RUSSIA LAUNCHES MASSIVE DRONE AND MISSILE BARRAGE ON UKRAINE, KILLING AT LEAST 18 CIVILIANS AND STRIKING KYIV AND MULTIPLE CITIES. (PHOTO).
Russia launches massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine, killing at least 18 civilians and striking Kyiv and multiple cities Russia carried out a large-scale overnight assault on Ukraine, launching hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles that killed at least 18 civilians and wounded more than 100 others across multiple cities, officials said Tuesday. The strikes hit Kyiv, Dnipro and other regions, with emergency crews working through destroyed residential buildings where some victims were trapped under rubble. In Dnipro, rescuers recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old child and a mother and her 8-year-old son, while officials reported 12 deaths in the city and six in Kyiv. The bombardment stretched from night into daylight, with explosions reported across wide areas of the country. Kyiv residents had been on alert for days after warnings of a major aerial attack, including advisories for foreign diplomats to leave the capital. Despite those warnings, most remained in pl...
In fulfilment of his campaign promise that his administration would come up with a new housing policy that will make all residents in the State have access to shelter irrepective of their social status,tribe or income,Lagos State Government has uveiled affordable housing units spread across the three Senatorial Districts.Speaking at the unveiling of the new housing policy in Epe,Governor Akinwunmi Ambode stated that the policy was in line with the set objectives of his adminstration to make life more comfortable and easy for all Lagosians irrespective of their status,tribe or level of income.He said the initiative,tagged: ''Rent-To-Own and Rental Husing Policy'' represented an improvement on the Lagos Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme inherited from the previous administration,under which a beneficiary was required to make an initial payment of 30% as equity contribution with monthly payment of the balance spread over a period of 10 years.The Governor,who was represented at the event by his Deputy,Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule expressed happiness that the new housing policy would benefit low income earners,traders and the general masses,adding that the feedback from from the general public on the previous Lagos Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme indicated that there was a need to review the former policy such that more people will have the opportunity to participate in the process.Ambode disclosed that government has put necessary measures in place to ensure total transparency in the procedure and allocation of flats to prospective owners,warning members of the public to follow the normal guideline and not pay a dime to any individual or agent as bribe,stating that the scheme is aimed at alleviating the housing problem of the masses and not a way of extorting them.''I want to assure the people of Lagos State that the selection process will be credible,fair and transparent,you therefore don't need to know anyone in government to apply for the home ownership programme'', he emphasised.
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