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Gender Based Violence: Edo CP Backs Women Journalists Of Fight Against Menace

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Edo State Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Adamu Dankwara, has assured his command’s support to women journalists in the state in their fight against gender based violence.

The Edo police boss gave the assurance when women journalists under the auspices of Nigerian Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Edo State, paid him a courtesy at the police headquarters in Benin.

The Police Commissioner promised to partner the women journalists in their fight against rape, defilement, cultism and gender based violence.

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Mr Dankwara said: “We are going to form a synergy with you in order to curb crimes and criminalities in Edo State.

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“Please be free to report any erring policeman or officer using the force to intimidate any innocent citizen.

“We are civil in the discharge of our duty and we shall continue to sanitize the system through various means.

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“On gender based violence, be free to contact the necessary departments. We are counting on you in this regard.

“Women are force to reckon with and we shall continue to partner with you and the entire journalists in the state”, he said.

Earlier, the Chairperson of the Edo NAWOJ, Comrade Adesuwa Ehimuan, told the Police Chief that the body is interested in having all the relevant information on gender based issues.

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We want to appreciate you on the resilient fight against cultism in the state which is now becoming a thing of the past gradually. The policemen and officers are now more committed than ever before due to your style of leadership.

“The issue of rape, defilement, child labour, forced marriage, gender based violence and all others are issues bothering the Edo NAWOJ.

“We are seeking your support on this and we trust you will synergize with us in order to curb such occurrences and reoccurrences.

“We, on our side will give you the necessary publicity to your good works so as to ensure crime is brought to its barest in the state”, she said.

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BREAKING: Rivers State House Of Assembly Gets New Speaker

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The political crisis rocking Rivers State took a new dimension Wednesday evening as a new Speaker of the House of Assembly emerged.

It was gathered that Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo, a member loyal to Governor Sim Fubara, has been sworn in as the new Speaker.

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Nollywood Veterans React To Death The New Masquerade’ Actress, Ovularia

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Nollywood actors and actresses have reacted to the death of Madam Elizabeth Evoeme, who starred as Ovularia in the 80s TV sitcom ‘The New Masquerade’, is dead.

Reacting to her death, veteran actor, Jide Kosoko wrote: “We lost another gem though at a ripe age. I pray the almighty God grants her soul a peaceful rest. We worked together on ‘The New Masquerade.’

“I was a guest artiste at the time. She was just fantastic. May her soul rest in peace and may God continue to keep us that are still alive.

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“Her virtue of discipline that has to do with keeping to call time, submitting to the directors’ wish at all time and other professional ethics she stood for, should be emulated by all other actors.”

Adebayo Salami, popularly known as “Oga Bello,” described the death of the actress as shocking.

He said, “We are all getting older but no one wants to die. We are going to miss her but her legacies still remain with us. We love her but God loves her most.”

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Actor Fred Amata also expressed shock over the death of the actress

 

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Abuja School Closed For One Week Over Death Of Four-year-old

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The Brickhall School, Abuja on Wednesday announced that it has decided to mourn the memory of its late four-year-old pupil, Miguel Ovoke by closing down the school for one week.

The PUNCH reported how Ovoke was declared dead by Excel Specialist Hospital, Abuja.

The medical report, signed by Dr. Akinwande Ajayi, on behalf of the medical director, indicated that he was brought in, “on account of aspiration on meat while feeding at school.”

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The hospital said upon examination, the medical team found that the boy’s pupils were fixed and dilated, with a nonreactive response to light.

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His peripheral pulses were said to be “impalpable, blood pressure was unrecordable, and there was no cardiopulmonary activity or respiratory excursions.”

The report indicated that all efforts of the medical team to resuscitate him failed.

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The report concluded that he was “Brought in Dead.”

Meanwhile, the school, in a statement released on Wednesday and signed by its management, said it was greatly saddened that the life of the pupil could not be saved despite the timely response of its trained nurse and the eventual decision to rush him to a hospital.

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While noting the decision to mourn the late pupil by closing the school for one week, the school respectfully urged everyone connected to the tragedy to respect Miguel’s memory with dignity and peace while allowing medical professionals and law enforcement agencies to conclude with the autopsy.

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The school said, “It is with profound sorrow and deepest sympathy that we at Brickhall School, Management, and the Parents Teacher’s Forum express our heartfelt condolences to the family of our dearly beloved pupil, Miguel Ovoke.

“We are devastated to report that Miguel tragically passed away on April 24, 2024, following a sad incident where he choked on a piece of meat offal from his meal brought from home, despite the immediate and expert care provided by our dedicated staff and certified school nurse.

“In response to this heart-wrenching event, we convened an urgent meeting with our school community on the day of the incident.

“Out of respect for Miguel’s memory and to honour his bright spirit, we suspended classes for over a week, allowing our community time to mourn and reflect on this profound loss.”

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