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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...

BLOGGING RESUMES ON THE 3RD OF JANUARY+MY 2 NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS & HAPPY NEW YEAR.{PHOTOS}.

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                                       I want to use this medium to thank everybody who has been reading all my blog posts daily,may God bless you all.I am happy this year is coming to an end because of the recession,so i am believing next year will be better than this year.My new year resolution will be to watch my weight and to eat very healthy,because health is wealth.My second new year resolution is to open up more to people because though am open to people on social media but am naturally a very quiet person so i will work on it.I want to wish you all a Happy new year in advance.More photos below.

LAGOS,ISSUING HOUSE SEAL DEAL ON N47-BILLION BOND YESTERDAY.{PHOTOS}.

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                The Lagos State Government yesterday friday announced the closing of its N47billion 16.5 percent ,Two thousand and twenty three series 1 Bond Issuance under the N500billion Third Debt Issuance Programme targeted at improving the physical and social infrastructure base of the state.At the signing ceremony held at the Lagos House,Ikeja,the State Government issued N47billion Series I Bond maturing in December Twenty Twenty Three,under its N500billion Third Debt Issurance Programme The Book Keeping was concluded on friday December Twenty Thrid this year with the first issuance priced at 16.5 percent.State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode in his remarks at the signing ceremony,said that despite the continued challenges in the economy and difficult market conditions which have seen the last three Federal Government Bond auctions undersubscribed by an average Thirty two percent,Lagos sold some 80 percent of the bonds it offered at a 57bps spr...