Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin on Whoever tries to stop the attack on Ukraine

Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, has sent out warning shots to those willing to compromise the security of his nation saying they should be prepared to face dire consequences.

Putin had announced a military operation in Ukraine on Thursday with explosions heard soon after across the country and its foreign minister warning a “full-scale invasion” was underway.

Shortly after the announcement, explosions were heard in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and several other cities,

Weeks of intense diplomacy and the imposition of Western sanctions on Russia failed to deter Putin, who had massed between 150,000 and 200,000 troops along the borders of Ukraine.

“We are ready for any outcome,” was what the Russian strongman uttered in a televised message on Thursday morning.

“Whoever will try to stop us and further create threats to our country, our people should know that Russia’s response will be immediate and lead to such consequences that you have never faced in your history.”

“Its goal is the protection of the people who during eight years suffer from abuse and genocide from the Kyiv’s regime,” he said in defence of the military offensive

Fake Assistant Superintendent, ASP arrested in Ondo

 

Police detectives in Ondo State have arrested one Nkanu Patrick for impersonation as an Assistant Superintendent of Police.

A statement by the state police command image maker, Funmi Odunlami in Akure, said the suspect was arrested at about 2 pm by a team of policemen attached to Ore Division.

Police arrested a 24 years old for snatching car with toy gun in Niger

 

24-year-old arrested by Police for snatching car with toy gun in Niger

The suspect and the recovered car

Police in Niger State has said it has arrested a 24-year-old Sylvanus Ishaku of Dikko in Tarfa local government area of the state with a stolen Toyota Matrix vehicle marked MNA492TC.

The police said the suspect was arrested on 15/02/2022 at about 18:42hours based on credible intelligence received by operatives attached to Paiko Division.

This was contained in a press statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Niger State Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, a copy of which was made available to the Nigerian Tribune on Thursday in Minna.

He said the suspect was reported to have snatched the said vehicle at Brighter area of Minna from a female victim who was entering her compound at a gunpoint, and zoomed off through Suleja road, stressing that the suspected car snatcher was arrested at Ali Gabadna Junction, Paiko, Paikoro Local Government Area o the state when trying to escape with the vehicle.

The statement added that during a search, a toy gun was said to have been recovered from the suspect, while preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect snatched the vehicle with the use of the toy gun.

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime and claimed that he left Dikko to Minna since December 2021 and bought the toy gun at a supermarket in Minna.

“He confessed further that he resides at an uncompleted building, in Shango area an outskirts of Minna and he usually roams about the locality, searching for an appropriate situation and target to strike.

“He said he intends to take the vehicle to Abuja for sale in order to raise some money for his personal use. The case is under investigation,” the PPRO said.

Still thinking about relocating President Buhari seeks partnership with EU to stop the mass migration of Africans.

 

▪︎President Muhammadu Buhari laments that the trend is ‘draining Africa’s talent pool’.

▪︎The President spoke in Brussels, Belgium, at the 6th EU-AFRICA summit.

“By 2050, Africa’s population of 1.3 billion is set to double, making up a quarter of the world’s total. My country, Nigeria, is set to double its population to 400 million by then, surpassing the United States to become the third-largest nation in the world.

This means a huge youthful market right on Europe’s doorstep and with increased trade, a growing middle class with money to spend. 

However, despite burgeoning possibility, irregular northward migration from my continent drains Africa’s talent pool, while provoking political cr!ses in the EU. Despite its best efforts, Europe will not find a sustainable remedy to this problem by further reinforcing its Fortress Europe approach.

Instead, more opportunities must be created for Africans at home, providing alternatives to the decision to take a life-threatening boat journey in order to seek them elsewhere. The relationship between the EU and Africa must be rebalanced to power job creation. Unfortunately, today’s arrangements do just the opposite.”

UPDATE on COVID 19 IN NIGERIA

 

42 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-25

FCT-13

Kaduna-2

Kano-1

Oyo-1

254,394 confirmed 

230,861 discharged 

3,142 deaths

States with zero cases reported (8): Bauchi, Ekiti, Nasarawa, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Rivers, and Sokoto

For a breakdown of cases by state visit COVID-19.ncdc.gov.ng

Russian army invade Ukraine with strikes on major cities

 

Russian forces fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine and landed troops on its coast on Thursday, officials and media said, after President Vladimir Putin authorised what he called a special military operation in the east.

Shortly after Putin spoke in a televised address on Russian state TV, explosions could be heard in the pre-dawn quiet of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

Gunfire rattled near the capital's main airport, the Interfax news agency said, and sirens were heard over the city.

"Putin has just launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Peaceful Ukrainian cities are under strikes," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Twitter.

"This is a war of aggression. Ukraine will defend itself and will win. The world can and must stop Putin. The time to act is now."

U.S. President Joe Biden, reacting to an invasion the United States had been predicting for weeks, said his prayers were with the people of Ukraine "as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack", while promising tough sanctions in response.

"I will be meeting with the leaders of the G7, and the United States and our allies and partners will be imposing severe sanctions on Russia," Biden said in a statement.

Russia has demanded an end to NATO's eastward expansion and Putin repeated his position that Ukrainian membership of the U.S.-led Atlantic military alliance was unacceptable.

He said he had authorised military action after Russia had been left with no choice but to defend itself against what he said were threats emanating from modern Ukraine, a democratic state of 44 million people.

"Russia cannot feel safe, develop, and exist with a constant threat emanating from the territory of modern Ukraine," Putin said. "All responsibility for bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine."

The full scope of the Russian military operation was not immediately clear but Putin said: "Our plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories. We are not going to impose anything by force."

Speaking as the U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting in New York, Putin said he had ordered Russian forces to protect the people and appealed to the Ukrainian military to lay down their arms.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia had carried out missile strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and border guards, and that explosions had been heard in many cities. An official also reported non-stop cyber attacks.

Zelenskiy said that martial law had been declared and that he had spoken by telephone to Biden. Reservists were called up on Wednesday.

Three hours after Putin gave his order, Russia's defence ministry said it had taken out military infrastructure at Ukrainian air bases and degraded its air defences, Russian media reported.

Nollywood Actress Mide Martins celebrates her younger brother Damilare

 

Mide Martin the daughter of late actress Funmi Martin that died many years ago attended his baby brother matriculation yesterday. 

Mide and her younger brother Damilare has been having some relationships issues previously that was brought to the public 

Yesterday many people were  impressed seeing this picture on the Nollywood actress Mide Martin Instagram page with a caption 

Family over everything 

Thank you Lord for the journey so far!!

My Brother Damilare Matriculation Day

Special thanks to everyone God bless you all.

Doctor, Nwabuko US Based Arrested For Slapping Patient Repeatedly

An emergency room doctor in Florida was arrested this week after police say he repeatedly struck a semi-unconscious female patient using the patient’s own hand because he believed she was faking a seizure.

A Nigerian doctor in the US, Dr. Onyekachi Nwabuko, 44, was taken into custody Wednesday and charged with three counts of battery, court records cited by Law&Crime show, Nigeria Abroad reports.

According to a probable cause affidavit, two registered nurses, a hospital director, and the victim all provided statements that led to Nwabuko’s arrest. Police said the victim also appeared to have sustained a “significant facial injury.”

Officers with the Leesburg Police Department at approximately 8:00 a.m. on February 16 responded to a 911 call about a possible battery at the University of Florida Health Leesburg Hospital emergency room.

Upon arriving at the scene, several members of the hospital’s staff confirmed to police that Nwabuko unnecessarily struck a patient multiple times in the face.

Per the affidavit, one of the nurses described to police that medical personnel commonly judge the state of a patient’s consciousness by laying the patient on their back, holding their hand a few inches above their face, and letting the hand drop. The patient “will either move or stop their hand to prevent it from striking their face,” a member of the hospital staff explained.

That staffer also reportedly witnessed Nwabuko’s interaction with the victim and told police that the doctor “clearly” was not following typical procedure because he believed the patient was “faking” her medical condition, the affidavit stated. The staffer said that despite seeing the patient clearly attempting to stop her hand from hitting her face, Nwabuko repeatedly used her hand to strike her face in three separate instances, each time using more force.

After his initial interaction with the victim, Nwabuko allegedly left the examination room and returned a short while later, according to the document. When Nwabuko returned to the examination room a second time, he again used the patient’s own hand to strike her in the face several times, per the affidavit.

“I’m sorry, I have to do this, or I will have to intubate you,” Nwabuko allegedly said while hitting the victim.

Court documents say the victim suffered beyond the blows to the face.

“During the second battery, the Victim’s IV line, located in her left arm, came out and the Victim’s arm began bleeding on the Victim’s face and chest area,” a witness allegedly told police. Another witness quoted in the reports who described the second alleged battery said that the IV line was “ripped from the Victim’s arm causing her to bleed.”

Nwabuko allegedly returned a third time and used the patient’s hand to strike her face, again insisting that she was “faking,” per the affidavit.

Abba Kyari Says Court Refuses To Release Him due to health issues

 

 Abba kyari has claimed that his health has deteriorated badly since his detention by the National Drug law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.

POLITICS NIGERIA gathered that Kyari, a deputy commissioner of Police, dragged the Federal Government to court seeking his release. it would be recalled that Kyari was arrested last week and handed over to the NDLEA over his involvement in Cocaine Trafficking.

Kyari allegedly  attempted to bribe an NDLEA agent with $61,000 to facilitate the release of 17 KG of seized Cocaine. He was arrested alongside four others.

In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/182/22, Kyari is praying the court to compel the NDLEA to grant him bail on health grounds, pending the hearing and determination of his fundamental right enforcement application.

The request was however turned down by the Presiding Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo who noted that the suit contained some allegations that would require the government's response.

NNPC insists toxic petrol not imported deliberately, says fuel scarcity to end soon

 

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) says the recent importation of toxic Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, into the country was not deliberate. It added that there was no way the importers would have known that the petrol contained methanol, as checking for the substance was not a primary requirement for the relevant bodies.

NNPC Group Managing Director (GMD), Mele Kyari, stated this on Wednesday during an interaction with the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the circumstances surrounding the importation of the adulterated fuel into the country. “No one out there will bring this product into this country deliberately,” he said.

“There is no way we would have seen this methanol except your supplier decides to disclose to you because it is not part of their requirements to look for this.” Kyari stressed that the company was not aware of the presence of methanol in the imported fuel and has taken measures to manage the situation.

He explained that the loading terminal from where the toxic petrol was brought into the country has been supplying gasoline for a very long time, as it was a major terminal supplying fuel not only to West Africa but many countries in Europe.

Meet the First Igbo Language Lecturer at Oxford University

Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umeonyihirioha has become the first Igbo language lecturer at Oxford University.

He made the announcement on his Twitter handle on Thursday.

He said, "It is official that I am the first official Igbo Language lecturer at the number one university in the world, the University of Oxford. 

"Our induction happened today by Marion Sadoux, Head of Modern Language Programmes, University of Oxford Language Centre. 

"This became possible in account of the James Currey Society. This is the first time the Igbo language will be taught at the university. History has been made."

Credit: Twitter | lordibmbomb

Actor Jim Iyke Reveals details on his Marriage

Actor Jim Iyke has revealed he was once married and that the marriage failed.

He made this revelation during a chat with Chude Jideonwo on his WithChude show.

Iyke also went on to reveal he has three children and had experienced some failed businesses.

He said, "I have had a failed marriage, so many failed...and nobody knows. I have two...three beautiful kids, how are you going to know?"

Speaking further on why he keeps his life private, the actor said, "I hate to be figured out. Once you have me figured out, I have nothing else to offer."

Credit: Instagram | Jim.iyke