PUTIN WOOS AFRICAN LEADERS AT SHOWCASE SUMMIT, SAYS RUSSIA IS BETTER PARTNER THAN 'COLONIAL' WEST. (PHOTO).

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 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...

IKOYI/VI CLEAN-UP: 29 VEHICLES IMPOUNDED AS MAJOR NIGHT OPERATION HOLDS.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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     The enforcement campaign of the Special Committee on Clean Up of Ikoyi and Victoria Island yesterday, embarked on a late night operation and impounded 29 indiscriminately parked vehicles.
The operation which lasted till the wee hours of Sunday morning affected the stretch of Adetokunboh Ademola street, Olosa street, Oko Awo and Oyin Jolayemi streets.
All the vehicles including those that were parked at prohibited places including walkways and setbacks and the frontage of EKO Hotels and Towers were towed away by officials of LASTMA.
Some of the drivers and owners of the vehicles who attempted drive away some of the vehicles while being towed were arrested by officers of the Task Force but later released on bail.
At the Ajose Adeogun junction linking Adetokunboh Ademola, many street traders selling late night food were dislodged and their wares confiscated by KAI operatives who were also part of the operation.
The enforcement team which was led by CSP Yinka Egbeyemi also raided the Ahmadu Bello Way dismantling all illegal structures and shanties which harboured miscreants and ensured that the wreckage were carted away by LAWMA trucks as the operation progressed.
The enforcement team also drove through Awolowo Way in Ikoyi where some level of compliance was observed in terms of parking by patrons of clubs and karaoke centres because the road was free from obstructive parkings.
According to the Chairman of the Task Force, CSP Egbeyemi, the enforcement campaign in Victoria Island/Ikoyi is a relentless one which will continue until all observed environmental nuisances are removed.More photos below.
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