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MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY THE LATEST ESCALATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UNICEF SAID ON SUNDAY, WARNING THE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AS VIOLENCE SPREADS.(PHOTO).

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 More than 100,000 children have been displaced by the latest escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF said on Sunday, warning the numbers are expected to rise as violence spreads. Since Dec. 1, intense fighting has uprooted more than 500,000 people, with children accounting for over 100,000 of those displaced in South Kivu alone, the UN agency said in a statement released Sunday. It said since Dec. 2, hundreds have been killed in the fighting, and children have been among the victims, with four students killed, six injured, and at least seven schools attacked or damaged. The rapid escalation has forced hundreds of thousands of children and families to flee within Congo and into neighboring Burundi and Rwanda, it added. Many people fleeing the violence have crossed into Burundi, with over 50,000 new arrivals reported between Dec. 6 and 11, nearly half of them children, UNICEF said, adding that the numbers are expected to rise as more displaced are identified. “Chi...

PHOTOS FROM PSQUARE FATHER'S BURIAL,YESTERDAY FRIDAY.

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            Musicians Psquare,who lost their father Chief Moses Okoye late last year,buried their father yesterday friday at his home town Ifitedunu,Anambra state.The burial began on thursday with a service of songs,followed by a courtesy visit to the monarch of the village by Psquare.The burial mass was held at St Gabriel Catholic church,Ifitedunu yesterday friday,before they buried their father.May his soul rest in peace amen.More photos below.                                                                                                                               

DON'T FORGET MARY SLESSOR,STOPPED THE KILLING OF TWINS IN NIGERIA.

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                                                                                                        There was these argument on who abolished the killing of twins,after watching and re-watching one early 2000 Nigerian movie titled ''Amadioha'',featuring Saint Obi and Regina Askia.Some visitors said the film is the history on how twins were abolished while others had their own cooked up history story that can blow your mind.I told them it was Mary Slessor and there were missed response to my theory about Slessor.Then i began a quest to read any book/search on the net to help me get the real facts of who actually helped to abolish twins.During my research,i realized over time,the Nigerian history is not been taken seriously at al...