RUSSIA LAUNCHES MASSIVE DRONE AND MISSILE BARRAGE ON UKRAINE, KILLING AT LEAST 18 CIVILIANS AND STRIKING KYIV AND MULTIPLE CITIES. (PHOTO).

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 Russia launches massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine, killing at least 18 civilians and striking Kyiv and multiple cities  Russia carried out a large-scale overnight assault on Ukraine, launching hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles that killed at least 18 civilians and wounded more than 100 others across multiple cities, officials said Tuesday. The strikes hit Kyiv, Dnipro and other regions, with emergency crews working through destroyed residential buildings where some victims were trapped under rubble. In Dnipro, rescuers recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old child and a mother and her 8-year-old son, while officials reported 12 deaths in the city and six in Kyiv. The bombardment stretched from night into daylight, with explosions reported across wide areas of the country. Kyiv residents had been on alert for days after warnings of a major aerial attack, including advisories for foreign diplomats to leave the capital. Despite those warnings, most remained in pl...

GOV. ORTOM TO PARTICIPATE IN PEACE, DEMOCRACY FORUM IN U.S.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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    Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and some of his counterparts in other states will participate in a forum on deepening democratic governance in Nigeria scheduled to take place in Washington DC, United States of America, this week.
The forum which will open on Wednesday, November 20, is organised by the United States Institute of Peace, USIP.
The aim of the forum is to engage leading Nigerian, American, and international leaders from government, civil society, business and academia in fostering critical conversations and proferring solutions to Nigeria's governance issues.
In the letter inviting Governor Ortom to the Washington meeting, the Vice President of USIP for Middle East and Africa, Dr Michael Yaffe said the Nigerian Governors and other stakeholders will also deliberate on ways of ending polarisation and conflicts affecting the growth of Nigeria's democracy.
Governor Ortom who is to depart for the United States today will, after the Washington event, proceed to Brazil to attend an economic forum.
The forum which will take place in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Florianópolis and Curitiba has one of the main themes as 'Doing Business In Benue'.
Other areas of focus during the event will be Renewable Energy and Agriculture Value Chain.
The Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services, as well as other investment stakeholders are to play active roles in the 'Doing Business in Benue' forum.
Governor Ortom is expected back in Benue State on November 28.
Terver Akase
Chief Press Secretary
November 18, 2019.
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