YEMEN FIGHTING PUSHES NEARLY 3,000 TO DJIBOUTI IN LESS THAN A WEEK- UN. (PHOTO).

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Yemen fighting pushes nearly 3,000 to Djibouti in less than a week: UN    Nearly 3,000 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in less than a week as escalating violence drives growing displacement within the country and across its borders, the UN refugee agency said Friday. “Refugees continue to arrive by boat through Obock, Khor Angar, Moulhoule and Godoria after difficult journeys in small vessels,” UNHCR representative in Djibouti Sandrine Desamours told reporters in Geneva, Anadolu Agency reported. More than half of those crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are women and children, while some families have been displaced for a second time after previously fleeing Yemen during the 2015 crisis and later returning. UNHCR is preparing for at least 10,000 new arrivals but warned that capacity is rapidly diminishing. Markazi refugee village, designed for 5,000 people, was already hosting more than 2,700 Yemenis and 1,500 Eritreans. More than 100,000 people have also been displaced ins...

NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE FOOTBALL TEAM REACHES QUARTER-FINALS 2024 MARITIME CUP. (PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.


Nigeria Customs Service Football Team Reaches Quarter-Finals in 2024 Maritime Cup

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) football team has secured a quarter-final berth in the ongoing 2024 Ships and Ports Maritime Cup after defeating the Nigerian Shippers Council 2-1 on Tuesday.

This was stated in a release issued by Afolabi Ajayi, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC), on Wednesday, 23 October 2024.

According to the statement, Superintendent of Customs Buhari Sani scored the opening goal of the Group B encounter in the 32nd minute before Assistant Superintendent of Customs Mikhal Abubakar doubled the lead for the Grey Wolves in the 53rd minute. The Nigerian Shippers Council pulled one back in the 60th minute, but the Nigeria Customs Service held on for the valuable three points until the final whistle.

The victory secured the NCS a place in the competition's quarter-finals, having won their first group match against Apapa Ports and Terminals.

The football action continues for the NCS team on Friday, 25 November 2024, when they face Comet Shipping Agency at 3 p.m. at The Stable Football Ground. The competition's knockout stages are scheduled to commence on Thursday, 31 October 2024.
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