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...

WHY WE'RE RE-POSITIONING BROADCAST STATIONS IN LAGOS-AMBODE.{PHOTOS}.

                    Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today tuesday said the aggressive re-positioning of the broadcast stations in the State was part of his administration's strategy aimed at empowering the media outfits to compare favourably with the best in the world,pledging that the State would soon celebrate the birth of new broadcast machinery.Governor Ambode,who spoke while declaring open the 65th General Assembly of the Broadcast Organisation of Nigeria {BON} held in Lagos,said his passion for the information platforms was very high,a development he said accounted for the massive investment aimed re-energizing the broadcast stations in the State.He said ''As an administration,we are committed to re-energizing,re-positioning and re-engineering our broadcast stations by strengthening their operations with the provision of cutting-edge technology that will stand them out amongst their peers around the world.I must confess here that as a Governor,my passion for the information platforms is very high.This is because of my belief that the media and information machinery are the window through which the world sees us and vice-versa''..The governor,who was represented by the State's Commissioner for Information and Stratefy,Mr Steve Ayorinde,the Governor further said ''During my first anniversary broadcast,I made a commitment to turn around the three stations.I want to assure you that we are on course.Ad we hope to invite our friends from all over Nigeria to celebrate the birth of a new broadcast machinery in Lagos State.Lagos State Government is committed through our broadcast stations to deliver first class service to the people of the State as exemplified through the various projects being executed by this administration among which are road projects,the ' Light Up Lagos' Project and series of others.We are also committed to promoting the broadcast industry to an enviable height in the coming years.Our dream Media City project will be a one-stop media empire to be located in the heart of Ikeja that will be the pride of all''.More photos below.

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