ZIMBABWEAN COUPLE DEPORTED OVER SECRET BURIAL OF CHILD IN BOTSWANA.(PHOTO)
ZIMBABWEAN COUPLE DEPORTED OVER SECRET BURIAL OF CHILD IN BOTSWANA A Zimbabwean couple has been deported from Botswana after secretly burying their child without notifying authorities. Motilinah Mpofu and Christopher Ncube were convicted on Thursday of concealing a death after they allegedly dug a grave for their child in the dead of night. The Gaborone court heard the child had died suddenly. Instead of reporting the death to police, health officials, or traditional leaders, the couple quietly buried the youngster and hoped no one would find out. But the secret did not stay buried for long. Police moved in and arrested the pair. In sentencing, the court ordered that the couple be taken to the Plumtree Border Post for deportation to Zimbabwe. Top Botswana lawyer Winnie Masitha who offered the couple free legal representation during the trial, confirmed the deportation to BTV News. Masitha believed that the matter should not be viewed only through the lens of crim...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on sundy counseled the youths in the State on the need to embrace hardwork,saying that such was important to be successful in life.Governor Ambode,who spoke in Epe during the ongoing One Lagos Fiesta,an annual end of the year revue put together by the State Government,said it was important for the young ones to cultivate the habit of working hard,as such would go along way in making them to achieve their dreams.While recalling his days growing up in Epe,the Governor said he became the Chief Executive Officer of Lagos State through the grace of God and hardwork,assuring that as government,his administration would continue to create the enabling environment for the youths in the State.He said ''What I want to tell all of you is that we believe so much in all you;we know that you are our future; I also started from here and today by the grace of God,I happened to be your Governor andd so there will be many more Governors from this crowd.But if you want to be a President;if you want to be a Governor; if you want to be a Doctor or you want to be a lawyer and so on,you must now work hard.So,even when you work hard,our duty as government is to provide the enabling environment for all of you and so we are going to create more jobs for our youths and also we will create more facilities so that you crave on your talents to become more creative''.Besides,the Governor said as a means of helping the youths to achieve their dreams,the State Government has already created the Employment Trust Fund {ETF},and urged them to take advantage of the fund..More photos below.
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