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  • What 2face did for the IDPs

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    Kehinde Ajose
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    Nigerian pop star, 2face Idibia has donated N3.5M to IDPs. Internally displaced persons can now rejoice as a result of 2face’s donation. The African queen star made a cheque donation on Monday, February 27th,to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Lagos. Speaking during the donation, he said:”The conditions I met the internally…

  • Army to build 5 classrooms in Borno IDPs camp

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    Femi Ajasa
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    The Nigerian Army on Wednesday pledged to construct five additional classrooms in Borno Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp to improve access to quality education among such persons. Brig.-Gen. Victor Ezugwu, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division of the Army, made the pledge when he visited one of the mobile classrooms at the Bakassi IDPs…

  • Femi Kuti challenges celebs on Boko Haram victims

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    Kehinde Ajose
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    Visits IDP camp in Maiduguri Afrobeat maestro, Femi Kuti on Monday advised his fellow entertainers to use social media and pressure the government to do more to help millions of people struggling to survive in Boko Haram-hit NorthEast Nigeria. The 54-year-old performer said he desires to raise awareness among young Nigerians and encourage them to…

  • WHO vaccinates 4 million children in north-eastern Nigeria

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is kicking off a mass vaccination campaign to protect more than 4 million children against a measles outbreak in conflict-affected states in north-eastern Nigeria this week. The two-week campaign, which starts on 13 January, will target all children aged from 6 months to 10 years in accessible…

  • Boko Haram: Adamawa Govt sets up committee to shut IDPs camps

    Boko Haram: Adamawa Govt sets up committee to shut IDPs camps

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Adamawa Government on Wednesday said it has set up a committee to handle all the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps that would be shut down in the state. Alhaji Ahmed Sajoh, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, made this known while briefing newsmen on the outcome of a security meeting in Yola. Recall that…

  • Over 512 IDPs infected with HIV/AIDS in Borno – Agency

    Over 512 IDPs infected with HIV/AIDS in Borno – Agency

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    Olaotan Falade
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      The Executive Secretary, Borno State Agency for the Control of AIDS, Barkindo Saidu, has revealed that 512 new cases of HIV infection have been recorded in Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. Barkindo made the revelation on Sunday, in Maiduguri while briefing journalists on the activities of the agency…

  • NSCDC deploys 240 officers to IDPs camps to check menace of prostitution

    NSCDC deploys 240 officers to IDPs camps to check menace of prostitution

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    Olaotan Falade
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    The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC says it has deployed about 240 personnel to 16 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps to check the menace of prostitution. The State Commandant, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, who stated this in an interview with the newsmen, on Sunday in Maiduguri, said that cases were…