Speaker 1: Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski has continued to make phone calls
Speaker 1: with world leaders since President Donald Trump of the United
Speaker 1: States US announced that President Vladimir Putin of Russia will
Speaker 1: meet with him next week Friday in the U S
Speaker 1: state of Alaska, and stated, while answering questions from the
Speaker 1: White House reporters, that there will be some swapping of
Speaker 1: territories to the betterment of both Ukraine and Russia, specifically
Speaker 1: saying we will get some back and we will get
Speaker 1: some switched. There will be some swapping of territories to
Speaker 1: the betterment of both, a statement that immediately and apparently
Speaker 1: drew the attention of the Ukrainian President Voladimir Zelenski, who
Speaker 1: have issued series of video and written press releases since
Speaker 1: President Donald Trump made the announcement, insisting that Ukraine will
Speaker 1: not see any of its territory to Russia for the
Speaker 1: purpose of peace or to end the war, emphasizing that
Speaker 1: it was because President Putin occupied part of ukraine territory
Speaker 1: in the past and assembled its troupe Ukrainian borders were
Speaker 1: without preventive punishment, made him to start full scale war
Speaker 1: with Ukraine since twenty twenty two, adding that the path
Speaker 1: to piece for Ukraine must be determined together with Ukraine.
Speaker 1: This is fundamental. It is important that joint approaches and
Speaker 1: a shared vision work toward genuine peace, a consolidated position,
Speaker 1: cease fire, end of occupation, end of war. According to Trump,
Speaker 1: the highly anticipated meeting between myself as President of the
Speaker 1: United States of America and President Vladimir Putin of Russia
Speaker 1: will take place next Friday, August fifteenth, twenty twenty five,
Speaker 1: in the Great State of Alaska. Further details to follow.
Speaker 1: Thank you for your attention to this matter. Zulensky, in
Speaker 1: a series of press releases on Saturday, said, I have
Speaker 1: not heard any partners express doubts about America's ability to
Speaker 1: ensure that the war ends. The President of the United
Speaker 1: States has the leavers and the determination. Sane has supported
Speaker 1: all of President Trump's proposals, starting back in February ceasefire,
Speaker 1: all formats have been supported. What is needed now is
Speaker 1: not a pause in the killings, but a real lasting piece,
Speaker 1: not a ceasefire sometime in the future, in months, but immediately.
Speaker 1: President Trump told me so, and I fully support it.
Speaker 1: There must be a just end to the war, and
Speaker 1: it is Russia that must end the war it started
Speaker 1: Ukraine and all partners shared the same understanding of the
Speaker 1: need for a cease fire for an end to the killings.
Speaker 1: There is only one actor opposing this putin. His only
Speaker 1: card is the ability to kill, and he is trying
Speaker 1: to sell the cessation of killings at the highest possible price.
Speaker 1: It is important that this does not mislead anyone. Results
Speaker 1: in Nigeria Police Force has refuted claims that its men
Speaker 1: man handled Safara a reporter's publisher, Armiele Saware inside sell
Speaker 1: after the media personnel honored the invitation sent him from
Speaker 1: the Office of the Inspector General of Police IGP over
Speaker 1: allegations of forgery and criminal defamation of characters, with the
Speaker 1: police stating in a press release signed and made available
Speaker 1: after the detained media publisher was released on Friday night
Speaker 1: that Saware allegedly brought bandages alongside other personal items when
Speaker 1: he came to the station to honour the police invitation
Speaker 1: and when the IGP ordered internal investigation to ascertain if
Speaker 1: truly the media publisher was tortured as claimed, Saware refused
Speaker 1: to allow medical personnel from the Nigeria Police Force checked
Speaker 1: the alleged injury on his hand, he had claimed he
Speaker 1: suffered as a result of the police personnel brutality while
Speaker 1: in sight cell. Meanwhile, as at the time Sware was
Speaker 1: released on Friday night, bandages were still seen wrapped around
Speaker 1: one of his hands a scene in the video while
Speaker 1: he was coming out from the IGP Rapid Response Team
Speaker 1: IRT police detention facilities in a Bouja, as stated by
Speaker 1: Saware in the video. Shortly after his release from detention
Speaker 1: facilities at the IGP Rapid Response Team on Friday, Sware
Speaker 1: posted on his social media handles and said that freedom
Speaker 1: is never given. It is not a gift from the powerful,
Speaker 1: nor a token handed down by the oppressor. It must
Speaker 1: be seized with raw courage, with clarity and with collective will.
Speaker 1: Those who sit in power never give it up willingly.
Speaker 1: That's why we take it back, because freedom is ours
Speaker 1: and we will fight until it is no longer a
Speaker 1: dream but a lived reality. Nigeria Police Force, in a
Speaker 1: statement issued on August eighth, twenty twenty five and made
Speaker 1: available to the public, said the Nigeria Police Force is
Speaker 1: compelled to address and decisively correct the recent wave of
Speaker 1: disinformation being peddled in connection with the lawful arrest and
Speaker 1: detention of mister on the La Sware, a figure known
Speaker 1: for manipulating public narratives and weaponizing propaganda to malign state
Speaker 1: institutions and their leadership, particularly the Office of the Inspector
Speaker 1: General of Police. Contrary to the falsehoods being circulated, mister
Speaker 1: Sirware was arrested based on credible corroborated allegations involving criminal
Speaker 1: offenses such as forgery, cyberstalking and other infractions currently under
Speaker 1: active investigation. The arrest was affected in full compliance with
Speaker 1: extant legal provisions and with strict adherents to constitutional safeguards,
Speaker 1: due process and the rights of the suspect. To be clear,
Speaker 1: mister Sirware was released on bailwell within the forty eight
Speaker 1: hour constitutional window. Human rights activist and founder of Sahara
Speaker 1: Reporters news network, Omielee Sware has been reportedly man handled
Speaker 1: on Thursday early Warning inside police cell by offices from
Speaker 1: the Inspector General of Police IGP Monitoring Unit after the
Speaker 1: journalist honoured the invitation sent him from the office of
Speaker 1: the eNCA Inspector General of Police for a reason not stated,
Speaker 1: but the media personnel working with Omielee Saware in a
Speaker 1: statement on Thursday made available through the verified personal social
Speaker 1: media handles of Saware, said that the police presented two
Speaker 1: petitions against Saware over alleged forgery and defamation of character,
Speaker 1: adding that some police officers from the IGP Monitoring Unit
Speaker 1: as early as six a m. On Thursday entered Saware
Speaker 1: cell at the Force Intelligence Department in Abuja with alleged
Speaker 1: pretense to take the media publisher to court, but when
Speaker 1: the journalist demanded to see the charges against him, he
Speaker 1: was allegedly handled roughly by a team of armed policemen.
Speaker 1: This Barrister Adi andju Deji petition the President of Nigeria,
Speaker 1: Bolahamed Tanubu, demanding the immediate dismissal of the IGP Kyode
Speaker 1: Eggbetoken for allegedly abusing his office. By thus using his
Speaker 1: high ranking office in the Nigeria Police forced to settle
Speaker 1: personal Although the Nigeria Police Force has not reacted to
Speaker 1: these allegations, but the force in a press release on
Speaker 1: Thursday afternoon apparently made statements in relation to the current
Speaker 1: matters involving the detained media publisher Omiele Saware, by insisting
Speaker 1: and stating in the press statement that the recent promotions
Speaker 1: in the Nigeria Police Force was based on merit and
Speaker 1: not selective, accusing an unnamed online platform of allegedly sponsoring
Speaker 1: deliberate falsehoods to tarnish the image of the force, while
Speaker 1: also calling on offices and men of the force to
Speaker 1: desist from lobbying to get promoted, saying the IGP has
Speaker 1: warned that any police personnel court lobbying to get promotion
Speaker 1: will be made to face disciplinary action. According to the
Speaker 1: post published via Saware social media handles, the media team
Speaker 1: of the publisher said this morning at six a m.
Speaker 1: A police team led by a Chief Superintendent of Police
Speaker 1: from the IGP Monitoring Unit forcibly gained entry tree inter
Speaker 1: omiena Saware cell at the Force Intelligence Department in Abuja,
Speaker 1: claiming they were taking him to court. The team of
Speaker 1: nine offices, including eight heavily armed personnel, handled Sirwar roughly
Speaker 1: when he asked to see the charges and notify his lawyers,
Speaker 1: breaking his arm in the process before taking him to
Speaker 1: another police facility, the media team stated. In another post,
Speaker 1: the media said the notorious former SARS officer d C
Speaker 1: p Akin fakaray Day presented Anambra is no doubt one
Speaker 1: of the states in Nigeria experiencing incessant and very high
Speaker 1: rates of kidnapping that in some cases do lead to
Speaker 1: the death of the abducted victims and killing of security
Speaker 1: operatives and some other persons around the scene of the
Speaker 1: mostly monetary crimes of hostage taking for a ransom. Specifically,
Speaker 1: our crime reporters gathered that there is hardly no week
Speaker 1: without one or two persons being kidnapped along the Innisho
Speaker 1: A Werry Federal Road in a Nambra State, especially between
Speaker 1: Over community Nihiala town. As we gathered that most victims
Speaker 1: of kidnapping in the state are hard working small and
Speaker 1: medium sized business owners who most of whom struggled out
Speaker 1: of poverty to become wealthy successful traders. This we learnt
Speaker 1: there may be no wealthy successful business owner along the
Speaker 1: Ihiala or who road left to be kidnapped or forced
Speaker 1: to pay ransom to the kidnappers, while in ober wealthy
Speaker 1: people are being kidnapped quietly in ransom in millions of
Speaker 1: pain in silence to the kidnappers. According to members of
Speaker 1: the community, a young successful businessman was kidnapped recently at
Speaker 1: a location between the ober New Road and Old Road
Speaker 1: junctions shortly after he visited his building construction site. While
Speaker 1: we also learned that some people in the state to
Speaker 1: report or contract their friends to kidnappers just to get
Speaker 1: a share from the ransom that will be paid afterwards
Speaker 1: or when such people have issue or dispute with their
Speaker 1: friends or co traders, it may interest you to know
Speaker 1: that the Nambra State belie these command recently arrested a
Speaker 1: twenty four year old male suspect, muana Ye Victor for
Speaker 1: allegedly luring his friend to be kidnapped by his criminal
Speaker 1: gang inuli Ihiala local government area of the state, and
Speaker 1: they reportedly collected a ransom in dollars equivalent to five
Speaker 1: point three million narras with his gang members, just as
Speaker 1: gunman in a not too long distance time abducted a
Speaker 1: lawyer and two other persons in in polgu Aguata local
Speaker 1: government area of Nambra. In addition to previous cases of
Speaker 1: kidnapping of the owner of De Porsche Club, Chief Phoebea
Speaker 1: Worg by unknown gunmen after the gunmen killed numbers of
Speaker 1: persons along the New OBERNEWI Road in Idomili South local
Speaker 1: government area of a Nambra State, with the number of
Speaker 1: those killed at the Porsha nightclub said to be seven,
Speaker 1: but one of the security operatives was beheaded and another
Speaker 1: had his foot cut off and made away with by
Speaker 1: the invading deadly kidnappers. This occurred shortly after a well
Speaker 1: known native doctor or which doctor Chidosi nawangu Aka Aqua
Speaker 1: Okako Timuraki, was kidnapped after his two personal aids killed
Speaker 1: in the vicinity of his hotel at ober community before
Speaker 1: the kidnappers effortlessly took him away and was released after
Speaker 1: ransom in millions were reportedly paid that not all. On
Speaker 1: May twenty first, twenty twenty, Ghana Minister of Defense Edward
Speaker 1: Omain Boehmer, alongside seven other top government officials and military
Speaker 1: personnel have been confirmed dead after Ghana Armed Forces in
Speaker 1: a statement on Wednesday, had declared the Zen nine military
Speaker 1: helicopter missing, stating the helicopter, traveling from the nation capital
Speaker 1: in Akra to Obuasi in a Shanti region, went off
Speaker 1: from radar at nine to twelve a m with three
Speaker 1: crew members and five passengers on board. Others killed in
Speaker 1: the helicopter crash, as confirmed by the Office of the
Speaker 1: President of Ghana, include doctor al Haji Mattala Mohammad, MP
Speaker 1: for Tamali, Central Minister for Environment, Silence and Technology, Alhaji Munarumahammad,
Speaker 1: Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Doctor Samuel Sarpan, Vice Chairman
Speaker 1: of the NDC, Samuel Aboagier, former parliamentary candidate, Squadron Leader
Speaker 1: Peter Buffemi, Anila Flying Officer to Amampado and Sergeant ernest
Speaker 1: Ado Mensa. It was gathered that the military helicopter went
Speaker 1: down at a Dancy ACROFM in the Ashanti region on
Speaker 1: Wednesday for yet to be stated cause of the incident,
Speaker 1: as video footage showed the burnt beyond recognition bodies of
Speaker 1: those on board the aircraft. The aircraft was from Accrar
Speaker 1: and heading for Abausi and is currently off the radar.
Speaker 1: All efforts are being made to establish contact. The Ganer
Speaker 1: Armed Forces had stated in a statement earlier on Wednesday.
Speaker 1: The Government of Ghana has directed that all national flags
Speaker 1: be flown at half mast in honor of the late
Speaker 1: government top officials Edward Omein Boehmer, Minister for Defense and
Speaker 1: Ibraheim Mattalamahammad, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, among
Speaker 1: others who died in the military helicopter crash. According to
Speaker 1: local media, the fatal incident occurred on Wednesday, August sixth
Speaker 1: in the Adansi acro Form district of the Ashanti Region,
Speaker 1: while the two ministers along with six others were en
Speaker 1: route to Abuasi for official duties. Announcing the directive, Chief
Speaker 1: of Staff Julius Debra expressed the government's deep sorrow regarding
Speaker 1: the loss of the two senior public officials and others
Speaker 1: on board the helicopter. The President is emotionally down. The
Speaker 1: Vice President is leading a team to formally inform the families.
Speaker 1: Education Minister Pruna Idrasu told news reporters following the tragic
Speaker 1: helicopter crash that claimed the lives of top government officials,
Speaker 1: including the Defense and Environment ministers. While announcing the death
Speaker 1: of the all passengers and crew members on board the garner,
Speaker 1: Chief of Staff Julius Debra said on behalf of the
Speaker 1: President of the Republic, his Excellency John Dramany Mohamma, the
Speaker 1: Vice President, Professor Nana Jaya Poku agumag who is with
Speaker 1: us here and the Government of Ghana, a Nambra State
Speaker 1: government under the leadership of Governor Charles Chukuma Saludo has
Speaker 1: said that the state is currently in search of justice
Speaker 1: over the killing of a young and creative fish farmer,
Speaker 1: Martin's of Fessenachi on yekc, well known by his business
Speaker 1: name as Fish Magnet, who was reportedly shot on the
Speaker 1: leg while being kidnapped on Sunday, the twenty seventh of
Speaker 1: July twenty twenty five at his residence in zini Fitte Village,
Speaker 1: o Puno in Orca, the Enambra State capital. This Dr
Speaker 1: George Mogalu, the Labour Party candidate in the forthcoming governorship
Speaker 1: election in the state, said that a Nambra state is
Speaker 1: no longer safe, adding that people are being killed, snorted
Speaker 1: for their families to bury in silence while the state governor,
Speaker 1: Professor Charles Chukuma Saludo looks the other way with no sympathy,
Speaker 1: conduc lence, visit or statement. Specifically, Mongolou said, I must
Speaker 1: speak frankly, an amber is no longer safe, not even
Speaker 1: in the state capital. Our people are being sorted, kidnapped
Speaker 1: and buried in silence while the government looks the other way.
Speaker 1: This is not leadership, it is abandonment. Just recently we
Speaker 1: lost over ten lives in a ghastly accident at Amici
Speaker 1: no We South local government area. Yet there was no statement,
Speaker 1: no condolence, not even a visit from the state government.
Speaker 1: Instead we see street renamings and political endorsement rallies. Where
Speaker 1: is our conscience? Mogalu stated, while the former lawyer to
Speaker 1: Namdi Cardu, the detained Biafra agitation leader, Barrister Afany g four,
Speaker 1: said the people of the state are currently romancing with crimes,
Speaker 1: hiding criminals and painting absurd narratives on social media to
Speaker 1: glorify and justify the rising crimes in the state, saying
Speaker 1: the most frightening part the reckless energy our own peace
Speaker 1: people expend defending these killers. When you shield murderers because
Speaker 1: they are your kinsmen, you emboldenham. When you justify kidnappings
Speaker 1: under the guise of ethnic pride, you leave the gates
Speaker 1: wide open for the real external aggresses like armed herdsman,
Speaker 1: whose invasion will come when we are weakest and most divided.
Speaker 1: Namra's State Commissioner for Information Law Mepher, made the government
Speaker 1: position known on Sunday after he led other government officials
Speaker 1: on a condolence visit to the bereaved mother of the victim,
Speaker 1: who happened to be the woman leader of the Enamor's
Speaker 1: State All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA, missus esther on Ya KC.
Speaker 1: According to Punch newspaper, Homyaka, a son of the woman
Speaker 1: leader of the Enambra State All Progressives Grand Alliance, was
Speaker 1: abducted by government at his residence in Zeniphied Community, Opuno Or,
Speaker 1: a South Local Government area of Enambra State, in a
Speaker 1: late night attack on Saturday, July twenty sixth and was
Speaker 1: subsequently killed in oppressed a. Nigeria, President Bola armed Tanubu
Speaker 1: has called on online content creators to create jobs for others,
Speaker 1: saying the digital media is now a central driver of
Speaker 1: economic growth, while emphasizing that the youths are no longer
Speaker 1: waiting to be invited into the future, that they are
Speaker 1: already building the future. Details of the president's statement, as
Speaker 1: made available in a news release signed by the Presidential
Speaker 1: spokesperson byo on Anuga on Friday, reads verbatim below. President
Speaker 1: Bolah Hmed Tanubu on Friday called on young Nigerians active
Speaker 1: in the digital media space to harness their platforms as
Speaker 1: instruments of national progress. He urged them to build businesses
Speaker 1: that create employment, produce content that reflects unifying values, and
Speaker 1: serve as positive catalysts for societal development. He emphasized the
Speaker 1: critical importance of verifying information before amplifying it. At the
Speaker 1: opening of the Progressive Digital Media Summit themed unveiling the
Speaker 1: critical role of new media in national development, President Tanoubu said,
Speaker 1: your generation has recognized this moment. You are using digital
Speaker 1: tools to innovate, educate, and demand accountability. But as your
Speaker 1: influence grows, so must our collective sense of purpose and responsibility.
Speaker 1: I urge you to continue using digital platforms to advance
Speaker 1: our nation's progress. Build businesses that employ others, create content
Speaker 1: that uplifts and unites. Use your influence to foster unity,
Speaker 1: not division. He commended the creativity and resilience of Nigeria's
Speaker 1: youth as he described digital media as a driving force
Speaker 1: of economic and social transformation. It is no longer merely
Speaker 1: an accessory to life, he said. From developing innovative platforms
Speaker 1: to building vibrant online communities, you are demonstrating the determination
Speaker 1: that is redefining what is possible for this country. You
Speaker 1: are not waiting for the future. You building it. Digital
Speaker 1: media is now a central driver of economic growth, civic
Speaker 1: engagement and social change. It broadens representation for those previously unheard.
Speaker 1: The President said his administration is committed to supporting digital
Speaker 1: innovation through the National Digital Innovation Fund and policies that
Speaker 1: promote a thriving start up ecosystem. However, he warned practitioners
Speaker 1: to remain vigilant against disinformation and cyber threats. Chief of
Speaker 1: Staff to the President, Femi Bajabia Mila, praised digital media
Speaker 1: practitioners who have consistently stood up for Nigeria and projected
Speaker 1: the nation positively on the global stage. You are the
Speaker 1: vanguard of a reborn Nigeria determined to reach for the stars.
Speaker 1: Under President Tanubu's leadership, Our nation has begun its long
Speaker 1: delay in line with the requirements of the ceasefire deal
Speaker 1: reached on Monday night. In Malaysia. The military commanders in
Speaker 1: the three areas along the Thailand Cambodia border have met
Speaker 1: on Tuesday with a resolution that both sides will hault
Speaker 1: the movements of troops and enforce the ceasefire agreement. While
Speaker 1: waiting till August fourth, twenty twenty five for the outcome
Speaker 1: of the General Border Committee GBC meeting to be held
Speaker 1: before they will know the next line of action to
Speaker 1: be taken, which could be to evacuate troops out of
Speaker 1: the area or continue the war. Based on the aftermath
Speaker 1: of the GBC meeting, agreed to be hosted by Cambodia
Speaker 1: next week Monday. The ceasefire mediator, who is the Azian
Speaker 1: chair and Malaysia Prime Minister and while Ibraheim, who is
Speaker 1: currently in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, for a Zian meeting,
Speaker 1: said in a post Buyer his personal verified ex social
Speaker 1: media account on Tuesday that as the Azian Chair, Malaysia
Speaker 1: has emerged to lead efforts in reconciling Cambodia and Thailand,
Speaker 1: two neighboring countries that were nearly drawn into a more
Speaker 1: devastating conflict, adding, with the active involvement of China and
Speaker 1: the United States, we successfully achieved an immediate and unconditional
Speaker 1: ceasefire agreements. This is proof that diplomacy must guide our
Speaker 1: efforts to realize peace and resolute leadership. While stating in
Speaker 1: his earlier post after the ceasefire agreement was reached that
Speaker 1: the ceasefire agreement is a concrete proof of the strength
Speaker 1: of a Zian diplomacy rooted in consensus, negotiation and humanitarian principles.
Speaker 1: The Office of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, in a
Speaker 1: press statement published on its website, stated that on behalf
Speaker 1: of the Malaysian government and Azian, I must express my
Speaker 1: deep appreciation and gratitude to both my close friends and associates,
Speaker 1: the Prime Minister of Cambodia samde K h Hanmane and
Speaker 1: the Acting Prime Minister of Thailand Fon from which III,
Speaker 1: for not only being present, gracious enough to participate in
Speaker 1: very frank discussions, very passionate about securing peace, and due
Speaker 1: to their efforts and participation, we have seen very positive
Speaker 1: developmental results that war would all go well for Cambodia
Speaker 1: and Thailand and Farrazian. The Government of Malaysia, Cambodia and
Speaker 1: Thailand issue this joint press release following the special meeting chaired,
Speaker 1: hosted and witnessed by Prime Minister and while Ibraheim in
Speaker 1: Putrajaya and participated by Cambodia's Prime Minister Sadek Mohabawaitipodai hunt
Speaker 1: Maney and Thailand's Acting Prime Minister fantham Wechaiai and co
Speaker 1: organized by the United States of America with the active
Speaker 1: participation of the People's Republic of China to promote a
Speaker 1: peaceful resolution to the ongoing situation. PM hunt Maney and
Speaker 1: Acting PM fantham Wechaiai have expressed the positions and willingness
Speaker 1: for immediate Nigeria on Monday staged and uncommon welcoming ceremony
Speaker 1: to appreciate and celebrate the country women football team, who
Speaker 1: may be apparently correct to be described as winning Queens
Speaker 1: of Africa as they landed at the Namdi Azukiway International
Speaker 1: Airport in Abuja after the super Falcons of Nigeria defeated
Speaker 1: the host Lionesses of Morocco three to two in a
Speaker 1: breath taking and thrilling final football match held in Robert,
Speaker 1: the capital city of Morocco on Saturday, marking the tenth
Speaker 1: triumph of the Super Falcons on the continental stage, after
Speaker 1: the previous triumphs in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Speaker 1: waf con consecutively in nineteen ninety eight, two thousand, two
Speaker 1: thousand and two, two thousand and four, two thousand and six,
Speaker 1: twenty ten, twenty fourteen, twenty sixteen, twenty eighteen and recently
Speaker 1: for the twenty twenty four Africa Continental Women Tournaments. This
Speaker 1: many top government officials, most especially governors and ministers like
Speaker 1: the governors of Kaduna Uba Sani, Governor of Kuara Abdul
Speaker 1: Rahmen Abdulrazak and Iho State Hopuzo Dema, gathered for hours
Speaker 1: at the Nandi Hazukiwai International Airport, Abuja, waiting the Super
Speaker 1: Queens of Africa to arrive and after welcoming the women
Speaker 1: football icons home, the governors led the amazing Stars of
Speaker 1: Africa to the West Africa Country's presidential villa known as
Speaker 1: Asso Rock, where President Bola aremed Tenubu conferred on the
Speaker 1: twenty four Super Falcons football players and the eleven member
Speaker 1: technical team the national honors awards of Officer of the
Speaker 1: Order of Nigern and gifted them houses each in Abuja
Speaker 1: with one hundred thousand dollars each for the twenty four
Speaker 1: women players, which total sum is approximately equivalent to three
Speaker 1: point six billion nyers based on one thousand, five hundred
Speaker 1: niras exchange rates are a dollar pegged by the President
Speaker 1: for the twenty twenty five financial year in the country
Speaker 1: and in addition, the President gifted the eleven member technical
Speaker 1: team of the Super Falcons fifty thousand dollars each, which
Speaker 1: approximately represent a total of eight hundred and twenty five
Speaker 1: million niras, bringing the total cash gift to four billion,
Speaker 1: four hundred and twenty five million niras. During the presentation,
Speaker 1: President Bola A. Gomenz said he never wanted to watch
Speaker 1: the match because he did not want to have high
Speaker 1: blood pressure, adding that the super Falcons kept him hungrier
Speaker 1: as his wife, the First Lady of Nigeria, Holaremi Tanubu,
Speaker 1: was at the kitchen preparing his food while watching the match,
Speaker 1: emphasizing the First Lady almost abandoned his dinner because of
Speaker 1: the football match and the super Falcons on Monday could
Speaker 1: be seen singing, praising and dancing with the First Lady,
Speaker 1: Honaremi Tanubu, by thus reversing the negativity of the Barely
Speaker 1: ten days after Israeli soldiers bombed the Holy Family Catholic
Speaker 1: Church in Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu, the State of Israel Prime Minister,
Speaker 1: has said that Israel is now being portrayed as the
Speaker 1: enemy of Christians, stating that Israel has a thriving Christian community,
Speaker 1: the only thriving Christian community in the broad radius of
Speaker 1: the Middle East. Where Christians are not tolerated, they're cherished, adding,
Speaker 1: you can like Christmas trees in Nazareth, but in Bethlehem,
Speaker 1: the birth place of Jesus. When Israel left and the
Speaker 1: Palestinian authority came in, the Christian majority shrank from eighty
Speaker 1: percent to under twenty percent because there was no more
Speaker 1: Israel to protect them. Though Prime Minister Benjamin Natanyahoo did
Speaker 1: not mention the bombing of the Catholic Church in Gaza
Speaker 1: that led to the killing of three persons and injuring
Speaker 1: to several people, including the parish priest, it could be
Speaker 1: recalled that the Israel Defense Forces idf action against the
Speaker 1: Christian Holy place in Gaza sparked global condemnations, with the
Speaker 1: head of the Catholic Church, Popelio the fourteenth, in a
Speaker 1: statement on Sunday, July twentieth, twenty twenty five, while speaking
Speaker 1: after his Angelus prayer, read out the names of those
Speaker 1: killed in the incident and said, I appeal to the
Speaker 1: international community to observe humanitarian law and respect the obligation
Speaker 1: to protect civilians as well as the prohibition of collective punishment,
Speaker 1: of indiscriminate use of force and force displacement of the population.
Speaker 1: During a church event on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
Speaker 1: while speaking at the Daystars Together as One event in
Speaker 1: Jerusalem with Pastor Paula White, leader of the White House
Speaker 1: Faith Office, said Iran is now being projected as the
Speaker 1: friend of the Americans. Word to word of Prime Minister
Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu's speech, as transcribed and made available by the
Speaker 1: Office of the Israel Prime Minister on Sunday, reads below.
Speaker 1: Thank you Joni, thank you Daystar, thank you Paula, Thank
Speaker 1: you ambassadors and the many friends of Israel. In the
Speaker 1: Christian world, this is the city in the land where
Speaker 1: it all began, the Judeo Christian tradition that promoted the
Speaker 1: belief in monotheism, a single God, that developed the idea
Speaker 1: of the sanctity of life, the sanctity of individual life,
Speaker 1: the idea of freedom. In an ancient world that was
Speaker 1: swamped with massive slavery to build these ancient empires, the
Speaker 1: Jewish people came out with the idea that slavery should
Speaker 1: be limited and ultimately removed. This was revolutionary. The beginning
Speaker 1: of the idea of freedom began in this land, and
Speaker 1: that idea spread throughout the centuries and especially in modern times,
Speaker 1: and changed the world. It gives hope to the world.
Speaker 1: It gives meaning to our lives. It gives a bond
Speaker 1: between the world's greatest Royal Thai Army and the Cambodia
Speaker 1: National Ministry of Defense have both denied firing the ten
Speaker 1: projectiles that destroyed civilian houses and properties at Emerald Triangle,
Speaker 1: a city in Now on Thursday, just as both government
Speaker 1: establishments confirmed early in the morning on Sunday that fighting
Speaker 1: continued through Saturday night to Sunday morning night. Despite President
Speaker 1: Donald Trump of the United States US statement on Saturday
Speaker 1: that he has spoken on phone with both the Prime
Speaker 1: Minister of Cambodia and the acting Prime Minister of Thailand,
Speaker 1: asking the two parties to agree on immediate cease fire,
Speaker 1: and failure to do so, according to Trump, will not
Speaker 1: make any business deal with both countries. In his words,
Speaker 1: Tramp said, we happen to be, by coincidence, currently dealing
Speaker 1: on trade with both countries, but do not want to
Speaker 1: make any deal with either country if they are fighting,
Speaker 1: and I have told them so. The call with Thailand
Speaker 1: is being made momentarily. The call with Cambodia has ended,
Speaker 1: but expect a call back regarding war stoppage and cease
Speaker 1: fire based on what Thailand has to say. I am
Speaker 1: trying to simplify a complex situation. Many people are being
Speaker 1: killed in this war, but it very much reminds me
Speaker 1: of the conflict between Pakistan and India, which was brought
Speaker 1: to a successful hault. The Lao government had on Friday
Speaker 1: reported that ten bombs were found having been fired into
Speaker 1: civilian areas and affecting local residents in the Emerald Triangle,
Speaker 1: a town in law that borders both Lao, Thailand and Cambodia.
Speaker 1: A statement from the Lao People's Armed Forces on Saturday
Speaker 1: afternoon refuted early media reports claiming clashes between the Lao
Speaker 1: People's Armed Forces and Cambodian armed personnel, describing the reports
Speaker 1: as untrue, denying the shelling in Lao. The Royal Thailand Army,
Speaker 1: in a statement on Saturday, said that the Royal Thai
Speaker 1: Army clarifies case of artillery shells landing in Laopidi art
Speaker 1: Territory in Emerald Triangle area, confirms investigation found they were
Speaker 1: not Thai forces ammunition. According to news reports, on the
Speaker 1: twenty fourth of July twenty twenty five, at approximately nine
Speaker 1: forty hours, ten artillery shells landed in the territory of
Speaker 1: the Lao People's Democratic Republic Lao PIDR in the Emerald
Speaker 1: Triangle area, which is the border junction between Thailand, LAOS
Speaker 1: and Cambodia, without clear confirmation as to which side the
Speaker 1: shells belonged to, and preliminarily there were no reports of
Speaker 1: casualties or property damage from the incident. Major General Wintai
Speaker 1: Suburi Army spokesperson issued a clarification that following fact finding
Speaker 1: investigations and coordination with security agencies of the Lao PDR,
Speaker 1: it is confirmed that they were definitely not Asia is
Speaker 1: apparently becoming a continent of war as hope of achieving
Speaker 1: peace in the continent appeared slim since twenty twenty three,
Speaker 1: when fresh wars broke out in the Middle East Asia
Speaker 1: after Hamas attacked Israel, forcing Israel to launch a multifront
Speaker 1: wars in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Yemen. This occurred
Speaker 1: as Russia, that has parts of its territory in Asia,
Speaker 1: had in twenty twenty two launched a full scale war
Speaker 1: against its neighbouring European country Ukraine, which the multiple wars
Speaker 1: have led to millions of deaths, with many in the
Speaker 1: world expecting an end soon, but while many in the
Speaker 1: world hope for permanent end to the deadly wars, another
Speaker 1: fresh war broke out during the week on Thursday in
Speaker 1: the Southeast Asia between Cambodia and Thailand after soldiers from
Speaker 1: Royal Thai Army of fourteenth Infantry Battalion on Wednesday stepped
Speaker 1: on a land mine at Huai Bon chong En Ma
Speaker 1: nam Yuen District uben Ratchathani Province within the Thai Cambodia
Speaker 1: border area, causing severe injury to one Thailand soldier while
Speaker 1: four other soldiers sustained some level of injuries, making the
Speaker 1: acting Prime Minister of Thailand funthrom Wechii to recall the
Speaker 1: country's ambassador from PanAm Pen and expelled Cambodia's ambassador to Thailand,
Speaker 1: leading to heavy military confrontations starting next day Mourning, which
Speaker 1: Cambodian News Agency on Saturday reported the tens of thousands
Speaker 1: of innocent Cambodians, including children, pregnant women, and the elderly
Speaker 1: have been forced to flee the military aggression along the
Speaker 1: border areas including Pria, Vihir, Odaminchi and Persit, and The
Speaker 1: Royal Thai Army also on Saturday released a video of
Speaker 1: its men hoisting the Thai flag at a location and
Speaker 1: stated that the Thai national flag was raised atop Fu
Speaker 1: Maquaya following Thai military operations to assault and seize the
Speaker 1: Fu Maquaa area, where it said the Cambodian forces had
Speaker 1: been heavily positioned, adding that the area was successfully captured
Speaker 1: during the evening of war on Friday, while the Prime
Speaker 1: Minister of Thailand, Pitong Tan Shinawat, who is currently on suspension,
Speaker 1: blamed the cause of the war on alleged powerful criminals
Speaker 1: in Cambodia, saying the conflict stems from the Thai government's
Speaker 1: efforts to crack down on call center crimes, dismantling a
Speaker 1: network of immense financial interests linked to influential groups in Cambodia. Notwithstanding,
Speaker 1: the Prime Minister of Cambodia Sandek Movaborba thapade han Mane,
Speaker 1: in a statement called on Cambodians not to attack businesses
Speaker 1: and citizens of Thailand living in Cambodia, adding that after
Speaker 1: the Prime Minister of Malaysia and the rotating Chairman of
Speaker 1: Azian and While Ibraheim intervened in the matter on Thursday,
Speaker 1: both countries agreed to a cease fire slated to start
Speaker 1: on on frot As are on Medley. Bringin you, bring
Speaker 1: it in a mort digits aware