presidential election,Asari took to his social media page to say ''It has become the modus operandi of the Gambaris and their recruited collaborators,who styled themselves as opposition All Progressive Congress APC,to turn every statement made by me and other Ijaw leaders around,distort its true meaning,context and intent or use it for mischief.I want to state categorically that as Ijaws,we have never been afraid of war nor have we ever run away from war.War is part of the cultural antecedence of the Ijaw man.So those who are planning war against us should prepare very well.They can go and ask the British their experience with us.The last meeting which outcome have been misrepresented and Doctored,held recently,when we gathered at Yenagoa,to refl...