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The price will definitely eqaul to or more expensive than cooking gas.

The over poverty blessing that the Muslim faithful have received from their own fellows is not something to talk about, but Saturday and Sunday public holidays is the only problem visible to u..

Very soon Russian go come dey buy fuel from
Nigeria

This video go make Nigeria better, if yes how

Birds of the same feather.

Big thief pointing out on small thief to earn a good name.

Sir please recruit more military personnel to combat the various security challenges Nigerians are facing today, or do you want to use civilian to combat terrorist.

The vote that brought this man, was not a waste

Nigeria my country , Hello..o

Very soon Yahoo boys go start dey rule Nigeria my country, Hello..o

Hope its not another audio.

Hope its not another audio. 🇳🇬🥱

Fake news No body dies in my community, fake news abeg o.....

I live in iyowa community Benin.

The election was disrupted by some men on Black, The military later arrive to maintain normacy

So this is news abi............

Oshio baba way Obaseki don religate. Edo people known well well., still Obaseki na 419

If you are from d west,I will say dey suspected skull mining, dat was why they attack u. Skull mining and wester Nigeria na 5 and 6.

The dethroned Emir of Zurmi in Zamfara State, Atiku Abubakar Muhammad, has died in a private hospital in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following a brief illness.

A family source who confirmed the former monarch’s demise said: “His remains are still in the UAE due to non-availability of flight to bring him back home for burial.

It's was recalls that the deceased was dethroned along with the Emir of Dansadau, Husaini Umar on April 27, 2021, for allegedly aiding banditry in their respective domains.

As of the time of publishing this report, no official statement has been issued by the state government on Muhammad’s demise.


https://politicsnigeria.com/breaking-muhammad-atiku-abubakar-is-dead-photo/

Let's the election just come and go

Nigeria blue film show. Dem for dey do am openly, may person still see their hairy Toto and penise.

Na faith

The Russian government has blamed sanctions imposed by Western powers as the reason for an interest payment deadline on sovereign foreign debt being missed, and rejected allegations that it did not pay its dues.

“We do not agree with that,” Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitri Peskov,

said in remarks reported by the Interfax news agency after the 30-day deadline relating to two loans taken out in foreign currency passed in the early hours of Monday.

The outstanding interest payment is 100 million dollars.

The Russian Finance Ministry said the payments due were in fact made on May 20, five days before the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.

These fell under the U.S. Treasury and issued a ban on Russian transactions.

Russian Finance Minister, Anton Siluanov, has termed the dispute about the failure to make the payment a “farce.”


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/06/russia-blames-sanctions-for-default-on-sovereign-debt/

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered and destroyed two hectares of land used for the cultivation of Cannabis sativa, otherwise called Indian hemp, in Imo State.

The agency also arrested one of the proprietors of the farm, situated at Umuagu, Umuguma community in Owerri West Council Area of the state.

A source said the agency began a manhunt forthe owner and other operators of the farm, which was described as the largest Indian hemp farm ever discovered in the state.

“On 26th May, 2022, operatives of the NDLEA in Imo State raided a Cannabis farm in Umuagu, Umuguma in Umuguma Community in Owerri. Also, suspects were arrested at the farm which is the biggest Indian hemp farm ever in Imo State,” the source said.

Contacted, the spokesperson for the Agency in the state, Shehu Lamuwa, confirmed the report, but declined to give further details.

Recall that Imo Commander of the Agency, Ruben Apeh, had at the event marking the 2022 United Nation’s day against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking, expressed worry over the prevalence of drug abuse in the state, especially within the last one year.

He stressed that the activities of drug peddlers in Imo State has become so alarming and increasingly becoming sophisticated among the younger segments of the state population.

“We therefore call on our stakeholders and the media to arise to the occasion of partnering with the Agency to reach out to people by way of sensitizing them about the dangers of drug abuse because mobilising and informing the citizenry is the only way forward to discourage the youths and adults from drug abuse.” he appealed.


https://guardian.ng/news/ndlea-uncovers-biggest-indian-hemp-farm-in-imo/

A Facebook post by one Tokunbo AremoOdua has been shared across other platforms and forwarded on WhatsApp many times.

The post claimed that the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu initiated ECONET, Treasury Single Account (TSA), tax digitalization, Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) and economic summit to proffer solutions for economic prosperity in Nigeria.

It also claimed that Tinubu was the first and last governor to govern his state for years without federal allocation during the Obasanjo Administration.

As of the time of this report, the post had amassed about 317 likes, 69 shares, and 247 comments and has reached multiple groups on WhatsApp.

Verification

Checks by Daily Trust revealed that while Tinubu played a role in the evolution of ECONET in Lagos State, it does not mean he brought ECONET to Nigeria.

He was Governor of Lagos State when the federal government auctioned the telecommunication network through the Nigeria Communication Commission.

Lagos was mentioned as one of the two states that supported the licence fee financially.

Victor Asemota, a popular tech twitter influencer also stated that “Lagos state was only involved in its founding through the acquisition of secondary shares, after much deliberations.

The then governor did not commit to Cybertel until after Delta State, Oceanic and the Akwa Ibom State government had gotten involved.”

Also the claim that Tinubu introduced the TSA in Nigeria is false.

Rather, it was proposed by the federal government in 2012 during the former President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration and was fully implemented by the current administration to consolidate all inflows from all agencies of government into a single account at the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Similarly, the claim that the former Lagos State governor started the economic summit in Nigeria is not true.

The Nigeria Economic Summit Group was incorporated in 1996 by Chief Ernest Shonekan.

The claim that Tinubu created the independent power project in the country is equally false.

It was introduced by the federal government to combat the power shortage in the country.

Daily Trust also found the claim that Tinubu was the first and last governor to govern his state (Lagos) for years without federal allocation misleading.

The then former President Olusegun Obasanjo-led government only withheld the local government funds of Lagos State when Tinubu created LCDAs against the approval of the federal government.

However, a claim in the post that Tinubu pioneered LCDA is true

Conclusion

Daily Trust can confirm that while it is true that Tinubu created LCDA, he was not the pioneer of other initiatives contained in the claims made by the author of the post. Therefore, the claims are largely false.

This fact check was done in partnership with the Center for Democracy and Development (CDD)

https://dailytrust.com/fact-check-did-tinubu-pioneer-econet-tsa-economic-summit-in-nigeria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcH_ni6ek_M

Nigerian music star, Tems has reacted to receiving best international act at BET 2022 awards.

Tems defeated Fireboy, Dave Dinos from France, Fally Ipupa from Congo, Little Simz from the UK, Ludmilla from Brazil, Tayo (France) and Major League Djz from South Africa to win the award.

Receiving the award, Tems, who was present at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, on Sunday night, dedicated it to every single woman, especially in Nigeria who may not believe they could chase their dreams.

She said: “Thank you so much for this, thank you so much. It is an honour, this is my first award show that I’m winning something and I just want to use this as an opportunity to speak to every single young, old, whatever, every single woman watching this, every single girl watching this at home.

“Where I am from, things like this don’t happen.”

Meanwhile, Wizkid and Tems won best collaboration for ‘Essence’ featuring Justin Bieber.

https://dailypost.ng/2022/06/27/bet-awards-tems-reacts-to-winning-best-international-act/

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The negotiator for Abuja-Kaduna train attack victims, Mallam Tukur Mamu, on Tuesday, raised an alarm over the deteriorating health condition of the remaining victims in the kidnappers’ den.

Tukur Mamu, who is also the Publisher of the Kaduna-based Desert Herald Newspaper, feared that some of the victims, who are being subjected to horrible conditions, and were bitten by snakes, may not survive if the Federal Government did not act urgently to ensure their release.

In a statement he issued to journalists, in Kaduna, Tukur Mamu noted that
most of the victims may hardly survive the next few weeks due to their deteriorating health conditions and the inhumane condition they were being subjected to inside the forest.

Although, he confirmed that the victims were not molested or beaten, he insisted that the Federal Government should put more efforts to ensure their urgent release, as any delay may cause their death.

DAILY POST reports that the bandits earlier freed 11 of the victims after a deal with the government

https://dailypost.ng/2022/06/21/abuja-kaduna-train-attack-victims-may-soon-die-negotiator/

The Global terrorism index has put in place the most terrorised country in the world.

The list which was published recently saw about nine African countries making the list while Asia countries were also on the list but few in numbers. No European country was placed on this list compared to about Nine African countries championing the list.

Afghanistan is ranked number one as the most terrorised country in the world. Iraq is placed second, Somalia claimed the third position while Burkinafaso is ranked fourth. Syria is ranked fifth. Nigeria is however ranked 6th most terrorised country in the world. Other countries that made up the 15 most terrorised countries include the likes of Mali ranked in the seventh position, Niger placed in the eighth position, Myanmar ranked ninth on the list, Pakistan ranked tenth on the list, Cameroon is ranked eleventh, India is ranked twelveth, Mozambique is ranked thirteenth, Colombia is ranked fourteenth while Egypt completed the list as the fifteenth most terrorised country in the world.

https://news-af.feednews.com/news/detail/edda0709cd6fb4f986fa7d884f21d073

Is marriage by force

The Ukrainian military seized Russian weapons and military equipment containing microchips from the US, according to a report by The War Zone, citing Ukraine intelligence.

Eight of the US-made microchips were found inside a recovered Russian air defense command post vehicle, reportedly part of the Barnaul-T system.

The chips were said to be manufactured by American technology firms Intel, Micrel, Micron Technology, and Atmel Corp.

Additionally, Ukrainian specialists uncovered five US microchips from AMD, Rochester Electronics, Texas Instruments, and Linear Technology in the Pantsir air defense system.

The discovery of US-made chips in Russian weapons provided “more detailed” information about where Moscow is getting critical components for its weapon systems.

The US has been very vocal about the “special military operation” launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukrainian territory. Washington has donated billions of dollars in military equipment to help Ukraine fight off the invasion.

Other Discoveries

The Ukrainian military examined a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile and found at least 35 US-made microchips inside.

It also opened a turreted electro-optical system of the Ka-52 Alligator, which contains 22 chips manufactured by Texas Instruments, Altera USA, and Micron Technology.

According to military analyst Skip Parish, finding US-made microchips in Russian equipment highlights the country’s “total dependence on western technology.”

Most of the companies that manufactured microchips found in Russian weapons said that they no longer do business with Moscow, while others disputed the Ukraine intelligence findings.

Apart from microchips, it was reported that Russia is using high-powered weapons supplied by France, Germany, and other European Union (EU) nations in invading Ukraine.

At least 10 EU member states allegedly supplied 346 million euros ($371.1 million) in military equipment to Moscow amid a ban on engine and weapons deliveries due to the annexation of Crimea in 2014.


https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/05/30/us-microchips-russian-weapons/amp/

Eight soldiers were killed on Wednesday and 13 wounded in a “terrorist attack” in northern Togo near the border with Burkina Faso, the government said, using a term typically designating jihadists.

Togo’s troops are deployed in the north of the country to try and contain a jihadist threat pushing south from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger where militants linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group operate.

In April, five soldiers were killed in northern Benin in an ambush by gunmen while nine people were killed in February in the deadliest attack to date in the country.

“This territorial expansion by jihadists is goint to progressively give birth to home-grown jihadist cells, made up of local recruits, that feed off of the local grievances,” wrote Mathieu Pellerin, Sahel researcher at the International Crisis Group.

Local issues include tensions over access to resources, stigmatisation of certain ethnic groups, presence of self-defence groups as well as criminal and trafficking gangs, he added in a report in French published earlier this year for the French Institute of International Relations.

“For coastal West African states, where for now the threat is contained in terms of intensity and limited geographically, there is still time to stop the security situation from deteriorating.”

“At around 03:00 GMT, a forward operating base… in Kpinkankandi was the scene of a violent terrorist attack by a group of unidentified heavily armed individuals. Sadly, among the security forces, eight have died and 13 were injured,” a statement read on national television said.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but Kpinkankandi is located near the border with Burkina Faso.

A senior security source in Togo who asked to remain anonymous told AFP that the soldiers were attacked by a group of 60 gunmen who arrived on motorbikes.

“They exchanged fire for more than two hours… and then a reinforcement unit was hit by an improvised explosive device,” he added.

Soldiers had foiled an attack in November last year in the northern village of Sanloaga, making Wednesday’s attack the first to cause casualties.

Violence from armed groups and criminal networks is on the rise across West Africa.

At a meeting of West African defence chiefs last week, Ghana’s Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul said that in three years the region had suffered more than 5,300 terror-related attacks claiming around 16,000 lives.

A major concern is how the threat is spreading from the Sahel to northern parts of coastal Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo.

In April, five soldiers were killed in northern Benin in an ambush by gunmen while nine people were killed in February in the deadliest attack to date in the country.

“This territorial expansion by jihadists is goint to progressively give birth to home-grown jihadist cells, made up of local recruits, that feed off of the local grievances,” wrote Mathieu Pellerin, Sahel researcher at the International Crisis Group.

Local issues include tensions over access to resources, stigmatisation of certain ethnic groups, presence of self-defence groups as well as criminal and trafficking gangs, he added in a report in French published earlier this year for the French Institute of International Relations.

“For coastal West African states, where for now the threat is contained in terms of intensity and limited geographically, there is still time to stop the security situation from deteriorating.”


https://guardian.ng/news/eight-soldiers-killed-in-togo-terrorist-attack/amp

He Stated That They Should Surrender To The Russians

The official stated that the troops should just surrender as there is no possibility of extracting then from that position. The Ukrainian were earlier allowed to surrender and leave without being killed by the Russians. The offer was accompanied by a time limit which has currently expired.

" lay down their arms and head to a tribunal" , he told them.

The troops have release a statement where they ask the necessary authorities to call for a ceasefire in order for the injured troops to leave the area and seek immediate medical attention.

The official stated that it would be impossible to remove them from the area as the Russians are still heavily attacking and have taken over most part of the city.

The Russians are still shelling the factory in Mariupol but the factory is still standing even after the several attempts to bombard it.

He Revealed That It Would Be Impossible To Extract The Troops From There