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Homer, Alaska (AP) -- A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Alaska, but no damage has been reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit around 1:50 a.m. Monday southwest of the Kenai Peninsula at a depth of 40 miles (65 kilometers). A dispatcher with the Homer Police Department said there were no reports of damage or injuries from the quake that hit 55 miles (89 kilometers) southwest of the small coastal town of Homer. There were more than 1,000 reports of people feeling the earthquake on the Geological Survey website. Devon Hilts, a clerk at the Land's End Resort in Homer, said that she slept through the temblor but that it woke up some guests. She says nothing broke and she has not heard of any damage. Receive Alerts on: Whatsapp:  +2349065979437,  Twitter:  @  claronetviews,  follow our official page on facebook@ Claronet Share your story with us: SMS:  +2349065979437 ,  Whatsapp:  +2349065979437 ,  Email: peterclarene20 @claro

 Tunde Oyekola, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Kwara State Governor-elect has said that his administration will give priority to issues concerning children in the state. Abdulrazaq stated this assurance in a congratulatory message sent to Nigerian children on the occasion of the 2019 Children’s Day and signed by his Media aide, Mr Rafiu Ajakaiye. according to him,He said,  “The greatness of any society is determined by how much premium it places on the welfare of its children.  and so, this is why we will pay a closser and a better attention to the rights of our children to basic education and conducive environment to succeed in life.” READ ALSO: Court sacks Imo APC Reps member-elect, orders INEC to issue Certificate of Return to PDP candidate Abdulrazaq said his administration will pursue child-friendly policies and support global initiatives to give children a head start in life. “ making provisions for quality maternal health services, basic education and encouragement

A former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Monday that the African Free Continental Trade Area (AfCTA) Agreement will not be hindered by Nigeria’s reluctance to sign up to the process. Obasanjo made the remark in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the opening session of the Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Continental Trade and Strengthening the Implementation of the AfCTA. The dialogue was organised by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA). The former President was reacting to concerns raised by one of the discussants at the event, on the need for stakeholders to look into the implications of AfCTA without Nigeria, the continent’s biggest economy. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria, Benin and Eritrea are the only countries yet to sign the AfCTA agreement. NAN also reports that the Agreement has achieved the number of ratification, 22 countries, needed for its implementation. Obasanjo, who recalled th