BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS. (PHOTOS).

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 BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS  Benue State has taken a major step toward strengthening child protection and social welfare services with the graduation of 60 Auxiliary Social Workers (ASWs) trained to serve vulnerable children and families at the grassroots. The graduation ceremony, held on Wednesday, marked the successful completion of a programme jointly supported by the Benue State Government, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, and the Benue State Bureau for International Cooperation and Development (BICD). Speaking at the event themed “Building Community Resilience Through Professional Auxiliary Social Work,” the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Mrs. Theresa Apochi-Ikwue, described the initiative as a strategic response to gaps in child protection services across the state. She said the newly trained ASWs would...

A DRIVER WAS CHARGED TO COURT TODAY,FOR KILLING A MAD WOMAN 2 DAYS AGO IN VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS.

                         The bus driver is identified as 46 year old  Rowland Okwuidegbe,has been arrested by the police for allegedly knocking down a woman suspected to be mentally ill.The woman whose name and family details are known was usually seen appearing to be speaking to herself while roaming aroundd Victoria Island in Lagos.She was killed instantly on the night of April 4 at 9:30 pm,on Ahmadu Bello Way,Victoria Island,when a Volkswagen bus,allegedly driven by Okwuidegbe,ran into her.Passers by reported the accident to the police at the Victoria Island Division and he was arrested and arraigned today wednesday at an Igbosere Magistrates Court in Lagos.His standing trial on a charge bordering on manslaughter.While in court today,Rowland Okwuidegbe denied the charge and was granted bail in the of N500,000 with two sureties in the like sum.The sureties must be tax compliant and have verified addresses.The case was adjourned till April 20,2016 for mention.One more photo below.                                                                                                                                                      

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