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...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,have commenced investigation of nine suspected oil thieves,who were arrested by the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base Bonny,Rivers State and handed over to the Commission for further investigation and possible prosecution.The suspected illegal oil bunkerers are being quizzed in the Port Harcourt's zonal office of the EFCC.The nine crew members onboard the vessel {MT Lady Swithin} are: Engineer Tony Edumesaro,Olu Gbenga Obebe,Lucky Oshogbon,Erete Moses,Steph Olu Peters,Raphael Olu Peters,Gillis Ibinabo,Ikechi Nwanyanwu and Ernest Iyalla.They were handed over to the EFCC by the Commanding Officer,FOB Bonny,Captain S.W. Olorundare.While handing over the suspects and the vessel to the EFCC,Olorundare said that the Nigerian Navy Ship OLOGBO,while on patrol on January 13,2017,arrested MT LADY SWITHIN along Calabar offshore,conveying about 300,000 litres of products,suspected to be Automotive Gas Oil {AGO}.The suspects were also held on suspicion of illegal bunkering of petroleum product without license.More photos below.
Comments
Post a Comment