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The Special Adviser for Drainage and Water Resources to Governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu of Lagos, Joe Igbokwe says the immediate past First Lady of Anambra, Ebelechukwu Obiano, “got what she wanted” in her scuffle with Bianca Ojukwu, widow of the late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu.

Quest Times reports that after Professor Charles Soludo was sworn in as the new governor of Anambra in the wee hours of Thursday, Ebelechukwu walked to where Bianca was seated, and immediately, both women engaged themselves in a fisticuff.

The unfortunate spectacle drew the attention of security agents and some personalities who pulled Mrs Obiano off the hold of Bianca.

“See the shame. Mrs Obiano went to confront and abuse Bianca Ojukwu, and she got what she wanted. A big lesson to all,” Igbokwe, an indigene of Nnewi in Anambra, wrote on his known Facebook page, with an accompanying video of the incident.

https://www.thequesttimes.com/joe-igbokwe-reacts-to-ebelechukwu-bianca-fight/

The suspended head of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, who is currently in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) marks his 47th birthday on Thursday, March 17.

The embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, according to his Facebook profile (now disabled to public), was born on “March 17, 1975”.

In February 2021, the US District Court for the Central District of California ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) to arrest Kyari, who denied the allegations of his illegal involvement with Nigerian Instagram celebrity Hushpuppi in a Facebook post he later deleted.

https://www.thequesttimes.com/disgraced-abba-kyari-marks-47th-birthday-in-ndlea-custody/

Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, Lagos State Branch has promised to honour the late 22-year-old Oluwabamise Anyawola following her heroics before death.

Bamise had recorded her last moments on phone after sensing danger just before boarding a Bus Rapid Transit popularly called ‘BRT bus’, at the Chevron area of Lekki enroute to Oshodi on February 25, 2022.

In a series of voice notes exchanged between Bamise and a friend, which were shared on social media, she was heard telling the friend in Yoruba that the bus stopped to pick her up but did not pick other passengers.

Following her courageous step before death, the Lagos State Chairman of CDHR, Comrade Kehinde Adeoye told newsmen during a world press conference held recently in the State that the deceased would be given a posthumous award for making such a bold step that he described as “courageous and well commendable effort”.

https://www.thequesttimes.com/breaking-bamise-to-get-posthumous-award-for-her-heroics/

No less than 1,500 out of the total 5,600 Nigerian students studying in Ukraine have been evacuated by Nigerian government from the country following its invasion by Russian government, Quest Times can authoritatively confirm.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM), while featuring on BBC explained why some Nigerian students are still stranded in Ukraine.

When asked why a large number of the Nigerian students are still stuck, she answered; “Some are trying to further their studies in some other countries just like Hungary and Romania. They are looking for opportunities to continue their studies.

“As I speak to you, we heard about 13 of them who headed to Berlin (Germany) and they heard issues there but our Ambassador is on it. At the end of the whole evacuation, we will come up with a final figure,” she said.

Continue reading>>>https://www.thequesttimes.com/why-4000-nigerian-students-are-still-stuck-in-ukraine/

In a quest to unravel the mysteries surrounding the death of 22-year-old Oluwabamise Anyawola, Quest Times x-rayed the last moments of the late fashion designer.

Bamise, who was kidnapped on February 26 in a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and later found dead, had since attracted public outcry with many Nigerians calling for the prosecution of all the perpetrators of the barbaric act.

Recall Lagos Police Command arrested the driver of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) where the 22-year-old Bamise Ayanwole went missing and later charged him to court for trial.

Quest Times earlier reported the BRT driver Andrew Nice Ominnikoron was arraigned before Yaba Magistrate Court on Friday, March 14, where he was ordered to be detained in Ikoyi correctional centre pending the next hearing slated for April 11.

“That you Andrew Nice Ominnikoron ‘M’ and others still at large, on the 26 day of February 2022 at about 2000hrs, along Ajah – Oshodi Expressway Lagos, in the Lagos State Magisterial District, whilst on duty as a BRT driver within the metropolis with BRT bus code number 257, did forcefully have sexual intercourse with Late Ayanwole Oluwabamise ‘F’ Aged 22yrs (Now Deceased) and thereafter, pushed her out of the moving BRT Bus, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 260 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015,” the charge sheet reads in part.

My last moments with Bamise — Brother

Pelumi (on black top), Bamise’s elder brother. Photo by Arogbonlo Israel

Pelumi Anyawola, the elder brother of late Bamise told Quest Times about his last experience with the deceased before her death.

“We grew up in Agege, a place where we fend for ourselves. The last time I took a dime from my parents was in 1992. Since then, have been fending for myself. I did hawk on the streets of Lagos. We’re from a family that is known for honesty and transparency.

“We grew up among the rough people but thank God for education that has brought us this way.

“Bamise called me like a week before the incident that she was coming to my house. She was my best friend and also my confidante. I discuss virtually everything with her even those things I hardly tell other members of the family.

“She was aware my wife was due for delivery, and she was preparing to be present at the naming. She had even sent me a name for the child. It was the name she sent me on January 22 that I christened my son.

“So, she wanted to make a surprise. Her colleagues told me she had sown the cloth she wants my wife to put on at the naming ceremony. She also sew my son’s cloth.

“I believed she was coming with these materials (before the incident happened) because she had told her colleagues she wants to stay with my wife until she delivers,” Pelumi recounted his last moment with Bamise.

“Bamise was full of life. She was a pride to womanhood (sighs). At that age, she was a virgin, raped by the murderous killer who is an employee of Lagos Bus Service Limited (LBSL).

“You (referring to the killer) murdered an angel, the joy of the family, took away our pride (cries),” he added.

Continue reading>>>https://www.thequesttimes.com/she-died-a-virgin-the-untold-story-of-bamise-her-death-last-moments/

In a dramatic turn of events, the suspended National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Lagos Chapter, Musiliu Akinsanya, alias MC Oluomo has reportedly ordered the disbanded members of the union to “disregard any Patrol Policemen parading themselves in order to disrupt their operations”.

Recall the Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s government denied appointing the suspended Lagos NURTW chairman, as head of the motor parks and garages across the State.

It also said it had yet to set up a committee to “immediately control” the parks and as such, it would be out of place to claim that anyone had been appointed as the chairman.

However, in a viral WhatsApp message forwarded to Quest Times on Monday, MC Oluomo was quoted to have ordered his men back to Lagos parks while urging them to reach out to him should there be any distruption of their work by the Nigeria Police.

https://www.thequesttimes.com/suspended-mc-oluomo-orders-his-men-back-to-lagos-roads/

Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, has reacted to rumours that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has informed his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari of his purported intention to join the presidential race in 2023.

Earlier, there was report the VP purportedly told President Buhari of his desire to take over from him at the expiration of his tenure in 2023 to consolidate the achievements they recorded since they took over from the opposition PDP in 2015.

Reacting, Mr Laolu in an exclusive with Quest Times Monday, said, “Activities of the VP would be communicated officially. All of these issues would become clear soon. Watch out”.

Though Osinbajo is yet to declare his intention to run for the office of president in 2023, many support groups and individuals have sprung up rooting for him.

The groups have been going round the country and sponsoring adverts in print and broadcast media urging the vice president to contest.

https://www.thequesttimes.com/2023-osinbajos-spokesperson-speaks-on-rumoured-presidential-ambition/

A close confidant of President Muhammadu Buhari and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Abu Ibrahim believes Vice President Yemi Osinbajo won’t be contesting against Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2023 presidential race.

On the possibility of any other southern aspirant making it impossible for Tinubu to achieve his dreams, Ibrahim said no politician can stand against Tinubu.

He specifically pointed out that Tinubu is a benefactor to both Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, hence both of them won’t want to rock the boat by contesting against the APC National Leader in 2023

https://www.thequesttimes.com/2023-why-osinbajo-wont-contest-against-tinubu-apc-chieftain/

Primary healthcare workers across the 21 local government areas of Kogi State have threatened to down tools if their demand for improved salary was not met by the State Government.

The State Secretary, Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria, MHWUN, Comrade Rose Momoh disclosed this in a statement signed on Saturday.

The primary healthcare workers in the Local Government have been collecting 30 to 35 percent salaries for the past two years under the Yahaya Bello-led administration, she noted.

https://www.thequesttimes.com/who-have-we-offended-kogi-health-workers-decry-percentage-salary/

A Kogi-born journalist cum good governance advocate, Arogbonlo Israel has called out the State Governor, Yahaya Bello over what he described as a “lack of empathy and nonchalant attitude of the governor towards workers welfare”, especially in terms of payment of salaries.

In a statement he personally signed Friday, the award-winning journalist alleged the workers are fairly treated in the State, the Local Government workers in particular.

“Since the emergence of Yahaya Bello’s New Direction government, Kogites have been forced to cope with a system that lacks empathy for livelihood and it is evident with the payment of percentage salary to workers who should have been treated fairly well than what they are facing in this autocratic government.

“What can we say of a government that only pays full salaries on media but in the real sense, workers are wallowing in pains and starvation.

“Sadly, it is most shocking and appalling to wake up to the reality that in Kogi today, public servants which were long reputed to be the backbone of economic drivers in the State, have now been reduced to a pathetic status.

“Imagine a senior level officer of Local Government going home monthly with N11,000 as basic salary. It is such a sorry state!

“Medical doctors are also not left out in this unnecessary evil that has since been bedevilling the state and yet no one is talking. We can’t continue to watch and pretend that all is well while all that glitters is not actually gold in this stance.

“Hence, doctors are heavily groaning as they are unable to meet up with their financial responsibility due to this fractional payment, which has led to a palpable low morale vis-a-vis in the discharge of their official duty. Already, three medical consultants have left the services of the Kogi State Specialist Hospital Lokoja based on unsolicited reports.

“Is this how we continue to look until the State becomes a shadow of itself if nothing is primarily done to salvage the situation.

“It is on this note, I call on the governor to do the needful if truly he must contest for president come 2023, as Aso Rock is not meant for those that pay percentage salary. This rote system of payment is far beyond the age we’re currently in, and it must stop,” he said.

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Following the murder of 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwola, the police have confirmed the Bus Rapid Transit driver identified simply as Andrew Nice Ominnikoron “unlawfully killed the deceased by pushing her out of a moving BRT bus abandoned, and absconded from the scene”.

A court affidavit in support of the remand request obtained by Quest Times reporter, the police filed a four-count charge against the BRT driver.

The charges are alleged murder, rape, and interference with the deceased’s corpse.

Details here>>>https://www.thequesttimes.com/bamise-brt-driver-unlawfully-killed-her-police/

Some electorates under the auspices of the Osinbajo Global Movement have ignored Bola Tinubu to declare their unwavering support for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to secure the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and emerge the next President of the country come 2023.

Recall APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu had earlier declared his intention to run for president in 2023.

However, the group which was made up of participants from the 20 Local Government Councils in the State urged Prof Osinbajo to answer the calls of many Nigerians clamouring for his presidency ahead of the forthcoming election.

In an exclusive with Quest Times, the Diaspora convener for the Osinbajo Global Movement, Dayo Akintobi described the Vice President as a “phenomenal leader” adding that “he should be given the chance to pilot the affairs of the country in 2023”.

Details>>> https://www.thequesttimes.com/2023-give-us-pyo-lagosians-endorse-osinbajo-for-president/

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The Management of Primero Transport Company has reacted to the death of a 22-year-old fashion designer, Oluwabamise Ayanwola who went missing after she boarded a BRT bus in the Chevron area of Lagos.

The company in a statement released on Sunday disclosed that the routes from which the lady is said to have been abducted are not operated by its BRT buses.

Primero further said that several buses operated the BRT services, adding that the viral video was not operated by the company.

“We take the safety and security of all commuters on Primero buses as a priority, and as such, this report is a concern to us.

However, the alleged routes plied by the bus (Chevron/Lekki), is not operated by Primero Transport Services Limited.

“The alleged bus, identified in the video distributed on social media, is not owned or operated by Primero Transport Services Limited.”

https://www.thequesttimes.com/our-buses-dont-operate-at-the-location-where-bamise-was-picked/

The death of Oluwabamise Ayanwole, a 22-year-old fashion designer has thrown many Nigerians into mourning and bitterness after the news broke out in the wee hours of Monday.

Reacting, the boss of the late Bamise identified simply as Madam Oni described the deceased as a “good girl” adding that the latter was on the verge of getting a place to start up her business in Lekki before the news of her death spread like wildfire.

According to her, Bamise was under her tutelage for more than three years adding that she graduated in September 2021.

“Even when she wanted to enter that BRT bus, she was not sure, and that was why she called her friend to ask if they do board BRT at Chevron...

https://www.thequesttimes.com/justiceforbamise-she-was-a-very-good-girl-boss-reacts/

Pelumi Caleb, the elder brother of the late 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwole has revealed the last moment of the fashion designer before she was murdered.

How it started

Bamise Ayanwole was leaving work on February 26 when she boarded a Bussed Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle heading to Oshodi from Chevron bus stop.

On this day, she planned to visit Pelumi Caleb, her elder brother who resides around Idimu, for the weekend. She had told him days before that she might come visiting but she planned the visit as a surprise.

Ten days later, on Sunday, her mutilated corpse was found. Her last known message was sent from within that bus, driven by a certain ‘Andrew Nice Omininikoron’.

Her last moment

According to Pelumi, on boarding the bus, Bamise realised she was the only passenger; the driver asked her to sit at the back.

After some time, she felt uneasy. The driver stopped for no passengers and kept driving.

Bamise then decided to notify her friends of the strange situation she found herself in.

She was able to send voice notes, videos, and pictures to her friends through WhatsApp.

Get full gist>>>https://www.thequesttimes.com/audio-im-soscared-my-mind-not-at-rest-last-moment-of-bamise-surfacesim-so-scared-my-mind-not-at-rest-last-moment-of-bamise-surfaces/

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin-led government on Monday approved a list of countries and territories that commit “unfriendly” actions against his country, its companies, and its citizens, reported the country’s TASS news agency.

The list includes countries and territories that have imposed or joined the sanctions against Russia after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The list includes the United States and Canada, the EU states, the UK (including Jersey, Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar), Ukraine, Montenegro, Switzerland, Albania, Andorra, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.

Others include Monaco, Norway, San Marino, North Macedonia, and also Japan, South Korea, Australia, Micronesia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Taiwan (considered a territory of China, but ruled by its administration since 1949).

https://www.thequesttimes.com/ukraine-nigeria-missing-as-russia-names-unfriendly-countries/

The body of the 22-year-old fashion designer, Ayanwole Oluwabamise, who got missing after boarding a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lekki, Eti-Osa Local Government, Lagos State, has been reportedly found by the Nigerian Police in Lagos.

The body of the lady was said to have been recovered by the Lagos Command of the Nigerian Police after it was alerted by residents in Lagos-Island axis that a corpse was abandoned in the area.

The body was reportedly recovered by Policemen attached to Ebute Ero Police Station and has been deposited at a mortuary within the axis.

https://www.thequesttimes.com/just-in-police-reportedly-recover-body-of-missing-22-yr-old-lady/

The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has called for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari as the minister of petroleum following the ongoing fuel scarcity going on in the country.

In a statement released by his media aide Sunday, Primate Ayodele made it known that President Buhari isn’t capable to handle the portfolio, especially at a critical period like this.

He noted that the president should honourably resign from the position and hand over to someone who knows the nooks and crannies of Nigeria’s petroleum system.

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‘‘President Buhari should resign as minister of petroleum and hand over to someone who is capable to manage this crisis."

https://www.thequesttimes.com/primate-ayodele-calls-for-buharis-resignation-as-petroleum-minister/

No fewer than 100 groups including The Osinbajo Think Tank, TOTT, have endorsed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as possible replacement for President Muhammadu Buhari come 2023.

Mr Olugbenga Olaoye, the TOTT Co-Convener, made the disclosure on Saturday in Ibadan.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that several other groups have been drumming support for their preferred aspirants whom they feel could succeed Buhari when he bows out of office on May 29, 2023.

NAN reports that TOTT comprises various interests in the corporate space who felt Osinbajo’s candidacy should be promoted.

Olaoye said the group has gone through the profiles of all aspirants for the position and affirmed that Osinbajo meets all criteria needed to drive a new Nigeria.

He said TOTT and over 100 other groups were in Uyo to declare their support for Osinbajo’s candidacy, describing him as a global phenomenon and a highly respected economist.

Olaoye said that Osinbajo had displayed sound understanding of macroeconomic, fiscal, governance, sectoral and policy issues to drive the development of Nigeria faster.

According to him, "Osinbajo is the candidate to beat, whose personae, charisma, grit is needed by Nigerians at this crucial time”.

https://www.thequesttimes.com/2023-osinbajo-is-the-candidate-to-beat-100-groups-endorse-vp/

One of the earliest candidates to show interest in the 2023 presidential race, Yahaya Bello, is on the verge of losing the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket, Quest Times can report.

There have been widespread speculation and rumours in political circles and the social media space, that the Kogi Governor could run for President in the 2023 elections under the umbrella of the ruling APC.

As it turns out, however, Bello cannot run under APC should the party’s “unwritten” agreement stand, amid his 2023 presidential ambition.

Recall that the ruling APC had earlier zoned its party Chairmanship to the North ahead of the national convention slated for March 26, a decision that is not constitutionally backed but based on modalities to restructure the party ahead of the 2023 elections.

This was made public on Tuesday, February 22, shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari met with all the APC Governors to discuss modalities for its upcoming convention.

Speaking after the meeting, Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai, told journalists at the State House that; “We have agreed on a zoning formula for all the six geopolitical zones, and essentially, we swapped.

“Northern zones will take positions that Southern zones had in the last eight years and vice versa.”

Hence, if the APC plays the zoning card on March 26, as is widely expected, and concedes the chairmanship to the North Central, that could significantly complicate the presidential ambition of the most visible contender from the zone – Governor Yahaya Bello – even before he has formally and publicly declared his intention to run.

It would be interesting to see how he rallies after the party’s convention, especially if a candidate from his zone, the North Central, gets the party chair.

Based on antecedent, however, APC, in its nearly eight years of existence, has neither by itself nor the legacy parties that formed it, chosen both its chairman and presidential candidate from the same zone.

In the last 23 years, the only major party that has bucked the trend is the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in 2003, when the party presented Odumegwu Ojukwu as its presidential candidate, even though Chekwas Okorie was Chairman. But that was understandable as APGA is a regional party.

The APC has in fact treated zoning with the same fetishism with which it has religion, insisting that its flag bearer and his deputy, for example, cannot be of the same faith.

Yet Bello insists that neither zoning nor faith is a mountain too high to climb. When the issue came up at a recent meeting, he said that whichever way the party sliced it, it would still fall to him, something which one of those present described as audacious, if not dangerous optimism–a view he disagreed with.

But as it stands, let’s wait and see if Yahaya Bello would be able to scale the hurdle should things go the other way around.

https://www.thequesttimes.com/why-yahaya-bello-may-lose-apc-presidential-ticket-amid-2023-elections/

Two former security personnel of Chicken Republic in Nigeria, who were reportedly fired for dancing during work hours, have been offered a scholarship to study abroad.

A viral video captures the youngsters grooving to a popular Amapiano song playing in the restaurant in a bid to entertain their customers as they eat.

However, the owners of the fast-food joint found their conduct unprofessional and fired them immediately after their attention was drawn to the footage.

But a Nigerian-based pastor, the General Overseer of OPM Church, Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere says the duo are too young to be working as a security.

“These boys are too young to be working as a security, am giving them a scholarship to school overseas,” he commented on Facebook.

https://www.thequesttimes.com/dancing-to-glory-sacked-chicken-republic-security-guards-gets-scholarship-offer-abroad/

Following the alleged sack of security guards caught on tape dancing while on duty, Chicken Republic has however denied dismissing the duo.

Quest Times reports the viral video has since Thursday stirred mixed reactions as Nigerians took to social media to share their different views on the decision of the restaurant.

As captured in the viral video that has since been trending on TikTok and other social networking sites, the duo displayed interesting dance steps to a popular song.

While some opined that a job without happiness is fake and the two young men should not have been sacked in the first place, others defended the action of the restaurant.

But in a statement on Friday, the restaurant denied taking such actions.

It explained that as a company it encourages all staff to have fun at work so would never go to the extent of sacking its staff for expressing themselves.

“This is evident in the multiple songs, dances, and nice chants that you will often hear in our stores.

“It is disappointing that some people may have the impression that chicken republic fired these security guards for dancing in our stores, this is not true and hence we need to set the record straight.”

Details here>>>https://www.thequesttimes.com/dancing-security-officers-were-unprofessional-but-werent-sacked-chicken-republic/

“You’re not too young or old to code,” says 12-year-old Agboola Joshua, the Chief Executive Officer of Joshfortech.

He said this during an interview with the Quest Times’ AROGBONLO ISRAEL recently.

Agboola Joshua, who started coding at the age of 6, took us on a journey down memory lane, his most inspiring moment, projects, and his feats in the tech industry.

He is passionate about advocacy for the early teaching of tech skills to young people.

Joshua is quite comfortable in programming with several languages and frameworks including HTML, CSS, Python, Javascript, Java, Jquery, C++, C#, PHP, Bootstrap, tensorflow.js, Laravel, Unity, and Love 2D. He also boasts of a few apps, games, and websites under his belt.

The 12-year-old has been fascinated with AI, Robotics and automation for a couple of years now. His discoveries have led him to work on some projects.

Among his most recent projects is a game app “Kagukar”, a system inspired by the blind.

Joshua’s accomplishments in the tech space have earned him several features in print and electronic media, and also invitations for several speaking engagements.

https://www.thequesttimes.com/meet-12-yr-old-joshua-agboola-bossing-tech-industry-since-6/

A member of the People Democratic Party, PDP, identified simply as Adetunji Adeniran has said there are no godfathers in the opposition party.

The engineer made the assertion while featuring on Quest Times Twitter Spaces on Tuesday, March 1.

According to him, “Godfathers do not exist in PDP as far as I am concerned. I am not saying this from a theoretical point of view but based on what have seen.”

He continued; “What we have are people who have so much invest in a particular locality or structure. These are people who have earned goodwill from the people based on how instrumental they are to the grassroots.

“Hence, people go to meet them to seek their opinion when the need arises as a result of what they have done in that locality.”

Giving reason to back his claims, the PDP member described the party as “democratic” and “open to dissenting views”.

“When I say godfathers do not exist within PDP, I mean the PDP is a democratic party that allows people to express themselves.

“For instance, you saw what happened in the Lagos Congress held two days ago (Sunday). Some people were saying some candidates were supposed to emerge because there was a list, and then at the end of the day, another set of candidates emerged.

“What happened was the fact that there was one particular person that everybody thought was a godfather, and there was another person who said he doesn’t agree with what was happening and he wanted to field himself. But the supposed godfather was defeated through the forum.”

https://www.thequesttimes.com/why-there-are-no-godfathers-in-pdp-adetunji-adeniran/

The World Bank has announced its readiness to release a $3 billion aid package for war-torn Ukraine, which will include at least $350 million in immediate funds.

This was disclosed in a press release made available to journalists on Tuesday.

The first tranche of the aid “will be submitted to the Board for approval this week, followed by $200 million in fast-disbursing support for health and education,” World Bank President David Malpass said in a joint statement with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.

https://www.thequesttimes.com/just-in-world-bank-to-provide-3bn-emergency-aid-for-war-torn-ukraine/

The #BlackLivesMatter has been trending on Twitter following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The phrase “black lives matter” first gained attention after it was used by a black community organiser in a Facebook post following the 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida.

Previous Center analyses of the hashtag show that its use and its influence grew to national prominence after Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown in 2014 but was not indicted in the death of the black teen in November of that year.

Penultimately, the #BlackLivesMatter is currently Number 3 on Twitter trends as some netizens, Africans in particular accusing Ukraine of being racists despite being under attack by Russia.

https://www.thequesttimes.com/why-blacklivesmatter-is-trending-on-twitter/