U.S EQUIPMENT, EXPERTS ARRIVE AT KENYA EBOLA FACILITY DESPITE COURT ORDER, PROTESTS. (PHOTO).

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 U.S equipment, experts arrive at Kenya Ebola facility despite court order, protests Around 20 flights carrying medical equipment and specialist staff have landed at a base in Kenya where the U.S. ​government is continuing to build an Ebola quarantine facility despite protests and Kenyan court orders blocking it, according to flight data and officials. At least two ‌people have been killed in protests in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki, home to the Kenyan air force base where the U.S. military is building a 50-bed unit for Americans who might be exposed to the virus, which has infected hundreds in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. A Kenyan court first ordered work on the Ebola facility to be suspended on May ​28, yet U.S. military flights into Nanyuki continued in the days that followed, according to data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24. The planes have brought in technical ​equipment as well as dozens of physicians, engineers, lab experts and construction work...

DEFENCE MINISTER URGES UNITY, RECOMMITMENT TO NATIONAL SECURITY. (PHOTO).


 DEFENCE MINISTER URGES UNITY, RECOMMITMENT TO NATIONAL SECURITY


As the Muslim Ummah celebrate the Eid el-Kabir, the Minister of Defence, Christopher Gwabin Musa  extends  felicitations to all Muslim faithful  across the nation and members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.


A statement by the Special Assistant to the Minister on Media, Leah Katung Babatunde quote the Minister as saying that Eid el-Kabir symbolises supreme sacrifice, unalloyed faith, and total obedience to the divine will. He urges all Nigerians to imbibe these profound values, reflecting on how collective sacrifice and devotion can further strengthen the fabric of our national unity.


He also  commends the bravery, resilience, and patriotism of the officers and men of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and praises their tireless efforts in safeguarding the nation’s territorial integrity and battling criminality across various theatres of operation.

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