ZIMBABWEAN COUPLE DEPORTED OVER SECRET BURIAL OF CHILD IN BOTSWANA.(PHOTO)

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 ZIMBABWEAN COUPLE DEPORTED OVER SECRET BURIAL OF CHILD IN BOTSWANA A Zimbabwean couple has been deported from Botswana after secretly burying their child without notifying authorities. Motilinah Mpofu and Christopher Ncube were convicted on Thursday of concealing a death after they allegedly dug a grave for their child in the dead of night. The Gaborone court heard the child had died suddenly. Instead of reporting the death to police, health officials, or traditional leaders, the couple quietly buried the youngster and hoped no one would find out. But the secret did not stay buried for long.   Police moved in and arrested the pair. In sentencing, the court ordered that the couple be taken to the Plumtree Border Post for deportation to Zimbabwe.  Top Botswana lawyer Winnie Masitha who offered the couple free legal representation during the trial, confirmed the deportation to BTV News. Masitha believed that the matter should not be viewed only through the lens of crim...

POULTRY FARMERS, OTHERS LAMENT HIKE IN EGG PRICES. (PHOTO).


 Poultry farmers, others lament hike in egg prices


The Poultry Association of Nigeria, Lagos State, and other stakeholders in the sector have lamented the incessant hike in the price of eggs while calling for the Federal Government’s intervention.


They also expressed concern that eggs, which used to be the cheapest source of protein, were becoming unaffordable for many Nigerians.


They made these comments in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos.


The Chairman of the Poultry Association of Nigeria, Mr Mojeed Iyiola, blamed the price hike on the high cost of raw materials for bird feed.


The price of crates of eggs continues to rise because of the high cost of raw materials. Despite all the government’s support and the open window for the importation of maize, the prices of feeds are not decreasing at all.


“This is because other raw materials for the formulation of bird feeds are not being subsidised.


“Although maize accounts for between 60 and 65 per cent of feed production, other materials are still quite expensive.

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