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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.(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...
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THE 3 HOUSE OF REP MEMBERS ACCUSED OF SOLICITING FOR SEX IN THE USA,HAVE BEEN EXONERATED.{PHOTO}.

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                 According to sources,the three members of the House of Representatives accused of soliciting for sex while on a tour of the United States of America have been exonerated of the crime.The three members accused of sexual misconduct while on a trip to the United States are Mohammed Gololo {AP-Bauchi}; Mark Gbillah {APC-Benue} and Samuel Ikom {PDP-Akwa Ibom}.The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges passed the verdict on tuesday in a report submitted to the House.Former United States Ambassador to Nigeria,James Entwistle,had accused the lawmakers of sexually assaulting a house keeper and soliciting for sex while attending the International Visitors Leadership Programme in Cleverland,Ohio.However, Hon. Nicholas Ossai {PDP-Delta} Chairman,House Committee on Ethics and Privileges,said the Lawmakers were cleared for want of evidence.''In the light of the foregoing,the Minister of Foreign Affairs should engage the US Ambassador to ...
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GOVERNOR OBIANO TO HONOUR 2 FEMALE PARALYMPIC ATHLETES FROM ANAMBRA TODAY IN A RECEPTION.{PHOTO}.#RIO

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                                                                        Governor Obiano of Anambra state will today tuesday 11th of October 2016 in a state reception Honour Paralympic Athletes from Anambra State.The Victorious Anambrans are: 1. Ugwumba Flora Ifeyinwa {Gold Medalist} & 2. Iyiazu Njideka Eucheria {Bronze Meda;ist}  These ladies did Nigeria proud in the just concluded Paralympic Games in the 2016 Rio Olympics.more photos below.
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AMBODE HOLDS 5TH TOWN HALL MEETING IN SURULERE TODAY+PLANS TO RECRUIT 5000 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCHERS.{PHOTOS}.

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                    Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Amode today tuesday disclosed plans to recruit at 5,000 Neighbourhood Watchers to boost security across the State,with new recruits expected to earn at least N25,000 monthly with other allowances.Governor Amode,who spoke at the 3rd Quarter 2016 Town Hall Meeting,held at the indoor Sports Hall,Teslim Balogun Stadium,Surulere,said the neighbourhood Safety Agency Bill which he signed into Law on August 15,2016,was part of efforts to institutionalise and deepen community policing in the State.''There iss a law that has just been passed which is the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps Law,2016 and in line with the resolution taken by the House of Assembly yesterday,we would go all out to make sure that this agency is activated and all our neighborhoods will be covered,and then centralize with the State Government with all the necessary equipment and resources to ensure that we establish ...
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A MAN WAS ARRAIGNED TODAY FOR DUPING FIDELITY BANK OF N50MILLION.{PHOTOS}.

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                    The EFCC today,October 11,2016 arraigned one Wahab Olawale Amoo and his company,Wahab Amoo and Sons Nigeria Limited before Justice Adedayo of the Lagos State High Court,sitting in Igbosere on count charge bordering on four counts bordering on Conspiracy,Forgery and Obtaining by False Pretence to the tune of Fifty Million Naira {N50,000,000.00}.The accused person allegedly conspired with his company,the 2nd accused person,to defraud the complainant Fidelity Bank Plc of the sum of Fifty Million Naira {N50,000,000.00} only by using forged documents to secure a loan facility through a property which was under caveat  at the Land Registry,Lagos State.He pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him.In view of his plea,the prosecution counsel Fadeke Giwa asked the court for a trial date and also requested that the defendant be remanded in prison custody.However,the defense counsel Eric Uteh told the court th...
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SHELL APPOINTS NEW VICE PRESIDENT FOR NIGERIA & GABON.

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                                         According to Vanguard,Shell has appointed a new Vice President for Nigeria and Gabon.He is Peter Costello and succeeds Markus Droll who assumes a new role of Executive Vice President,Projects in Shell International based in Rijswijk,The Netherlands.Peter Costello has spent over three decades in the oil and gas industry,starting his career in British Gas and working in the UK,India,The Philippines,Thailand and Kazakhstan.He tansferred to Shell following the combination with BG in June 2016.Peter,who has assumed duty in Lagos,said: ''I come to Nigeria with high hopes of what we can do to build on the excellent work that I've met on the ground.Shell Companies in Nigeria are major contributors to the economy,through the energy they produce and the revenues they generate for the country,'' among others,but also via their supply chains,local content...
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