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...

EGYPTIAN NAVY FOUND DEBRIS,SOME PASSENGERS BELONGINGS,HUMAN REMAINS & PLANE SEATS TODAY,AFTER YESTERDAY'S PLANE CRASH.

                Today friday,Egypt said its navy had found human remains,wreckage and the personal belongings of passengers floating in the Mediterranean,confirmation that an Egypt Air jet had plunged into the sea with 66 people on board.President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi offered condolences for those on board,amounting to Egypt's official acknowledgement of their deaths,although there was still no explanation of why the Airbus had crashed.The Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement that ''The Egyptian navy was able to retrieve more debris from the plane,some of the passengers belongings,human remains,and plane seats''.The navy was searching an area about 290 km {180 miles} north of the port city of Alexandria,just south of where the signal from the plane was lost early yesterday thursday.The Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said that it was too early to rule out any cause for the crash.The aviation minister said a terrorist attack was more likely than a technical failure.More photos below.                                                                                                                               

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