RUSSIA LAUNCHES MASSIVE DRONE AND MISSILE BARRAGE ON UKRAINE, KILLING AT LEAST 18 CIVILIANS AND STRIKING KYIV AND MULTIPLE CITIES. (PHOTO).

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 Russia launches massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine, killing at least 18 civilians and striking Kyiv and multiple cities  Russia carried out a large-scale overnight assault on Ukraine, launching hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles that killed at least 18 civilians and wounded more than 100 others across multiple cities, officials said Tuesday. The strikes hit Kyiv, Dnipro and other regions, with emergency crews working through destroyed residential buildings where some victims were trapped under rubble. In Dnipro, rescuers recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old child and a mother and her 8-year-old son, while officials reported 12 deaths in the city and six in Kyiv. The bombardment stretched from night into daylight, with explosions reported across wide areas of the country. Kyiv residents had been on alert for days after warnings of a major aerial attack, including advisories for foreign diplomats to leave the capital. Despite those warnings, most remained in pl...
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2.6BN BADAGRY DEEP SEA PORT WILL BE A TURNING POINT FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH-AMBODE.{PHOTO}.

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             Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday thursday expressed optimism that the $2.6bn Badagry Deep Sea Port Project would be a major turning point that would go a long way to bring about global growth to Nigerian waters and by extension the nation's economy.The Governor,who spoke shortly after another successful meeting with the executive management of APM Terminals {Maersk Group}, represented by Mr Morten Engelstoft,CEO designate of APM Terminals {Maersk Group},represented by Mr. Morten Engelstoft,CEO designate of APM Terminals in Copenhagen,Denmark,on the advancement of the Badagry Deep Sea Port,said the project would also complement the emergence of Lagos as the fifth largest economy in Africa.He said the meeting,held alonside Chairman,APM Terminal,Apapa,Chief Ernest Shonekan,was the culmination of process which begun as far back as 2012 and which has been taken on with renewed vigour by his administration and has thus resulted in this significant foreign investment estimated at over US $2.6billion into Lagos.''This port and free zone,situated on over 1000 hectares is expected to be the largest deep sea port in Africa upon its completion.The project will include a container terminal, oil & gas services and a liquid bulk terminal,with general cargo and Ro-Ro facilities,'' Governor Ambode said.The Governor while lauding the investors for staying the course with the project,expected to generate 500,000 direct and indirect jobs upon completion,pledged his government's commitment to ensuring the interests of the host communities alongside a sustainable regeneration and urban renewal of the area.

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