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A United States citizen, Vonapolouis Moss, has narrated to the Kwara State Police Command how she was tricked into (travelling to) Nigeria by a 23-year-old suspected Internet) fraudster known as “yahoo boy”. Moss of 2962, W 64th Court, Merrillville, Indiana 46410, USA said she was lured into the country on January 9, 2023, by the suspect, said to be an internet fraudster who (had) ripped her off thousands of dollars since her arrival. “We met on social media and he invited me to visit Nigeria but when I came, he took me to the bureau de change to change money to Nigeria currency and he also took me to ShopRite. "When the money on me finished, he told me to tell my people to send more money,” she told the police during interrogation. The foreigner said that she liked Nigeria but said that she would like to return to the US.

THE Osun online Practitioners Association( OOMPA) has joined other well- provision to compliment with Mr Oluwaseyi Adeniyi( ASP) of Docpetinfo Media on his recent appointment as Media Assistant to the Governor of Osun State, Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke. OOMPA in a statement signed by the Chairman, Jare Tiamiyu, described the appointment as a welcome development for exercising media interpreters in the state, Oriontimes reports. "The appointment represented price for commitment and fidelity to service, oozing that Seyi Adeniyi had over the times sculpted a niche for himself in reportorial assignments in bringing development to the state. " Over the times, Adeniyi's workshop for the PDP has been in the public light and it's our belief that this appointment will surely be a call for further service to the State. We compliment ASP as fondly called and we wish him success in his new assignment." The association thanked Governor Ademola Adeleke for conside...

The founder of Better Nigeria For Better People and presidential runner, Chief CBN Onwuasoanya Ezendigbo has tasked the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari not to draw the curtain of his regime, while leaving behind corrupt politicians to continue milking the resources of the country. Speaking in a statement released on Tuesday, "We cannot be killing our soldiers, police officers, they're human beings, they are there to protect our nation, the fact that our politicians are corrupt, stealing and borrowing our money and share among themselves, the corruption must stop. He bared that the problems facing Nigeria started about four decades ago. they're looting and nobody is asking them question, Buhari must not leave while corrupt politicians still moves freely, without holding them accountable, said Ezendigbo. Our currency started sinking around 1982, some people are responsible for it, we can't be proud of our nation any longer when some of our leaders...

Recovery of the ozone layer could happen within a few decades, scientists said in a U.N.-backed report, as China has nearly eliminated rogue chemical emissions. Ozone levels between the polar regions are expected to reach pre-1980 levels by 2040, if current policies continue, and ozone holes should also recover. In 2018, scientists revealed that global emissions of CFC-11, a chemical that was most likely used in China to make foam insulation, had increased since 2012. Investigations by The Times and others strongly suggested that small factories in eastern China that were disregarding the global ban were the source. Those new emissions had threatened to undermine the Montreal Protocol, the treaty negotiated in the 1980s to phase out the use of chlorofluorocarbons in favor of more benign chemicals after it was discovered that chlorofluorocarbons were depleting atmospheric ozone.

The pastor of Winner's Evangelical Ministry (WEM), Samson Ojo Tope has tasked Nigerians the need to remain steadfastness in supplications against certain occurrences which may impede the economic growth. According to the cleric in a statement issued on Saturday, " I don't know if this message have been communicated earlier before now, but let me put it straight forward to all Nigerians, they should pray against any crises that may cause people to stay in their homes." Lockdown after the country's striving to recover from coronavirus may impacts vast majority amid prices of goods that has skyrocketed as a result of insecurity, floodings in some regions of the country. Let's pray for this year against any issue that may pummel into standoff, Fulani crisis and for the Lord to save his people this year, I've alot of messages to share but I am mostly concerned about Nigeria, he said. In October last year, fuel scarcity hit major Nigerian cities, such as A...

Ukraine has claimed that Vladimir Putin will die “very quickly” because he has been sick for a “long time”. Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, told ABC News that they had sources close to the Kremlin leader who had confirmed that Putin, 70, was suffering from cancer. Though the Russian autocrat’s life was apparently in danger, Mr Budanov said the “war must end before his Busy”. He later added that strikes into Russian territory, such as the Engels airbase attack on December 5, would undoubtedly continue this year, though he declined to take responsibility for them. In a rare interview, a laconic Kyrylo Budanov was pressed on a number of issues relating to Putin’s health and the possibility of missile strikes in Russia and Crimea. Asked if Putin was “terminally ill”, Mr Budanov said: “Of course. He has been ill for a long, very long period. I think he will die very fast. I hope. I am sure he has cancer.” He later said that he “just knew” that Putin was suff...

PROTOCOL Today is another significant period to mark and remember the unquantifiable contributions of members of Nigeria's Armed Forces to the peace and stability of our great country, Nigeria. We are gathered here as in other capitals across the country to place our debt of gratitude on records to our fallen heroes who paid the supreme sacrifice. The stability of the nation rests on the gallantry, patriotism and sacrifice of the security and military services. Service personnel of the armed forces in particular are in many volatile sectors of the society confronting and curtailing open and subtle threats to the territorial integrity of the country. That we must live, many offered their precious lives. We must therefore continue to acknowledge the contributions of the armed forces to the survival of the nation. As we gathered here today, I reassure the military service of the commitment of our government to expand the present level of partnership. Our administration has a secu...

Amid anger in Russia over a deadly New Year’s Day strike in Makiivka on Moscow’s forces, official blame has fallen on the targeted soldiers themselves, with the suggestion that their cellphone use enabled Ukrainian forces to home in on their location using intercepted calls. The troops were using the phones despite a ban, the Russian Ministry of Defense said. Russian soldiers’ use of open cellphone lines in Ukraine has been a known vulnerability for its military, often revealing forces’ positions. Intercepted calls have revealed the disarray and discontent in Russia’s ranks. Some Russian lawmakers and military bloggers pushed back against the blame, calling it an attempt by the military to avoid faulting commanders. The British Defense Ministry said that the attack had showed how “unprofessional practices contribute to Russia’s high casualty rate,” noting the possibility that ammunition had been stored near the makeshift barracks, creating secondary explosions, contributing to the d...

In a deadly attack on New Year’s Day, Ukrainians used American-made long-range HIMARS rockets to kill dozens — and perhaps hundreds — of Moscow’s troops in the occupied city of Makiivka, in eastern Ukraine. The strike prompted outraged Russian war hawks to accuse their military of lethal incompetence. The attack killed 63 troops in a building housing them, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. A former Russian paramilitary commander in Ukraine, Igor Girkin, wrote that “many hundreds” were dead and wounded. Ukrainian military officials said it appeared that “about 400” Russian troops had been killed, though they did not explicitly take responsibility for the attack. None of the claims could be independently verified, but even the lowest number would represent one of the worst Russian losses in a single episode in the war, and an embarrassment for Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader. Pro-war Russian bloggers and some government officials said the debacle was caused by the milita...

The Catholic Church has found itself in rare territory, as a living pope — Pope Francis — prepares on Thursday to preside over the funeral of his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday at 95. No one quite knows what the first funeral for a pope emeritus will look like; Matteo Bruni, the Vatican spokesman, has said it would be “simple” and “solemn but sober,” in keeping with Benedict’s wishes. Official delegations from Germany, Benedict’s homeland, and Italy will be present, but it is not yet clear whether other nations will send representatives. The Vatican said that Benedict’s body would be displayed to the faithful for a final “farewell” in St. Peter’s Basilica for three days starting on Monday morning. Until then, his remains will stay at Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, where he lived during his nearly 10-year post-papacy, before being ultimately buried in the Vatican grottoes. “We are moved as we recall him as such a noble person, so kind,” Francis said on ...

In the first moments of the new year, dozens of Ukrainians recorded themselves singing the national anthem, as a swarm of exploding drones buzzed over the capital in an attack that followed a missile barrage earlier that evening. At least one person was killed, and more than 20 were wounded, the Times reports. The momentary good cheer masked some hard realities for a country under assault. Ten months into the war, Ukraine has turned the tide in ground combat in the southeast but also can do little to stop Russia from launching relentless missile strikes. Ukraine has been developing long-range drones to strike back, and Russian airfields suffered drone attacks twice in December. But these are pinpricks compared with Moscow’s massive waves of strikes on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. Military analysts say these attacks are intended to cut electricity and heat and to demoralize the population. Volodymyr Zelensky In a New Year’s Eve address to the nation, the Ukrainian leader s...