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The Bayelsa state governor Seriake Dickson has said that combating human trafficking should not be seen as the sole responsibility of the federal government alone but a collective decision. He made the disclosure at the government house EXCO chambers in Yenagoa when he played host to the DG and officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Human Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). Speaking on the need for stakeholders to come together in the fight against human trafficking, governor Dickson said everyone must join hands in the campaign. Responding on behalf of NAPTIP, THE Director General Mrs Julie Okah calls for collaboration in tackling human trafficking which she says is real in Bayelsa state. In the same vein, the governor also promised to intensify the campaign against human trafficking after being acquainted with the statistics regarding the high rate in the state.

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state has called on parents, guidance to stop withdrawing their children and wards from schools over the rumour of forced immunization by the medical team of the Nigeria Army as speculated on the social media. Governor Obiano in a statement announced the suspension of the medical outreach and assured the people that everything is under control. He regretted the misrepresentation of the entire situation with insinuations of spread of diseases and death of students in the exercise ,warning mischief markers to desist from spreading falsehood as the state is calm, stable and peaceful. Commissioner for Health , Dr. Josephat Akabuike in a swift response led a team to St. Michael's Catholic Church Ozubulu, Venue of the Medical Outreach of the Nigerian Army said that the visit was to have an on the spot assessment of the rumour, and noted that the pandemonium was caused as a result of fear of monkey pox that is ravaging some parts of the country and

President Trump’s long-expected announcement on Friday that he would disavow the  Iran nuclear deal  was immediately condemned by European leaders, who view the accord as essential for averting another conflict in the Middle East at a time when the world is worried about tensions on the Korean Peninsula. In an unusual joint statement, Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President Emmanuel Macron of France said that they “stand committed” to the 2015 deal and that preserving it was “in our shared national security interest.” “The nuclear deal was the culmination of 13 years of diplomacy and was a major step towards ensuring that Iran’s nuclear program is not diverted for military purposes,” they said after Mr. Trump spoke on Friday, noting that the United Nations Security Council had unanimously endorsed the deal and that the International Atomic Energy Agency had confirmed Iran’s compliance with it. “We encourage the U.S. Administrati