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...

ONITSHA MAIN MARKET LEADERS DECIDED TO OPT FOR THE SECOND OPTION WHICH IS TO REMODEL THE MARKET, BUT PLEADED WITH GOVERNOR SOLUDO THAT THEY BE GIVEN SOME TIME TO REMOVE THEIR GOODS FROM PLACES WITH ILLEGAL STRUCTURES. (PHOTO).


 Onitsha Main Market Leaders decided to opt for the second option which is to remodel the market, but pleaded with Governor Soludo that they be given some time to remove their goods from places with illegal structures


Rising from a dialogue at the Light House, Awka, with traders in the market and adjoining markets, Governor Soludo and the traders agreed to commence immediate reinvigoration of the market hence Anambra state government will begin phased remodeling of the Onitsha main market.


Chairman of Onitsha Main Market, Chijioke Okpalugo had earlier told the Governor that they decided to opt for the second option which is to remodel the market, but pleaded that they be given some time to remove their goods from places with illegal structures.


The Governor who stressed that sometimes, leadership is about taking some of the inconvenient steps, to be able to secure the future, pointed out that as a matter of emergency.


The Onitsha main market parks will be reclaimed, walkways brought in, public conveniences erected, repainting and colour coding of shops and lines, among others, stating that it is in his manifesto to have planned and sustainable markets, communities and markets.

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