UN SAYS 53 CONGOLESE REFUGEES HAVE DIED IN BURUNDI. (PHOTO).

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 UN says 53 Congolese refugees have died in Burundi More than 50 refugees fleeing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have died in neighbouring Burundi, the United Nations Refugee Agency told Reuters late on Friday. Of a total 53 deaths recorded, 25 people died due to a cholera outbreak, the agency said, while six others died from anemia and other complications related to malnutrition, it said. The U.N. said it was working with the health ministry and other partners to investigate the cause of the other deaths. More than 100,000 Congolese have sought refuge in Burundi since fighting near the border intensified in early December and rebels seized the town of Uvira, the UNHCR said. Jean Jacques Purusi, governor of South Kivu province where Uvira is located, described the situation in Burundi as "misery" and "a crisis completely forgotten by the international community and media." Congo's state and social affairs ministry said it was leading a humanita...

JAIL FOOTBALLERS THAT GO POOR - BROWN IDEYE. (PHOTO).


 JAIL FOOTBALLERS THAT GO POOR - BROWN IDEYE 


Former Super Eagles forward, Brown Ideye, said international footballers should be jailed if they grow poor and cannot food themselves after retirement. 


Ideye, who is 35 and retired from international football, said international players go broke later in life because they failed to make adequate plans ahead.


“Footballers, start saving for your future from day one. No matter how small your salary is, put something aside for your retirement,” Ideye wrote on X.

 

The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner made this remark against the lamentation of former Super Eagles defender Taribo West that Peter Rufai's family begged for money to give him a befitting burial.


“They should be jailed for life if, after they retired from playing, they can’t feed themselves,” Ideye stated. 

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