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Protect your children against abuse, Buhari urges parents

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http://ift.tt/2s0SS9R ” On the occasion of this year’s Children’s Day celebration, I encourage parents to protect our children from abuse. The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has urged parents to protect their children against all forms of abuse. Buhari made the call in a congratulatory message through her tweeter handle on Saturday in Abuja as the country marked the 2017 Children’s Day. ” On the occasion of this year’s Children’s Day celebration, I encourage parents to protect our children from abuse. ” Our children deserve happy, emotionally and healthy lives; protecting children is a sacred duty. “Our children are our future, ” Buhari said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the First Lady on May 7 paid a visit to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, where a six-month-old baby who was allegedly raped was receiving treatment. Buhari, who described the rape case as an instance of man ’s inhumanity to man, called on parents to be vigilant in the nursin...

Trump meets EU chiefs in Brussels

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http://ift.tt/2qZGFE7 US President Donald Trump (L), flanked by European Council President Donald Tusk (R), leaves after a meeting with EU officials at EU headquarters, on the sidelines of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, in Brussels, on May 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / THIERRY CHARLIER US President Donald Trump met the European Union’s top officials on Thursday in a bid to mend ties with a bloc he deeply alarmed by backing Brexit. Trump arrived for his first ever talks with EU Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker, who will argue for the benefits of open trade and the Paris climate agreement. The meeting took place at the EU’s new “Europa” headquarters in Brussels on the same day Trump attends a NATO summit, also in the Belgian capital. Trump is also meeting with European Parliament President Antonio Tajani and EU diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini. The visit with Tusk and Juncker is a victory of sorts for the EU, ...

Another batch of 250 Nigerians in Libya to return home tomorrow