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...
A Federal High Court sitting in Warri,Delta State has convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonmene one Igofose Oyoma.Ighofose was first arraigned by the EFCC,on 3rd May,2016 on a seven count charge bordering on Conspiracy,Forgery and Obtaining Money by False Pretence to the tune of Nine Thousand Two Hundred United States Dollars {$9,200}.Upon his arraignment,the convict pleaded not guilty to the charge,but later changed his plea to ''guilty''.Justice E.A Obile consequently convicted Ighofose and sentenced him to two years imprisonment with an option of N300,000.00 {three hundred thousand naira} fine to be forfeited to Federal Government.He also ordered that the payment receipt be deposited to the court registry.Ighofose was arrested sometime in May,2015 in Calabar,Cross River State following intelligence report on his involvement in Internet scams.
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