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AEPB seeks FCT residents’ cooperation to curb begging

Ihesiulo Grace 24 June 2018 0

The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), has urged residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to collaborate with the Board to check activities of beggars in the area. The AEPB Head of Information and Outreach Unit, Mr. Muktar Ibrahim, spoke in Abuja, in an interview with

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Lagos evacuates 1,680 beggars, rescues 162 children

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2018 0

Lagos state government says it has evacuated 1, 680 beggars, destitutes and mentally challenged persons and also rescued 162 children off the streets of Lagos in the past one year. Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Agboola Dabiri, made the disclosure at a press conference in Lagos said 1, 299 of the figure were […]

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Beggars, physically challenged hold Ambode hostage over alleged dehumanisation

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2017 0

Hundreds of beggars and physically challenged people, on Tuesday, held Lagos state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, hostage while protesting an alleged dehumanisation by the state government. The protesters who practically shut down the entrance into both the governor’s office and the Lagos State House of Assembly, also held civil servants at both offices hostage. The

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