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...

SUPREME COURT RESERVES JUDGEMENT IN RIVERS GOVERNORSHIP APPEAL.(PHOTO).


Supreme Court reserves judgment in Rivers governorship appeal

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers March 18, 2023 governorship election, Patrick Tonye-Cole, against the declaration of Siminalayi Fubara of People Democratic Party, PDP as the winner of the poll.
A five-member panel headed by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun reserved judgment on the appeal after all parties in the suit adopted their briefs of arguments.
Tonye-Cole filed the suit following the Appeal Court’s decision of Nov. 28, 2023, which dismissed his appeal for lacking sufficient and convincing evidence.
The APC governorship candidate contends that the Rivers 2023 governorship election was marred by irregularities and non-compliance with the Electoral Act.
The APC candidate also alleged that Fubara continued to sign documents as the Rivers State’s Accountant-General after his nomination as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Defendants in the suit are the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the PDP and Fubara.

 

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