REBELS TO WITHDRAW FROM KEY DR CONGO TOWN 'AFTER US REQUEST'. (PHOTO)
Rebels to withdraw from key DR Congo town 'after US request' The M23 rebel group has said it would withdraw from the eastern DR Congo town of Uvira at the request of the US administration, which had criticised seizure of the town last week as a threat to mediation efforts. The rebels entered Uvira, on the border with Burundi, less than a week after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda met with US President Donald Trump in Washington and affirmed their commitment to a peace deal known as the Washington Accords. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that Rwanda's actions in eastern Congo violated the Washington Accords and vowed to "take action to ensure promises made to the President are kept." A report by a United Nations group of experts in July said Rwanda exercised command and control over the rebels. Rwanda denies supporting M23 and has blamed Congolese and Burundian forces for the renewed fighting. Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Allia...
According to Chinenye Genevieve who sent in this story that took place on June 20,2017 with the caption ''Miss Bukola Zoffun is the 2017 winner of the kneely contested ''Lagos State spelling Bee competition'' organized by the Ministry of Education.She is a Senior Secondary student of Awodi-Ora Secondary School in Ajegunle.She is also an ambassador of Ajeromi Ifelodun.A typical A.J girl.born and bred.Her achievement comes with a ''one day governor privilege'' where she is given the opportunity to contribute her quota to the development of Lagos State.Who would have imagined that ''AJ city'' of all places in Lagos State,would produce this year's spelling genius for Lagos State.Parents,Secondary school students and university undergraduates should take a lesson from Bukola and embrace hard work rather than malpractices.This is proof that hard work pays and its never too late to start''.
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