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...

NORMALCY RETURNS TO LAGOS AFTER FOUR DAYS HUNGER PROTEST. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE


 NORMALCY RETURNS TO LAGOS AFTER FOUR DAYS HUNGER PROTEST

 


Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu chaired the Executive Council Meeting on Monday as full government activities resumed following a four-day hunger protest across Nigeria.

 

President Bola Tinubu had urged protesters to cease demonstrations and engage in dialogue in a broadcast on Sunday. In response, Governor Sanwo-Olu praised the Lagos protesters for ending their actions in line with the President's appeal.

 

Speaking to journalists at the Lagos House in Ikeja, Commissioner for Information and Strategy Gbenga Omotoso confirmed that Lagos is currently peaceful and that government operations have fully resumed.

 

"Lagos is peaceful, and that is what Lagosians want," Omotoso said. "The Governor has resumed the business of the state, and government workers are back at their desks. Members of the public are returning to engage with government services", he said

 

Omotoso emphasized Lagos's role as Nigeria's commercial hub and expressed gratitude to the protesters for their contribution to the city’s stability. "Lagosians have chosen peace and rejected chaos," he added.

 

He also reported that since the state government issued three contact numbers for dialogue, thousands of calls have been received from individuals and groups seeking to engage with the government.

 

Check on major markets across the state and the state secretariat confirmed the position of the commissioner on state of things in the state.

 One more photo below. 

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