TRIAL BEGINS OF CENTRAL AFRICAN EX-PRESIDENT BOZIZE OVER WAR CRIMES. (PHOTO).

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 Trial begins of Central African ex-president Bozize over war crimes A UN-backed court in the the Central African Republic will on Tuesday begin the trial in absentia of former president Francois Bozize, over crimes against humanity committed between 2009 and 2013. The alleged crimes committed by members of Bozize's security forces include murder, enforced disappearance, torture and rape. Bozize, 79, who seized power in a 2003 coup before being overthrown 10 years later by rebels, has been living in exile in Guinea-Bissau since March 2023. But three of his former senior military officers, Eugene Barret Ngaikosset, Vianney Semndiro and Firmin Junior Danboy, are all in pre-trial detention in the Central African Republic. Crimes against humanity The case will be heard by the Special Criminal Court (SCC), a hybrid jurisdiction located in the capital Bangui with Central African and foreign judges. In February 2024, the SCC issued an international arrest warrant for the former president ...

ANAMBRA STATE GOVT INSTRUCT LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAIRMEN TO SHUT DOWN SCHOOLS THAT REFUSE TO BE IMMUNIZED. (PHOTO).


 Anambra State Government instruct Local Government Chairmen to shut down schools that refuse to be immunized


The Anambra State Commissioner for Heath, Dr Afam Obidike has charged local government mayors in the State to close down any school in their council areas that refuse children access to immunization.


Dr. Obidike who disclosed this during stakeholders engagement meeting with the  twenty-one local goverment area Mayors for upcoming Measles and Rubella Vaccine Introduction, urged the mayors to champion the immunization exercise, ensure that it is seamlessly done in their councils, and sacked those that are not competent in doing the job.


Earlier, the Executive Secretary, Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Pharmacist Chisom Uchem, noted that the aims and objectives of the meeting is to contribute to the reduction of measles and rubella incidence in Anambra and Nigeria in general, and that all machineries are in place to cover all Anambra children.


The State Health Immunizations Officer, Mrs. Edith Onwuka explained that the campaign is aimed at closing immunity gabs among eligible children, adding that cases of rubella disease have been detected in Njikoka, Aguata, Ihiala and Orumba North Local Goverment Areas, while the Mayor of Orumba North local goverment, Retired Captain Casmir Nwafor assured that the council area will do everything humanly possible to ensure that the exercise gets its desired results in the area.


In his remarks, the traditional ruler of Ifitedunu, Dunukofia local goverment area, Igwe Emeka Ilouno who is a Public Health expert, commended the state government and their partners for doing a wonderful job, appealing to the mayors to own the project for it to achieve the desired results.


Goodwill messages from, Dr. Nnamdi Okoye of the National Primary Heath Care Development Agency, who restated their commitment to securing the health needs of Ndi Anambra in partnership with the state ministry of health, called on the mayors to help the programme to succeed, while Mr. Victor James of the United Nations Children's Fund, promised that they will continue to partner the state in moving the health sector forward

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