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...

TWO FEARED DEAD IN DRAINAGE CHANNEL EXPLOSION IN OWERRI WEST. (PHOTO).


 Two Feared Dead in Drainage Channel Explosion in Owerri West


An explosion inside a large drainage channel at No.1 Old Nekede Road, opposite Lakeside Hotel in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, has killed two suspected scrap metal scavengers.


The victims were identified as 32-year-old Hyginus Akalonu, a native of Umulumu in Ehime Mbano LGA of Imo State, and 22-year-old Victor Egwu from Agba in Ishielu LGA of Ebonyi State.


According to a statement by the Imo State Police Command spokesperson, Henry Okoye, the two men sustained severe burn injuries in the blast and were rushed to the Federal University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Owerri, where they were pronounced dead while receiving treatment.


Okoye said operatives of the Command, acting on a report from residents in the area, swiftly mobilized to the scene, cordoned off the vicinity, and deployed the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit to secure the area and conduct a thorough sweep.


"Preliminary investigation revealed that the two victims were inside the drainage channel at the time of the explosion," the police spokesperson stated.


The Command’s EOD Unit has launched a full-scale investigation to determine the cause and exact circumstances surrounding the incident. Okoye assured that further updates would be provided as the probe progresses.


Reacting to the incident, the Imo State Commissioner of Police, CP Audu Garba Bosso, reassured residents that the Command is on top of the situation.


The CP urged members of the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious objects or activities to the nearest police station or through the Command’s emergency lines.

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