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Michael Aromolaran
Published 14 March 2021
Mother’s Day is a day to celebrate mothers the world over.
It is a celebration of motherhood, maternal ties, and the all-too-important influence of mothers in society. Although celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, it most commonly marked in the months of March or May.
@dawn immanuel wrote in near lyrical language, “To the mums who hold their children in their arms, and the mums who carry theirs in their hearts.
“To the mums who are waiting patiently, and the ones who are tired of waiting.
“To mums of one, and mums of many; mums by choice, and mums by chance: Happy Mother’s Day.”
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Published 14 March 2021
Haitian authorities said Saturday that four police agents were killed and several wounded the day before during a botched anti-gang operation in the capital Port-au-Prince that also saw officers lose some of their equipment.
The ill-fated operation drew harsh criticism on social media after a video emerged of assailants dragging and beating the lifeless bodies of two members of a special police unit.
Eight other officers were wounded, three of whom remained hospitalized Saturday in stable condition, said national police director Leon Charles.
In a brief statement Charles expressed sympathy to the victims’ families as well as to “those who support the police and are sickened by the publicity around the bodies of dead officers.”
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Kano State Task Force committee on Fake, Counterfeit Drugs and Unwholesome Foods says it has seized and destroyed fake and counterfeit drugs worth N6 billion in the past nine years.
The Chairman of the committee, Gali Sule, disclosed this during an interactive session on Saturday with the Kano state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists.
According to him, since the inauguration of the committee in 2012, it has destroyed fake and counterfeit drugs in the state on about 20 different occasions.
The committee Chairman attributed the success to the hard work and commitment of its members and also other related agencies established to fight the menace.