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...

COURT REMANDS MAN WHO MURDERED HIS COLLEAGUE IN MAGODO, LAGOS. (PHOTO).



The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has ordered the remand of one Monday Odeh in the Nigerian Correctional Service Facility, over the alleged m¥rder of a 54-year-old man, Abdulahi Yinusa.


Justice Adenike Coker made the remand order on Monday, January 15, 2024, of Odeh after he was arraigned on a count of m¥rder preferred against him by the state government.


During the arraignment, the state prosecuting counsel, Ms Titi Adeegbe, told the court that the defendant unlawfully murdered Yinusa on April 4, 2019, in the Magodo area of the state.


Odeh and Yinusa worked as security guards at Magodo before the murder. 


The employer of the duo, Bola Ikupoluyi, who reported the matter to the police station, said the deceased and the suspect had an argument. 


Yinusa had accused Odey of stealing the clothing items of the boss. 


During the argument, Odey hit Yinusa with a shovel on his head and face. head on the floor, which caused his death. 


The suspect picked offence and threatened to k!ll Yinusa for challenging him. Their employer responded by sacking Odey and ordered him to vacate the premises immediately. 


Odey, under the guise of moving his personal belongings, returned to the house the same day at about 7pm and m¥rdered Yinusa. He dumped the corpse at a canal behind their employer’s house and absconded.

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