RUSSIAN FORCES TO STAY IN MALI TO FIGHT TERRORISM: KREMLIN. (PHOTO).
Russian forces to stay in Mali to fight terrorism: Kremlin The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian forces would stay in Mali to help the country's government battle terrorists following an offensive over the weekend by Tuareg-led separatists and terrorists. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the statement after being asked by a reporter how Russia responded to a purported statement from the terrorists saying they wanted Russia to leave Mali. "Russia's presence there is, in fact, due to the need identified by the current government. Russia will continue, including in Mali, to combat extremism, terrorism and other harmful phenomena and will continue to provide assistance to the current government," said Peskov, AFP reported. The Russian Defence Ministry had claimed on Tuesday that units of its African Corps prevented an attempted coup on April 25, 2026 in Mali. It said in a statement that the African Corps units "inflicted irreparable losses" on superior ...
Today monday,Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode unveiled plans to commence the reconstruction of two roads in each of the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas in the state,just as he charged the Executive Secretaries to judiciously ensure that the projects meet international standard.The Governor spoke at the Lagos House,Ikeja during the monthly meeting with the Executive Secretaries of the 57 councils to review the progress report in their various communities as well as their challenges.He said the decision to embark on the road rehabilitation was in line with the reforms at the local government level,noting that the first phase will commence with the reconstruction of 114 roads,two per local government,at the cost of 19billion.The Governor who said the execution of the project will be left in the care of the local governments,however tasked the Executive Secretaries to ensure that only the best contractors are engaged to ensure that the prescribed standard is met on all the roads.He said ''We expect you to create jobs in your communities and get our employed on these projects''.Governor Ambode said that the ongoing reforms in the councils are geared towards making them more effective and deliver better service to their communities,saying that the new structure which has become operational will go a long way to reduce cost of governance.He said further that ''With this new structure,a lot is expected from you,the Executive Secretaries.You are the face of the government in your communities.Your people must know you and you must know the people.You must have a good knowledge of their challenges and be able to jointly with them,proffer solutions that the government can implement.You should live with your people.There is no reason why an Executive Secretary of a Local Government should live outside his community.The chain of communication must be fluid and information should flow either way.You have created websites,we have erected boundary demarcation sign posts and created phone lines for easier access to the Local Governments and Councils.We expect all these to ensure better communication with your communities and for the people to know which Local Government they reside in.This is a government of continuity with improvement.As such our people must feel that improvement.They can only feel it if you are dedicated to serve them.As we work on ways to improve the lives of our people,i charge you all to get involved in your communities.You must live with your community and you should be accessible to them.Community Governance should be our priority as we have promised.We can only consider our administration a success if we can touch the lives of all our citizens positively in any community they reside.That is the challenge facing you and i''.One more photo below. 
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