November 5, 2022

Candlelight Vigils To Mourn South Korea Halloween Victims

November 5, 2022 9:23 pm

In lieu of the recent crowd stampede disaster in South Korea, some candlelight vigils and rallies have been held in South Korea on Saturday to fully commemorate the 156 people who had been killed in a Halloween crowd crush, with public anger growing over one of the country’s deadliest peacetime disasters.

The victims who had been mostly young people, were among the estimated 100,000 who had flocked to the capital Seoul’s popular Itaewon nightlife district to celebrate the first post-pandemic Halloween.

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South Korean law enforcement officials have also …

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Amotekun Gives Reasons For Their Inter Border Patrols

November 5, 2022 9:15 pm

Amotekun Corps, the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) has given the reasons why the outfit would be embarking on a joint border patrol to also check some of the crime activities on highways ahead of the festive periods as well.

Leading the border patrol team, the Corps Commander of Ondo State, Mr Adetunji Adeleye, who is also the chairman of all the corps commanders in the region had made this revealation on Saturday in Owena, border town of Osun and Ondo State.

Adeleye had also revealed that the corps would not leave anything for chance, particularly, when it had become …

Flooding ‘State Of Emergency’ Still Too Early – Minister

Flooding Has Doubled Number Of IDPs In Nigeria – FG

November 5, 2022 9:15 pm

The Federal Government of Nigeria in a fresh report have revealed that the recent flooding that submerged some parts of Nigeria has doubled the number of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, nationwide.

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq had also made this disclosure on Saturday at an event commemorating National IDPs Day in Abuja.

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Sadiya said the recent flood was a “sad global phenomenon as a result of climate change, which has also doubled the number of displaced persons nationwide and globally.”

It has also …