Sirens have sounded out across Israel to pay tribute to the millions killed during the Holocaust.
Report says, streets came to a standstill as pedestrians and drivers paused to mark the memorial day, which holds every year.
A remembrance ceremony also took place at Yad Vashem, Israel’s holocaust memorial centre, to commemorate the six million Jews who were murdered by Nazis during World War Two.
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Residents of the Angwan Bulus community in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State are in great fear, following threats by bandits to kill some of those kidnapped recently because of the failure of their relatives to pay the ransom demanded.
There has been so much fear, due to the killing of three out of the 26 kidnapped victims by bandits on Monday night, as they
threatened to kill more of the hostages, especially women, if the N20m ransom they demanded was not paid.
Confirming this, the Chief of Angwan Bulus community, Gideon Goni, told newsmen that, the bandits informed the community to go and pick up the corpses of those they killed.
According to the monarch, the bandits killed the victims around the Dutse community, along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway.
“The one that was released was based on health grounds. He has a liver disease.”
The monarch recalled that the bandits on March 31, 2022, invaded the community, killed two residents and abducted 26 persons.
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Respite, as another victims of natural disaster in Ekiti State benefited from government largesse in order to make life meaningful for them and create a means of livelihood.
The beneficiaries of the Ekiti State Government relief materials went home with Tricycles, Motorcycles, Grinding machines, Driers, sowing machines, among others.
Speaking at the distribution of the materials in Ado Ekiti, the Deputy Governor Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi said the government would continue to assist vulnerable people in the state to reclaim their normal lives and achieve self-sufficiency without becoming a burden.
Otunba Egbeyemi who appreciated Federal government, donors Agencies, corporate Organizations and individuals who had contributed towards the development of the state, called for more relief materials from in order to capture victims of the 2020 natural disasters who were yet to benefit from the government support programme.
The Chairman, Ekiti State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, Retired Captain Sunday Adebomi explained that the materials distributed were part of the social responsibility on part of the Agency and Governor Fayemi’s passion to alleviate poverty and create wealth.
Captain Adebomi pointed out that over four thousand people had enjoyed relief materials, out of over five thousand victims of different disasters recorded in the state in year 2020.
Captain Adebomi said that the victims of this year’s disasters would be captured as soon as the government procured more relief materials and urged them to be patient.
In an interview, the SEMA, General Manager, Jide Borode urged beneficiaries of the government gesture to make the best use of the materials to boost their businesses and not to sell them off.
Mr Borode said that the administration of Governor Kayode Fayemi was passionate about creating enabling environment for vulnerables, businesses to thrive and live a life that would impact meaningfully on the society.
While appreciating Governor Fayemi for the kind gesture, two of the beneficiaries, Elder Adebayo Oni from Moba local government, Mr Jacob Omotoso, and Mrs Oluwatoyin Arinola could not hide their joy prayed that Ekiti would continue to witness progress and meaningful development under the present administration.
The fifty five beneficiaries of several millions of naira empowerment tools were selected from the sixteen local governments and Nineteen Development Areas in the state.
Oriola Afolabi
Some breathing spaces have come the way of the people of Aiyetoro in Ilaje council area of Ondo State with relief materials from the Federal Government
The items were given out to alleviate the sufferings of the people who were badly devastated and displaced by ocean surges .
The relief materials including roofing sheets, nails, mattress, clothing, food items among others were presented by the Director General, National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, Mr Muhammadu Muhammed .
The Director General represented by NEMA Èkìtì Head Operations, Mr Afolayan Olusegun implored the beneficiaries to use the items judiciously
Receiving the materials, Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu represented by Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa gave the assurance that the recurring problem of sea incursion in Aiyetoro would be addressed.
Two members of the community, Mr Iwasanmi Ajijo and Prince Victor Akinluwa appreciated government’s assistance to the people.
Aiyeitoro town in Ilaje area of the state has suffered serious sea incursions whereby residential places were taken over by water displacing the residents.
The people had often sent a save our soul message to the government to prevent their ancestral land from being washed away.
Ebiofini
