Nigerian migrants face violence, exploitation along Central Mediterranean route - Report

As more Nigerians seek for greener pastures overseas, there are indications that they will be faced with various forms of violence, exploitation and other abuses along the Central Mediterranean route, a recent report by WAKA Well by IOM X an International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) working in Nigeria stated.
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14-year old arrested in connection with murder of Pamoja FM journalist in Kibra
Detectives have arrested a juvenile in connection with the gruesome murder Pamoja FM journalist, Mohammed Hassan Marjan, who was killed last week in Kibra on his way home from work.
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Why I sold my baby for $300 - Orphan
A 20-year-old lady, Miracle Kalu, who was arrested for selling her one-month-old baby for N130,000, to an unknown couple in Lagos, has blamed her action on hardship.
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Turkey sends Mother's Day aid to Kenyan moms
Over 150 mothers in a suburb of Nairobi, Kenya's capital, received food and hygiene kits on Sunday from Turkey's state-run aid agency in celebration of Mother’s Day.
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15 die as under-construction building collapses in Uganda
At least 15 workers in Uganda died as an under-construction building collapsed on Sunday night, police said.
Mourners at the funeral of eight members of a family killed in landslide
Family of eight that perished in landslide buried
Officials in Gakenke District on Friday joined residents of Rumbi Cell in Rusasa Sector for a somber ceremony to lay to rest eight members of the same family who perished during the torrential rain that pounded parts of the country early Thursday.
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South Sudan frees 85 children to decongest jails
The United Nations says 85 children have been released from detention in South Sudan as part of efforts to ease crowding in jails during the coronavirus pandemic.