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This Nigerian woman is attempting a daring feat - travelling from London to Lagos by road.

Pelumi Nubi, a 29-year-old Nigerian adventurer living in the United Kingdom who has visited 80 countries, is planning a groundbreaking solo road trip. She's driving from London to Lagos rather than taking a plane.

Why is she doing this, you might ask. This ambitious adventure is more than just checking another destination off her list. It's driven by the pleasure of adventure, a desire to encourage other female solo travellers, particularly black women, and a desire to challenge preconceived notions about what's possible.

As Pelumi puts it, "It's important to see people do things and open your eyes to what's possible." Some people are unaware that it is possible to go from London to Lagos by car.

What's the overall plan? To travel across 17 nations in two months, taking in every city and landscape along the route. Her path takes her from England to France, Spain, Morocco, and through the huge West Sahara Desert. From there, she'll go via Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin before arriving triumphantly in Lagos.

The voyage will begin on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, and be completed at the end of March. This is not Pelumi's first road trip. She has completed the Lagos-Ghana route twice, spent two weeks exploring Namibia, and driven from London to Lake Como, Italy.

This epic expedition will require a significant amount of funding. Pelumi thinks that the entire journey will cost between $15,000 and $20,000, including transportation, lodging, and necessities. A year of diligent planning and personal finances has created the basis, but she seeks assistance from people wanting to collaborate on this expedition.

You can support Pelumi by using the hashtag #London2LagosByRoad.

North Korea conducted another test of an in-development strategic cruise missile, launching it from a submarine on Sunday, as reported by state media. The country's leader, Kim Jong Un, oversaw the test in the company of other military officials, according to the official Korean Central News Agency on Monday. This test was a component of Kim's plan to advance the "acceleration of the nuclear weaponization of our navy," as detailed by KCNA.

The Pulhwasal-3-31, the same type of strategic missile tested from land last week, was fired from a submarine, KCNA reported.

State media conveyed Kim Jong Un's great satisfaction with the test results. Photographs released on Monday seemed to capture Kim observing the tests from an elevated position above a body of water. In one image from KCNA, Kim appeared to be pointing at a missile in mid-flight. The missile traversed the East Sea and struck an island target, as reported by state media.

This launch followed another Pulhwasal-3-31 missile test-fire on Wednesday, according to state media. The country emphasized that both tests had no impact on "neighboring" countries, stating in a Monday report by KCNA that "the test-fire had no impact on the security of a neighboring country and has nothing to do with the regional situation."

This development coincides with increased cooperation between the United States, South Korea, and Japan. The three nations announced that they are actively sharing real-time updates and analysis on military activity in the region.

On Wednesday, the U.S. State Department called for North Korea to "refrain from further provocative, destabilizing actions and return to diplomacy." Vedant Patel, a spokesperson, expressed eagerness for substantive discussions focused on managing military risk and fostering lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, in alignment with the continued goal of complete denuclearization.

On Monday, North Korea revealed that Kim had conveyed to his military advisors the urgency of the "nuclear weaponization of the navy." KCNA detailed that Kim outlined crucial tasks to achieve this goal and expand the sphere of operation of the state nuclear deterrence in a diversified manner.

"“Several of our ballistic missiles hit their targets despite the warships’ attempts to intercept them,” Saree said."

“You know on Friday, we walked from 10am till the next 4am or even later. They wouldn’t let us rest, they wouldn’t let us drink water. We only got to drink water around 10am yesterday morning. At a point, I almost gave up, I almost asked them to just kill me.

“But then I was like I can’t leave my sisters here. I kept thinking, we’ve paid the ransom, why won’t they let us go? Then yesterday, I was like my Rabb, if we actually leave this place today, I will never doubt how great and amazing you are. I don’t think anyone understands how I feel right now.

‘I’m always listening, my answers might not be the way you like it, but I’m always listening so be patient’ I’m soooo in awe, I’m still in awe wallah. Subhannallah, Allah truly is the greatest. Allah’s blessings was there in every way.

“I’m soo happy there wasn’t any molestation cos that was everyone’s greatest fear during the ordeal. Like, they were so against it. I don’t understand why but I counted it as a blessing from my Lord. Ya Dhul Jalal Wal Ikram, Shukran. Your blessings were immense.

“Alhamdulilah. I’m immensely grateful for your prayers and support throughout this ordeal. This was the greatest test of my life but wallah Allah’s mercy was bountiful as well as it was endless. Thank you all so much

“I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that my uncle actually died that night. I just found out last night. I called and they said he was fine. Inalilahi waina ilaehi raji’un. Ya Allah grant him jannah and forgive his shortcomings. Inalilahi waina ilaehi raji’un.”

“Alhamdulillah”.

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