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RUSSIAN FORCES TO STAY IN MALI TO FIGHT TERRORISM: KREMLIN. (PHOTO).

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 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 ...

TOLL COLLECTORS ARRESTED BY A.I.G MBU'S AIDES IN LEKKI YESTERDAY,SENDS A PLEA TO I.G OF POLICE FOR THEIR RELEASE.

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                 According to sources,yesterday thursday,Joseph Mbu aides,arrested toll operators in Lekki,and now the company in charge of the Lekki Concession Company {LCC},has appealed to the Inspector General of Police Suleiman Abba to tell Joseph Mbu to release toll operators arrested by his aides on thursday yesterday thursday.In a statement by the LCC,it was discovered that the toll operators were forcefully ad uneccessarily seizedd from their duty post in Lagos state.''At about 6:09pm,on thursday 29 January 2015,the newlydeployed AIG zone 2,covering Lagos and Ogun states,AIG Joseph Mbu,passed through lane 8 at Toll Plaza 1 on the Eti Osa Lekki-Epe Expressway,a toll road under concession to a private concern,Lekki Concession Company,with 6 police vehicles and an armoured van in his convoy.Though it is customary to exempt law enforcement agents and other agencies on official duty from paying toll,each vehicle that passes through the Pla...

EBONYI STATE GOVERNOR'S SON NNANNA,ARRESTED BY THE EFCC.

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            According to sources,Martin Elechi the Governor of Ebonyi state,his son Nnanna Elechi was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC,for money laundering.He was brought to the EFCC head office in Abuja,yesterday thursday morning and his being grilled over allegations of money laundering running into millions of naira.He is alleged to be the face of the family's company that profited from contracts from the state and Local Governments running into millions of naira and which remain un-executed,less than four months to his father's end of tenure.Mr Elechi was yet to be released when the media checked with EFCC sources at 9PM yesterday thursday.