Tag: Red Cross
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7 persons rescued from collapsed building in Kano
Seven persons have so far been rescued from a building which collapsed on Beirut Road, Kano on Tuesday.
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Red Cross urges all sides in Ukraine war to protect civilians
Red Cross on Thursday, urged all sides in the Ukraine conflict to respect international humanitarian law, protect civilians and essential services such as water and power supplies.
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Seven feared dead in Borno as Red Cross food handout turns into stampede
Seven women were trampled to death in northeast Nigeria on Thursday in a crush during a food distribution by the International Committee of the Red Cross, a medical worker and residents said. Thousands of people thronged the distribution site in the town of Monguno in Borno State to receive aid from ICRC, but the situation…
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Missing persons: Group accuses Red Cross of promoting propaganda in Nigeria
The International Centre for Disaster Management (ICDM) has lashed out at the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) for attempting to pursue terrorists’ agenda with its “fabricated” report on missing persons in the North-East. ICDM, a renowned stakeholder in humanitarian crisis management, believes this is a deliberate move to destabilize the remarkable momentum garnered by…
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Red Cross and a handshake beyond the elbow
By Timothy Onwe In the over a decade, I have contributed to the national discourse, there has never been a time like now that I am writing with so much pain in me. The anxiety stems not from bodily harm, but that of disappointment from an organization that is on the ground in over 90…
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Boko Haram: Centre accuses Red Cross of peddling falsehood to discredit Nigerian authorities
The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has accused the International Committee on Red Cross (ICRC) of a deliberately peddling falsehood to undermine the efforts of the Nigerian military in the North-East. The Centre believes the international humanitarian organisation is misrepresenting facts in a bid to mislead unsuspecting members of the general public.…
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Building collapse: Red Cross, others appeal for blood for victims
The Nigerian Red Cross (NRC) has appealed for blood donations for victims of the collapsed building on Lagos Island. Mr Olakunle Lasisi, Secretary of NRC, Lagos made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Publication trending on social media to appeal to the public for blood…
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Boko Haram: No Red Cross official killed in Rann attack – ICRC
The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) has denied reports that some the person’s killed by Boko Haram insurgents in Rann village on Thursday were members of its staff. The attackers killed three UN aid workers, and at least eight police and soldiers. Recall that the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had earlier reported…
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Red Cross recovers 179 bodies from Sierra Leone mudslide
The Red Cross says 179 bodies have been brought to the central morgue in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, after a mudslide in the outskirts of the city on Monday morning. Red Cross spokesman Abu Tarawallie said by telephone that the death toll is expected to rise as more bodies are recovered. NAN reports that Vice…
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44 Nigerian, Ghanaian migrants perish in Sahara Desert
More than 40 migrants from Nigeria and Ghana have died in the Sahara Desert after their truck broke down in arid northern Niger. The Red Cross said the migrants, most of whom have not been identified, died this week. According to Reuters, six survivors walked to a remote village where they said that 44 people,…