PUTIN WOOS AFRICAN LEADERS AT SHOWCASE SUMMIT, SAYS RUSSIA IS BETTER PARTNER THAN 'COLONIAL' WEST. (PHOTO).
Putin woos African leaders at showcase summit, says Russia is better partner than 'colonial' West President Vladimir Putin told African leaders on Wednesday that Russia was their best partner, accusing what he cast as a colonial West of still trying to exploit the continent's resources and using debt to hold back development, Reuters reported. The Kremlin chief was speaking at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a two-day event attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries, during which he will hold one-on-one talks with many of the 22 individual African leaders attending on everything from trade to security, arms deals and grain supplies. "Africa is increasingly asserting itself as one of the key players in the global economy and politics. However, the emergence of a multipolar world is, of course, no easy task; it faces resistance from countries that are not prepared to accept this reality: those who are accustomed to thinking i...
Today friday,the police in Lagos State Command paraded 36 suspects over their alleged involvement in various criminal activities in Lagos State.The suspects were paraded by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police,Mr Fatai Owoseni today friday.Among those arrested include Pastor Titus Onwuchekwa of the Presbyterian church,Umuahia in Abia state,Osas Felix fromEdo state who specialized in buying stolen vehicles from robbers and selling to unsuspecting people.Other suspects are 30 years old Bola Salami,28 year old Opeyemi Aregbesola,22 year old Chibuike Umeh and Ndibe Samuel.According to CP Owoseni,the police recovered an unregistered Toyota 4 Runner SUV,Toyota Camry with number FKJ 441 DV,Lexus Rx30 with number LSR 492 DX and Mitsubishi Pajero SUV with number SMK 484 DS,Owoseni also paraded suspected cultist who he alleged had been terrorizing members of the public.Those he paraded are Oluwaseyi Adetifa,Nofiu Ramoni,Saka Apalara,Ahmed Apalara and Waisu Alaparara who were arrested in Igando in their hideout.Twelve guns,six axes and four cutlasses were recovered from them,he said.Other suspected criminals,among those paraded by CP Oweseni,made confessional statements admitting that they were involved in kidnapping,fraud,motorcycle robbery among others.Oweseni while parading the suspects said it was obvious that the rate of crime and other criminal activities was gradually declining in the state.He noted that it was due to human capacity of the force and the quantum of logistics and moral support given to the Command by the State government.He informed journalists that the police were able to achieve these withing two weeks,between 7 January to 21 January,2016.More photos below. 
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