A United Nations rights group has unearthed more than 50 mass graves in the western Democratic Republic of Congo after a spate of killings were reported in the region last month. Abdoul Aziz Thioye, the director of the UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO), said on Saturday that "more than 50 mass graves, as well as common and individual graves that we have identified," were uncovered in the town of Yumbi in the DRC's western province of Mai-Ndombe . "This suggests that the number [of deaths] is quite high because a communal grave depending on size may contain five, ten bodies" or even "one hundred bodies or four times more," Thioye said following a joint fact-finding mission with local authorities. General Fall Sikabwe, the army chief in western DRC, told the AFP news agency that an investigation had begun. "They have killed soldiers and policemen, taking their weapons to slaughter with," he said, giving no further details abo...
Nigeria Property Nigeria's no 1 blog for latest Nigeria Property, Nigeria House,Private Property Nigeria, Real Estate Nigeria, Lagos Island nigeria, lekki lagos real estate, arable farming land nigeria, Land for sale, to let,for sale and for rent. Friday, December 12, 2014 18 Critical Things Former President Obasanjo Said About President Jonathan In His New Book In his scathing new autobiography, My Watch, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo made a series of critical assertions against current President Goodluck Jonathan. Due to the nature of the content, an ally of President Jonathan attempted to use a court order to block the publication of the book. President Jonathan also personally contacted the former president to appeal that the book not be published until next year, after the 2015 presidential election. Despite this My Watch launched yesterday, Dec. 9, in Lagos, in the presence of prominent political figures and officials. Review of the three-volume text by ...
Daily Post Nigeria ‘Dimeji Daniels: Repositioning The Local Government System For Effective Grassroots Development admin 5 years ago The Local Government is often referred to as the closest to the people. Indeed, it should be. But looking closely, is the local government the closest to the people at the grassroots or the politicians at the grassroots? Make no mistake, there is a difference between these two classes of people. The people at the grassroots are our non-partisan relatives in the local governments, towns, villages, hamlets and farmsteads. They are the ones who may never visit the local government secretariat all through their lives, but who would expect the Local Government Chairman who lives among them and passes by their houses everyday to be aware of their problems. But is he aware of their problems? How many of their needs does he meet? On the other hand, the politicians at the grassroots are those relations of ours who are either registered members of...
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