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...

GOV. FRANCIS NWIFURU GIVES N50,000 EACH TO OVER 5,000 WIDOWS, ELDERLY IN EBONYI. (PHOTO).


 Governor Francis Nwifuru gives N50,000 each to over 5,000 widows, elderly in Ebonyi


Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has approved the disbursement of N254 million to indigent widows and elderly persons in the state for Christmas celebrations.


The governor made this known through Patricia Obila, his deputy, at the elders and widows Christmas party organised by the Ebonyi state government.


Nwifuru said 5,008 widows and elderly persons would receive N50,000 each as a cash gift for the festive period.


He said the celebration of indigent widows and the elderly had become an annual tradition to appreciate their contributions to the workforce and development of the state.


The governor described them as special citizens whose prayers, he said, had sustained and strengthened the current administration.


Nwifuru urged the beneficiaries to continue believing in his government, assuring them that they would not be disappointed.


Speaking at the event, Uchenna Igwe, commissioner for local government, said the celebration demonstrated the administration’s commitment to caring for the downtrodden.


Igwe advised the widows and elderly to continue praying for peace and prosperity in the state

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