BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS. (PHOTOS).

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 BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS  Benue State has taken a major step toward strengthening child protection and social welfare services with the graduation of 60 Auxiliary Social Workers (ASWs) trained to serve vulnerable children and families at the grassroots. The graduation ceremony, held on Wednesday, marked the successful completion of a programme jointly supported by the Benue State Government, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, and the Benue State Bureau for International Cooperation and Development (BICD). Speaking at the event themed “Building Community Resilience Through Professional Auxiliary Social Work,” the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Mrs. Theresa Apochi-Ikwue, described the initiative as a strategic response to gaps in child protection services across the state. She said the newly trained ASWs would...

EL-RUFAI ORDERS ARREST OF YOUTHS WHO GAVE IGBOS THREE MONTHS TO LEAVE NORTH,TODAY.

                        According to Chinenye Genevieve,who just sent in this story that Kaduna State Governor,Nasir-El-Rufai,has ordered the arrest of people behind the three-month quit notice given to Igbos to leave the North.In a statement signed by his spokesman,Samuel Aruwan,El-Rufai strongly condemned,''the inciting,hate speech delivered by some self-appointed northern youths''.l-Rufai said,''the Kaduna State Government has directed that its Ministry of Justice should prepare charges and prosecute the signatories and anyone complicit in arranging this egregious assault on the rights of fellow citizens''.The Governor condemned the action of the groups,and assured every resident of the state that,''nobody can tamper with their freedom to reside where they choose''.The full statement reads: ''The Kaduna State Government condemns in the strongest terms the press statement by some self-appointed 'northern youths'' that threatened the safety and property of our citizens of Igbo extration.Government assures every resident of our state that their constitutional and human rights to live peacefully and own property wherever they choose is sacrosanct.Even people who may feel unhappy about irresponsible comments or actions that have taken place in other states must know that two wrongs cannot make a right.The Kaduna State Government believe in and will uphold the right of every Nigerian to live safely and develop his/her full potentials within its territory''.

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