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Refugee journeys to Europe can end badly but these arrivals have built successful lives in Italy and the Netherlands as a successful Nigerian who came in as a refugee disclosed with other of his colleagues. In recent years, hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled conflict, poverty and human rights abuses at home, arriving on the shores of the Mediterranean and Western Europe. Despite the difficulties they face, many have built successful new lives. Now in Italy, Olumide Bobola fled Nigeria over fears for his safety in 2016. He crossed the Sahara, surviving for three days on nothing but glucose drops, and after a perilous Mediterranean Sea crossing, arrived in Sicily. Today he is a singer in Rome, performing a repertoire of Italian songs. He was "adopted" by established traditional Italian musician, Stefano Saletti, and the two now share musical influences and the same creative musical journey. "I call Italy my house," says Bobola, "but Nigeria is my home.&q

The health workers are asking the government to address the failures and decaying infrastructure in the health sector and pay the shortfall in COVID-19 hazard allowances for their members in the country. A Public Health Worker on duty The Joint Health Workers Union has asked its members to withdraw their services and embark on a nationwide strike starting from midnight on Sunday, September 13, 2020. Joint Health Workers Union(J OHEWU) in a statement said the strike was necessitated by the inability of the Nigerian Government to meet its demands. The health workers are asking the government to address the failures and decaying infrastructure in the health sector and pay the shortfall in COVID-19 hazard allowances for their members. The leadership of the health workers had on Friday met with representatives of the government on the industrial action. After the meeting, the unions demanded to consult its members. The statement reads, “In the light of the above, the meeting of our expanded

A human rights activist and Kaduna-based businessman, Muhammad Mahdi Shehu, who exposed a N52bn security votes fraud in Kastina State, has been summoned by the Department of State Services in the state having a closed-door meeting Human rights activist and Kaduna-based businessman, Muhammad Mahdi Shehu It was gathered that the invitation comes few hours after a closed-door meeting between the Director-General of the DSS, Magaji Bichi, and Secretary to the Government of Katsina State, Mustapha Inuwa. The anti-corruption activist is scheduled to appear at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday. It was recall that Shehu had in July petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State for alleged misappropriation and misapplication of over N52bn spent as security vote in the state from June 2015 to April 29, 2020. He stated that while Katsina was battling with insecurity, the Masari-led government spent hundreds of millions of

The police in Ondo State has launched an investigation into the fire incident, which occurred at the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Akure  on Thursday night and destroyed no fewer than 5000 Smart Card Readers stored in a container inside INEC office.  Fire outbreak at the INEC office in Akure,Ondo State. Speaking during his visit to the commission's office on Friday to assess the impact of the fire, Commissioner of Police in the state, Bolaji Salami, said the police would bring anyone behind the fire to book. Report See new Tweets Conversation Niba Blog @nibablog PHOTONEWS: Over 5000 Card Readers Lost In Mysterious Fire Outbreak At Ondo @INECnigeria Office Less Than A Month To Election | Niba Blog: https:// niba-site.blogspot.com/2020/09/ondo-p olice-begin-investigation-into.html … #OndoDecides2020 #ONDO2020 Speaking during his visit to the commission's office on Friday to assess the impact of the fire, Commissioner of Police in the state, Bolaji Salam