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Celebrities / Re: Oyinbo Girls Are Speaking Yoruba Because Of Afrobeats - Israel Adesanya by Ogbenia: 9:57am On Feb 27, 2022
Nosayer:


No be everything we go dey call "inferiority complex"

That's cultural exportation. Music and movies remains the sole tool of modern cultural awareness. The more popular your culture becomes, the more superior it feels to the less popular culture.

Nigeria to the world jare!!!

You for ignore the ignorant mofo.
Celebrities / Oyinbo Girls Are Speaking Yoruba Because Of Afrobeats - Israel Adesanya by Ogbenia: 9:22am On Feb 27, 2022

Foreign Affairs / Nigerians Resist Gun Wielding Soldiers To Enter Poland by Ogbenia: 9:07am On Feb 27, 2022
Foreign Affairs / Russian Tank Crush Ukranian Civilian On The Street by Ogbenia: 11:13pm On Feb 25, 2022
Politics / Phone Call Between A Nigerian Stranded In Ukraine & Nig Ambassador To Ukraine by Ogbenia: 3:41pm On Feb 25, 2022
Foreign Affairs / Re: Putin Accuse NATO & U.S Of Using Ukraine As A Pawn by Ogbenia: 6:34pm On Feb 24, 2022
kristonium:
Both you and Biden will pay for the blood of innocent lives spilt in Ukraine!

Self-centered people!

Sadly true!
Foreign Affairs / Video Of Ukranian Soldiers Captured By Russian Forces by Ogbenia: 4:09pm On Feb 24, 2022
Travel / Nigerian Students Tell CNN They Feel Abandoned In Ukraine by Ogbenia: 3:32pm On Feb 24, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeBULzknbKI
While other governments are making plans to evacuate their citizens from Ukraine, Nigerian students tell CNN they have been essentially told: “You’re on your own.”

Anjola-Oluwa Ero-Phillips said he and around 70 other Nigerian students are stranded with no way to legally leave Lviv in the west of the country, close to the border with Poland.

Abike Dabiri of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission told CNN that the country's foreign ministry will announce evacuation plans, but gave no timeline.

Dabiri also sent updated travel advice from the Nigerian foreign ministry asking Nigerian students in Ukraine to “remain calm but be very vigilant and be responsible for their personal security and safety.”

Lviv is around 300 miles from Ukraine capital Kyiv where explosions were heard in the early hours of Thursday after Russian forces entered the country.

“There have not been explosions here but earlier in the day we heard the siren tests. Flights are cancelled and it’s hard to get any taxis or Uber,” medical student Ero-Phillips said of the situation in Lviv.

“Everybody is at the ATM trying to withdraw cash but banks are not opening. Money is running out at the ATM and you can’t do app transactions anymore,” he added.

"Based on what I have heard from the Indian citizens, their government is trying to get free transit for them to the Polish border,” Ero-Phillips said.

In an advisory Thursday, the Indian Embassy in Kyiv said arrangements were being put in place to evacuate Indian nationals and students.

“No one has any idea what to do. We have been reaching out to the Nigerian embassy since last month,” said Ero-Phillips, who is president of the Lviv arm of the Association of Nigerian students in Ukraine.

As parts of Ukraine come under Russian offense, tensions have traveled to the other side of the country to Lviv, located in western Ukraine, deputy Mayor Andriy Moskalenko told CNN.

"In Lviv, we had this morning sirens. And so it was a sign for people to move to underground places. It was a potential threat," he said, adding that there were no explosions.
CNN reported residents lined out of banks and ATMs to withdraw money and at gas stations out of concern. The city has also instructed education to move online so children and university students can stay at home, the deputy mayor told CNN.

Otherwise, services and institutions are working as usual, he said.

"Right now, the city works as usual. We have water supply, heat supply, we have transport and banks and other institutions at work. We, together with state security service, the administration, with police, manage our work. So we have come to headquarters to provide services for our residents," Moskalenko told CNN.
https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-24-22-intl/h_8f465ee6acbbfd7be0019fe222357e56?utm_content=2022-02-24T14%3A15%3A00&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNNi
Foreign Affairs / Russian Helicopters Under Fire From Ukranian Forces Near Vyshhorod In Kiev by Ogbenia: 1:35pm On Feb 24, 2022
Foreign Affairs / Re: We Are Stranded - Nigerians Living In Ukraine Cry Out by Ogbenia: 12:48pm On Feb 24, 2022
kponkedenge:
This war has been coming for weeks now. Almost all countries have already told their citizens to evacuate.... What were they still doing there?

Most of them are students, imagine yourself as one of them, where would you go without state support except hope Russia doesn't make good their threat?

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Foreign Affairs / Re: Burning Apartment Complex Hit By Russian Airstrike In Kharkiv, Ukraine by Ogbenia: 12:48pm On Feb 24, 2022
FERNANDEZISBACK:
But we are downing Putin's fighter jet? cheesy
Not funny bro!

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Foreign Affairs / Burning Apartment Complex Hit By Russian Airstrike In Kharkiv, Ukraine by Ogbenia: 12:14pm On Feb 24, 2022
Foreign Affairs / We Are Stranded - Nigerians Living In Ukraine Cry Out by Ogbenia: 11:29am On Feb 24, 2022

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

Nigerians living in Ukraine cried out through social media after Russia attacked Ukrainian cities early on Thursday morning.
They claimed the Nigerian embassy in Ukraine had earlier given them assurances to be calm that nothing was going to happen.

On the contrary, they started hearing explosions and gunshots today and they no longer feel safe.

They were able to make it to the train station but they are now stranded as many people are attempting to leave the city at once.

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Foreign Affairs / Re: Protest Against Foreigners 'operation Dudula' Breaks Out In South Africa by Ogbenia: 12:36am On Feb 23, 2022
Baitullah:
If this is true, then South Africans are truly xenophobic

Bunch of illiterates!
Foreign Affairs / Re: Watch Putin Grill His Spy Chief For Suggesting Negotiation With The West by Ogbenia: 12:29am On Feb 23, 2022
Igweokalakwu:
Putin wants to be seen as a Nationalist in other to force public support and divert attention at home.

He's playing the Hitler card here
He's just a cunning opportunist.

We’ll see where it leads him:
Politics / Re: Why You Should Get Your PVC - Aisha Yesufu by Ogbenia: 5:24pm On Feb 21, 2022
Stop complaining, Get your PVC!
Politics / Why You Should Get Your PVC - Aisha Yesufu by Ogbenia: 4:40pm On Feb 21, 2022
Sports / Re: Mary Yetunde Aina Wins World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Title Belt by Ogbenia: 4:12am On Feb 21, 2022

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Sports / Re: Nigeria Police Constable, Mary Yetunde Aina wins WBF Super Bantamweight Belt by Ogbenia: 4:23pm On Feb 20, 2022
paulolee:

DTS sports for u
Wetin be DTS?
Sports / Re: Nigeria Police Constable, Mary Yetunde Aina wins WBF Super Bantamweight Belt by Ogbenia: 3:38pm On Feb 20, 2022
silverlinen:
Chisos na man or woman be this?

That's what sports can do to a woman.
Sports / Nigeria Police Constable, Mary Yetunde Aina wins WBF Super Bantamweight Belt by Ogbenia: 3:26pm On Feb 20, 2022
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, on behalf of the entire Police Force, has congratulated Mary Yetunde Aina (aka Iron Abbey), on her victory at the international championship bout against United Kingdom’s Laura Pain, on her soil, to clinch the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) International Super Bantamweight title belt at City Coast Centre in Portslade, East Sussex, London on Friday February 18, 2022.

He made this known this afternoon via the official Twitter page of The Nigeria Police Force @PoliceNG
Abbey, who serves in the Lagos State Police Command, has distinguished herself greatly in the boxing sphere by winning several awards and recommendations as a Boxing Referee at the amateur level.

She is equally a renowned boxing judge and professional boxer with a clean sheet and several amateur wins to her name.

The IGP, who intends to receive the champion in Nigeria on arrival soon, commended the cop for her courage and giant strides in making the nation and the Nigeria Police Force proud. In the same vein, the IGP called on sports enthusiasts within the Force to be unrelenting in developing their skills and dauntless in charting new frontiers in the world of sports.

Similarly, IGP while applauding the unprecedented feats recorded in the Nigeria Police Sports circle, charged officers of the Nigeria Police Force to develop and diversify their talents towards the advancement of modern policing strategies that are capable of strengthening the internal security of the country as required.

CSP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra
Ag. FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA

20th February, 2022

CC: Lalasticlala
Mynd44

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCYj1FleZYQ

Religion / Re: Mummy G.O. Reveals Her Lifestyle Before Christianity by Ogbenia: 1:58pm On Feb 20, 2022
dawnomike:
Wow... I get her point.
Is she making any point?
Religion / Re: Mummy G.O. Reveals Her Lifestyle Before Christianity by Ogbenia: 12:09pm On Feb 20, 2022
Now we see where she’s coming from.
Crime / Re: Kenya Police Rescue Teenager Nailed To Tree For Stealing A Radio (video) by Ogbenia: 12:07pm On Feb 20, 2022
Blackfire:
Roman soldiers in Kenya
Religion / Mummy G.O. Reveals Her Lifestyle Before Christianity by Ogbenia: 11:50am On Feb 20, 2022
Religion / Re: This Is Why A Church Usher Must Stop Stealing From Offering Box. by Ogbenia: 10:02am On Feb 20, 2022
This is a very common issue in Nigerian churches.
I know someone who was heavily into this but lost contact for years now so I don’t know if he is facing repercussions or not.

Can you really blame the ushers? If they don’t take some of it, the pastor takes all.

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Crime / Re: Kenya Police Rescue Teenager Nailed To Tree For Stealing A Radio (video) by Ogbenia: 3:36am On Feb 20, 2022
Fashionista01:
Hope he will stop stealing and be useful to himself and the society.

He may be innocent
Crime / Re: Kenya Police Rescue Teenager Nailed To Tree For Stealing A Radio (video) by Ogbenia: 8:35pm On Feb 19, 2022
Rastaramsey:
I think he really deserve it..... He get two hands, he no fi work...
Na stealing he cum decide to dey do angry angry

Are you human at all?
Crime / Kenya Police Rescue Teenager Nailed To Tree For Stealing A Radio (video) by Ogbenia: 4:21pm On Feb 19, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP2ulW6Dqg8

Police has rescued a 19-year-old man who was nailed to a tree on suspicion of stealing a radio in Kenya.

Collins Sambaya, from Chamasili village in Sabatia sub-county was injured by one Elvis Irime, who nailed both his palms to a tree on Friday, February 18.

North Izava location Chief Evans Endesha reported the matter to the police via a phone call. Upon visiting the scene, police found the young man in great pain.

"Upon seeing the police approaching the scene, the assailant suspect ran away and is still at large," the police report reads in part.

Sambaya was rescued and rushed to Mbale County Referral Hospital where he is in stable condition.

A statement issued by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation, DCI, says police has launched manhunt for the suspect responsible for the inhuman act.

"In an incident that brought Sabatia’s, Izava village to a standstill, 19-year-old Collins Sambaya, was found secured on a tree using two roofing nails, that had been driven through each palm of his hands," the statement read.

"The distraught villagers who couldn’t come to terms with what had befallen one of their own, watched in disbelief from a distance as officers rescued him and rushed him to hospital.

"Meanwhile, a manhunt for the suspects responsible for the inhuman act has been launched, with the area security team employing every available resource to apprehend the suspects."
https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2022/2/19-year-old-man-nailed-to-a-tree-for-allegedly-stealing-radio-2.html
Politics / Re: Group Urges Tinubu To Back Osinbajo For 2023 Presidency by Ogbenia: 1:05pm On Feb 17, 2022
Osinbajo all the way!
Foreign Affairs / Canada Invokes The Emergencies Act against protesters For The First Time Ever by Ogbenia: 5:33am On Feb 15, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DpwpCSqg3E

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canada's history to give the federal government temporary powers to handle ongoing blockades and protests against pandemic restrictions.
"It is now clear that there are serious challenges to law enforcement's ability to effectively enforce the law," Trudeau told a news conference Monday afternoon.

"It is no longer a lawful protest at a disagreement over government policy. It is now an illegal occupation. It's time for people to go home."

Trudeau said the measures will be geographically targeted and "reasonable and proportionate to the threats they are meant to address."

The unprecedented deployment of the Emergencies Act gives police more tools to restore order in places where public assemblies constitute illegal and dangerous activities, such as blockades and occupations, he said. Trudeau said the act also will enable the RCMP to enforce municipal bylaws and provincial offences where required.

"This is about keeping Canadians safe, protecting people's jobs and restoring confidence in our institutions," he said.

The government is also designating and securing critical areas such as border crossings and airports. Invoking the act will also allow the government to make sure that essential services — such as towing services to remove trucks — are rendered, said Trudeau.

Massive financial implications
The federal government is also going after financial support for illegal activity associated with the convoy protest.

Convoy organizers have raised millions of dollars. They raised money first through the GoFundMe crowdfunding site. When GoFundMe shut the fundraising campaign down, organizers pivoted to the Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said that under the Emergencies Act, crowdfunding platforms and the payment service providers they use must register with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), the national financial intelligence agency. They must also report large and suspicious transactions to FINTRAC.

"The illegal blockades have highlighted the fact that crowdfunding platforms, and some of the payment service providers they use, are not fully captured under the Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing Act," she said.

"We are making these changes because we know that these platforms are being used to support illegal blockades and illegal activity which is damaging the Canadian economy."

Canadian financial institutions can now temporarily cease providing financial services if the institution suspects an account is being used to further the illegal blockades and occupations, said Freeland.

"This order covers both personal and corporate accounts," she said.

Measures still subject to Charter of Rights
The Emergencies Act, which replaced the War Measures Act in the 1980s, defines a national emergency as a temporary "urgent and critical situation" that "seriously endangers the lives, health or safety of Canadians and is of such proportions or nature as to exceed the capacity or authority of a province to deal with it."

The act gives special powers to respond to emergency scenarios affecting public welfare (natural disasters, disease outbreaks), public order (civil unrest), international emergencies or war emergencies.

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It grants cabinet the ability to "take special temporary measures that may not be appropriate in normal times" to cope with an "urgent and critical situation" and the resulting fallout. It is still subject to the protections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Ottawa police have said they are outnumbered by crowds protesting vaccine mandates in the capital. Despite a provincial state of emergency, protesters ignored the threat of arrest and jail time and flocked to the city's centre over the weekend.

Demonstrators have erected tents, a stage, a large video screen and even a hot tub on various streets — including Wellington Street, which runs in front of the Parliament Buildings and the Prime Minister's Office.

Ottawa police said "safety concerns" — including "aggressive, illegal behaviour" by demonstrators — are to blame for the "limited police enforcement capabilities."

A blockade of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., a key supply link between Canada and the U.S., was dispersed by police earlier Sunday, with 12 arrests.

"Occupying streets, harassing people, breaking the law. This is not a peaceful protest," said Trudeau, who added there are no plans to deploy the military.

Once cabinet declares an emergency, it takes effect right away — but the government still needs to go to Parliament within seven days to get approval. If either the Commons or the Senate votes against the motion, the emergency declaration is revoked.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday that while he sees the prime minister's decision to turn to the Emergencies Act as "proof of a failure of leadership," he will support the declaration — which should secure its passage through a minority Parliament.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-premiers-cabinet-1.6350734
Sports / Re: Odion Ighalo Joins Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal (Photos) by Ogbenia: 6:24am On Jan 30, 2022
Iyaebe:
Yes I know but God provided us shelter against the rain,so it's carelessness on his part.

Well done you that is faithful.
You better face your life and let others deal with their problems.

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