RUSSIA LAUNCHES MASSIVE DRONE AND MISSILE BARRAGE ON UKRAINE, KILLING AT LEAST 18 CIVILIANS AND STRIKING KYIV AND MULTIPLE CITIES. (PHOTO).
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...
Justice A.M. Nicol-clay of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere,today wednesday,May 31,2017,convicted an Internet fraudster,Moka Chukwuemeka Pascal,for $7,o16 fraud.The accused was arraigned on an amended one-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretense to the tune of $7,016.00.Pascal had approached an Australian national,Russel Stanley Loach,demanding the sum of $7,016.00 to enable him secure the release of his {loach} girlfriend from some kidnappers captivity.The victim allegedly paid the money into the account of the suspect's accomplice,who is now at large.The accused pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to him.In view of his plea,the prosecution counsel,M.S. Usman,told the court that the accused had entered a plea bargain agreement with the Commission.The prosecution counsel also urged the court to adopt as its judgment the terms of the plea bargain agreement with the accused.The prosecution counsel tendered some documents,including the petition,statement of defendant,EFCC's letter to Access Bank Plc as well as the response from the bank,which were all admitted as exhibits by the court.The prosecution counsel further told the court that the accused had paid the sum of $7,016.00 in resstitution to the victim.In response,counsel to the accused,Olaide Adedapo,urged the court to temper justice with mercy.Consequently,Justice Nicol-clay convicted the accused of the charge.Justice Nicol-clay adjourned the case till June 6,2017 for sentencing and ordered the accused to be remanded in the EFCC custody.One more photo below.
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