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ANAMBRA GOVT RESCUES 13 CHILDREN FROM TRAFFICKERS, ARREST SUSPECTS. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 Anambra State Govt. Rescues 13 Children From Traffickers, Arrests Suspects By OCHA Brigade Media  13 children have been rescued from suspected child traffickers in Otolo Nnewi by a joint taskforce of Operation Clean And Healthy Anambra, OCHA Brigade and Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs. The joint taskforce also confiscated fake documents that aided the trafficking.  The children were found malnourished and have been denied education.  Report say that the trafficker adopts and sold children to people from different parts of the country. The suspected trafficker, Angela Okechukwu and her collaborators were also arrested.  Speaking, the Managing Director of OCHA Brigade, Comrade Celestine Anere who frowned at the poor health condition the children who are aged between two and twelve years are subjected to, assured that the state government will continue to crack down on all sorts of illegality and warning all criminal minded individuals to relocate from the...

2 PEOPLE WERE MISTAKENLY HIT BY A BULLET FROM A GUN AT THE LAGOS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,TODAY.

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                   Today friday,two persons were injured at the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport,Lagos when the gun carried by a man identified as an orderly to a senator accidentally discharged on him and a woman as he tried to remove the magazine.The orderly who was to travel on Arik Air and wanted to lodge his gun,which is a standard practice on air travel,but the gun released a bullet that splinted and hit both the man and woman on the leg as he bent down to pull the magazine out of the gun.According to The Nation,the two people were taken to hospital at the airport.Source hinted that they trekked out of the terminal to the vehicle that took them to the hospital.The General Manager,Public Affairs of FAAN,Mr. Yakubu Dati,who confirmed the incident,said what happened is an accident and added that stowing the gun away with its magazine is standard procedure.He said guns are not taken on-board aircraft as standar...

KENYA AIRWAYS RECENTLY SACKED 80 OF THEIR STAFF.

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                      The Airline's CEO,Mbuvi Ngunze,said the restructuring would affect various departments and all cadres of staff.He however explained that the process would be in compliance wIth labour laws,Collective Bargaining Agreements and individual staff member's contracts as appropriate.''The decision communicated above is not made lightly,I also want  to thank our people affected in this process for their commitment and hard work and wish them every success in their future endeavour''.Kenya Airways,which had been recording reduced profits for the last four years,embarked on a programme dubbed Operation Pride last year.The programme is aimed at improving profitability,revisit operating model and network and seek long-term sustainable financial structure.Ngunze said the company had made substantial changes on some aspects of its business in the last few months.One more photo below.           ...

GAMBIA PRESIDENT 'JAMMEH',BANS CHILD MARRIAGE IN THEIR COUNTRY.#20 YEARS IMPRISONMENT.

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                              The president of Gambia Yahya Jammeh said anyone that marries a girl aged below 18 years would be jailed for up to 20 years.The president while speaking at the Eid ul-fitr celebrations at the end of Ramadan said that parents and imams who perform the ceremonies would also face prison.According to the UN children's agency {UNICE},around 46% of girls in Gambia get married before reaching 18years.Announcing the ban and jail terms,Mr Jammeh said ''If you want to know whether what i am saying is true or not,try it tomorrow and see''.One more photo below.                 

VIEW PICTURES OF THE TEENAGER,WHO BECAME GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE FOR ONE-DAY.#16TH ONE-DAY GOVERNOR.

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                    Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today friday expressed delight at the winning of the annual Spelling Bee Competition by students of public schools in the state,saying that the development was an eloqunt testimony hat his administration is on the right path to transform the education sector.Governor Ambode,who spoke at the Lagos Housr,Ikejs while hosting the 16th One-day Governor,Master Olaseinde Olufemi Joshua and members of his cabinet,said the fact that winners of the competition emerged from public schools in inner communities was a clear indication that public schools in the state are now becoming exemplary citadel of learning.He said ''I must say that i am impressed about the mixture of the people that we are now celebrating.I can personally say that i did watch the school debate on television and i am very excited that the schools from which the winners emerged are from our inner communities in Shasha i...

BORNO STATE GOVERNOR & CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF VISITED IDPs CAMP YESTERDAY,TO CELEBRATE SALLAH.{PHOTOS}.

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                        Borno state Governor,COAS identify with Borno IDPs during Sallah celebrations in Dikwa,Borno State.Then that same yesterday 7th July 2016,the Chief of Army Staff {COAS} Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai as part of his operational visits to formations and units in the North East,which is in continuation of the activities marking this year's Nigerian Army Day Celebration {NADCEL} 2016,visited troops of 119 Task Force Battalion of 7 Brigade located at Kangarwa.More photos below.