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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...

FIRE GUTS POPULAR TOTAL MARKET ALONG FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC,OKO. (PHOTOS)

Traders at the popular Total Market, Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area, are crying over their losses after fire razed the market and destroyed goods worth millions of naira.


The incident which occurred in the late hours  of Friday, 21st January, 2022 threw students of the Federal Polytechnic Oko, into confusion as most of them, including other residents of the area patronise the market. 


As at the time of filing this report, it has not been ascertained the cause of the fire or if any life was lost, as people were seen trying to quench the inferno.


Some of the traders who arrived at the scene of the fire could not hold their tears as they watched their shops and goods destroyed by the ravaging fire.


According to one of the traders, Mrs Ijeoma Eze she had stocked her shops just few days ago, hoping to have sales this weekend and coming week and called on well-meaning individuals and the government to come to their aid.


Total Market is a major market that serves students of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko.

More photos below. 



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